Tom Vilsack speaks at the Wells Fargo Arena dedication ceremony on July 12, 2005.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tom Vilsack was abandoned at birth and placed in a Roman Catholic orphanage.

During the 2005 legislative session, Vilsack signed into law greater restrictions that require products containing the active ingredient pseudoephedrine to be sold behind pharmacy counters, as opposed to open-access at open-shelf level.

In 2005, Vilsack established Heartland PAC, a political action committee aimed at electing Democratic Governors.

Since then, Vilsack appeared again, now The Kurt Hurner Show at Talk Shoe on August 12, 2008, this time as a supporter of Barack Obama for president taking questions from callers to the program for thirty minutes.

Vilsack is presented a blanket from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada

" Months after the appointment, Vilsack forced her to resign based on accusations of considering race in the handling of her job responsibilities at a private advocacy firm in 1986.

Vilsack met his future wife, Ann Christine " Christie " Bell, in a cafeteria while at college in New York in October 1968.

In 1998, at the request of the Republican Party, he ran against then state senator Tom Vilsack for Governor of Iowa.

On July 4, he attended a Catholic mass at Resurrection Church with Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack.

* 1950 – Tom Vilsack, 40th Governor of Iowa and 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture

Vilsack defeated former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark McCormick in the Democratic primary.

Vilsack narrowly won the general election and became the first Democrat to serve as governor of Iowa in 30 years and only the fifth Democrat to hold the office in the 20th century.

Vilsack used a line-item veto, later ruled unconstitutional by the Iowa Supreme Court, to pass the fund, vetoing portions of the bill that would have cut income taxes and eased business regulations.

Iowa law previously held that convicted felons are permanently disenfranchized unless voting rights were restored personally by the governor ; Vilsack did away with this process.

Following Kelo v. City of New London, Vilsack vetoed but was overridden on Iowa House file 2351, a bill to restrict Iowa's use of eminent domain.

"-- Tom Vilsack, veto letter for Iowa House file 2351.

Among those reasons the report cites: Vilsack has repeatedly demonstrated a preference for large industrial farms and genetically modified crops ; as Iowa state governor, he originated the seed pre-emption bill in 2005, effectively blocking local communities from regulating where genetically engineered crops would be grown ; additionally, Vilsack was the founder and former chair of the Governor's Biotechnology Partnership, and was named Governor of the Year by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, an industry lobbying group.

He received approval from citizens and from the Governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack.

* Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack

When Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced that he would not seek a third term as Governor in 2006, a number of people from both parties began exploring running for Governor.

* Tom Vilsack, governor of the U. S. state of Iowa, rescinds an executive order he issued in 1999 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector .< ref >

* 14 – Iowa governor Tom Vilsack issues an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.

* Christie Vilsack, a member of the Kirkland College Charter Class 1972, was the First Lady of Iowa.

Previous Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack made it clear that he would veto legislation that would restore the death penalty, even if it would only be on a limited basis.

* Thomas J. Vilsack, Governor of Iowa

Tom Vilsack of Iowa

In July 2005, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack issued an executive order restoring the right to vote for all persons who have completed supervision.

In 2006, Nussle decided to not seek another term in Congress, but instead run for the office of Iowa governor as Tom Vilsack was not seeking another term for that office.

Tom Vilsack named him president of the Iowa Board of Regents, which oversees the state's three public universities ( the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa ).

* Harkin: Vilsack tapped for agriculture secretary The Des Moines Register, December 16, 2008

In July 2005, Vilsack signed an executive order allowing all felons who had served their sentences to vote again.

Thomas J. Vilsack, all of whom were reportedly instructed to clear their calendars for a potential announcement during the second week of July.

Vilsack has governed a largely agricultural state as did the previous two Secretaries of Agriculture, Mike Johanns ( who is currently the junior United States Senator from Nebraska ) ( 2005 – 2007 ) and Ed Schafer ( 2007 – 2009 ).

The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U. S. Senate on 20 January 2009.

The current Secretary is Tom Vilsack.

Thomas James " Tom " Vilsack (; born December 13, 1950 ) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and currently the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture.

He was adopted in 1951 by Bud and Dolly Vilsack.

Bud Vilsack was a real-estate agent and insurance salesman, and Dolly was a homemaker.

Vilsack attended Shady Side Academy, a preparatory high school in Pittsburgh.

Vilsack was elected mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1987.

Vilsack chose Sally Pederson as his running mate.

In 2001, Vilsack served as a Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association.

In 2002, Vilsack named Dr. Stephen Gleason as his Chief of Staff.

Candidates seeking to replace Vilsack, most notably Ed Fallon, criticized this program.