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Brooke Rollins
RepublicanSecretary of Agriculture| Age | 54 (b. 1972-04-10) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-20 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Christian (evangelical Protestant) |
| Education | B.S. in agricultural development, Texas A&M University (1994); J.D. with honors, University of Texas School of Law (1998) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (commercial litigator at Hughes & Luce, LLP, Dallas); law clerk for U.S. Federal District Judge Barbara M. Lynn; policy director/deputy general counsel/ethics advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry; President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (2003-2018); President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute (2021-2025) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Glen Rose, Texas |
| Marital status | Married — Mark Rollins |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Notable relatives | Mother Helen Kerwin, member of the Texas House of Representatives (elected 2024, serving District 58 since January 2025) |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| Previous offices | Co-Director, White House Office of American Innovation (2018-2020) · Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives (2018-2020) · Acting Director, U.S. Domestic Policy Council (2020-2021) |
| Leadership | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (2025-present) · President and CEO, America First Policy Institute (2021-2025) · President and CEO, Texas Public Policy Foundation (2003-2018) |
| Ideology | Conservative; led conservative think tanks Texas Public Policy Foundation and the America First Policy Institute; close ally of President Donald Trump |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $2,900,000–$6,900,000 (2025) · estimate
| HKN Energy II, LP (oil/gas, Kurdistan) - spouse | business_owned · $1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Hillwood Energy New Ventures, LP (Texas oil/gas) - spouse | business_owned · $1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Vanguard Index Funds (multiple) - spouse | fund · $100,000–$500,000 · 2025 |
| Dimensional ETFs (multiple) - spouse | fund · $15,001–$250,000 · 2025 |
| Brokerage account ETF holdings | fund · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| BLR Ideas Corp (consulting business) | business_owned · $15,001–$50,000 · 2025 |
| JP Morgan 2011 Vintage Private Fund | private_equity · $15,001–$50,000 · 2025 |
| Oil/gas interests via MBR Asset Holdings | other · $15,001–$250,000 · 2025 |
| IRA with multiple ETFs | fund · $15,001–$250,000 · 2025 |
| Cash accounts (multiple U.S. Bank accounts) | other · $100,000–$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Primary residence (mortgaged, Texas) | real_estate · 2025 |
| Lakehouse (Texas) | real_estate · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.