President Donald Trump has nominated American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky to be the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, reports Agriculture.com. The deputy secretary typically manages the day-to-day operations of the department.
Censky has been CEO of the ASA for the past 21 years. Prior to that, he served at USDA in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, including as administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. Censky came to Washington originally as a legislative aide to then-Senator Jim Abdnor of South Dakota.