US Agriculture Secretary chosen as designated survivor

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Sonny Perdue | USDA photo
Sonny Perdue | USDA photo

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was the designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

The designated survivor is a person in the presidential line of succession, usually a member of the U.S. Cabinet, who is arranged to be at a physically distant, secure and undisclosed location during events like the State of the Union address and presidential inaugurations where the president, vice president and others in the line of succession are gathered at the same location.

Perdue served as governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011, becoming the first Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction.

In 1971, Perdue earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia and has worked as a veterinarian. He also served a state senator from 1991 to 2001. He switched party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in 1998.

As governor, Perdue’s main objectives were reforming state government and improving education.

Perdue was scheduled to be the capstone speaker at 11 a.m. today during the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), at the 2018 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. Perdue plans to address his plans for advancing agriculture in America.

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