President-elect Trump has selected former Gov. Sonny Perdue, R-Ga., to head up the Agriculture Department, according to multiple reports Wednesday evening.
Trump is expected to formally announce his pick on Thursday, making it the last position to be filled in his Cabinet.
Perdue, 70, is a former veterinarian and served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during the campaign.
He was the first Republican elected to his position since Reconstruction and was re-elected in 2006, indicating he may have an easier time getting confirmed by the Senate.
Perdue made national news in 2007 when he climbed the steps of the state Capitol and prayed to God for rain to end the regional drought.
Following his time as governor, Perdue founded a company that works in global trade with a focus on the export of U.S. goods. That could come be useful in his new role, if confirmed.
