Trump to nominate Sonny Perdue as Ag Secretary

President-elect Donald J. Trump will name Sonny Perdue III, the former governor of Georgia, as the next U.S. secretary of agriculture, according to people familiar with the choice.

Perdue, 70, would replace outgoing secretary Tom Vilsack, said the two people who asked not to be identified because the process is private. Perdue met with Trump on Nov. 30 and told reporters they talked about agricultural commodities traded domestically and internationally.

"Sonny will work hard to advance smart agriculture policies that will help our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country,” Senator David Perdue, a Republican from Georgia and the nominee’s cousin, said in a statement. “I could not be more proud of my cousin."

Senator Perdue, who may be Trump’s strongest ally in the Senate with the expected departure of attorney general nominee and Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, had urged the president-elect to name his relative to the post.

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