Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 1/20/21

Biden on Monday revealed a slate of nominees for the No. 2 jobs at federal agencies, including his choice of Jewel Bronaugh as deputy secretary at the Agriculture Department. She would be the first woman of color to hold that position, if confirmed, our Helena Bottemiller Evich reports.

Bronaugh is currently Virginia’s agriculture commissioner, and she was previously executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Virginia. Her selection for deputy secretary comes after Biden’s transition team pledged to install a more diverse leadership team at USDA, given the department’s long history of discrimination — as well as the criticism from Black farmers and progressive groups about Biden’s nomination of Vilsack for secretary.

Deputy dump: The other deputy secretary picks Biden announced on Monday include Elizabeth Klein for Interior; Andrea Palm at HHS; Polly Trottenberg for Transportation; and Cindy Marten for Education. He also named Rohit Chopra as his choice to lead the Consumer FInancial Protection Bureau and Gary Gensler to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.