Biden Again Nominates Dean and Schlanger to USDA

President Joe Biden has again nominated Margo Schlanger and Stacy Dean to politically appointed positions at the Department of Agriculture.  Biden nominated Schlanger to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and Dean as Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. Both were nominated by the President to USDA during the last Congress but were not confirmed by the Senate.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Dean’s commitment during her time at USDA and throughout her career “makes her the ideal person to serve as Under Secretary for FNCS.”

Throughout her life and career, Schlanger has devoted herself to civil rights and to public service. At the Department of Homeland Security. Vilsack says, “Schlanger would be able to continue her commitment to public service and civil rights as we at USDA continually seek to fairly and equitably serve our employees and customers.”

The nominations of Schlanger and Dean were part of a slate of political appointees announced recently by the White House.