RGA Congratulates Former Governor Sonny Perdue On His Confirmation As Secretary of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association released the following statement congratulating former RGA Chairman and Georgia Governor  Sonny Perdue on his confirmation as the next Secretary of the Department of Agriculture:

“With a long and personal history in agriculture, Governor Sonny Perdue will be an effective leader as America’s new Secretary of Agriculture,” said RGA Chairman Governor Scott Walker. “Perdue’s executive leadership as a governor over a large agricultural state made him the best choice to lead the department, and as a former governor and Chairman of the RGA, we know he will work closely with the states and prioritize this critical sector of our nation’s economy that provides for so many families. The RGA congratulates Governor Perdue on his confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture.”