Tom Vilsack facts for kids
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Tom Vilsack
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| 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2009 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ed Schafer |
| 40th Governor of Iowa | |
| In office January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007 |
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| Lieutenant | Sally Pederson |
| Preceded by | Terry Branstad |
| Succeeded by | Chet Culver |
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| Born | December 13, 1950 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christie Vilsack |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College Albany Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Thomas James Vilsack (born December 13, 1950) is a former Governor of Iowa and a former Democratic candidate for President of the United States.
Vilsack was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At college, he met and married his wife, Christie. They moved to Iowa after graduation. They have two children.
Vilsack served in the Iowa State Senate before he ran for governor in 1998. He won that election and the next one in 2002. He chose not to run again in 2006.
In December 2006, Vilsack said he would run for president. He dropped out of the race a few months later. He endorsed New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Vilsack is now U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Images for kids
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Governor Tom Vilsack in 2008.
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Vilsack's campaign logo
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Vilsack announcing his withdrawal from the race
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Vilsack introducing President Barack Obama at the Northeast Iowa Community College, for a White House Rural Economic Forum on August 16, 2011.
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Tom Vilsack, and New Hampshire Agriculture Commissioner Lorraine Merrill in August 2014, announcing a grant that helps local farms turn commodities into value-added products.
