Brooke Rollins is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, in office since February 13, 2025 after a 72-28 Senate confirmation vote. She previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the America First Policy Institute and served in the first Trump administration as director of the Office of American Innovation and acting director of the Domestic Policy Council.
Conservative policy advocate; as Secretary has supported corn ethanol and pledged relief for farmers amid tariff uncertainty.[1]
Earnings by year3
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
2026$253,100Total
Secretary of Agriculture, Executive Schedule Level I[2]
$253,100
2025$559,912Total
America First Policy Institute salary and bonus
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.
Secretary of Agriculture, Executive Schedule Level I[4]
$250,600
2024$1.1MTotal
America First Policy Institute salary and bonus[5]
$1.1M
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Brooke Rollins. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education4 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: B.S. in agricultural development, Texas A&M University (cum laude); J.D., University of Texas School of Law.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2.5 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $253,100 in 2026 is in the top 10% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[2]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidenceSecretary of Agriculture: a national-level executive office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions7
Offices held3
Secretary of Agriculture[1]LedFebruary 13, 2025Sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture after a 72-28 Senate confirmation vote.
Acting Director, White House Domestic Policy Council[1]LedMay 24, 2020Led the Domestic Policy Council on an acting basis from 2020-05-24 to 2021-01-20.
Director, Office of American Innovation[1]LedFebruary 28, 2018Co-directed the White House Office of American Innovation with Jared Kushner from 2018-02-28 to 2020-05-24.
Initiatives3
USDA relocation to regional offices[1]LedIssued a July 2025 memorandum moving most remaining Washington, D.C. USDA employees to five regional offices.
National forest protections rollback[1]LedRemoved environmental protections for nearly 60% of national forest land in April 2025 and in June 2025 rescinded a rule that barred road construction and timber harvesting in some federal forest areas.
SNAP recertification request to Minnesota[1]LedAsked Minnesota in December 2025 to recertify many SNAP recipients and froze the state's SNAP funding in January 2026; Minnesota sued.
Other1
Criminal justice reform work including the First Step Act[1]Pub. L. 115-391Wikipedia reports she worked on criminal justice reform in the first Trump administration, including the First Step Act.
Property1
Lakehouse in Texas[3]Second homeTexasIdentified only in an endnote (Part 8, item 2) to a $100,001-$250,000 mortgage on a personal residence incurred in 2016; the property's value and address are not disclosed.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200, Independence Avenue Southwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20201, United StatesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better278 days ago
USDA's[1] release, 'Published: January 7, 2026', says HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins 'today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030'.
The new federal Dietary Guidelines tell Americans to 'consume less alcohol for better overall health' but no longer set the two-drinks-for-men, one-for-women daily limit that earlier editions carried.
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Sources5
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