A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also led two influential conservative think tanks.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. "As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country," Trump said in a statement.