Nominations of Dudley Hoskins to be Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and Scott Hutchins, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, both of the Department of Agriculture

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
106 Dirksen

05/21/2025 at 10:30AM

Full committee hearing.

Nominees:

  • Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
  • Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

Hoskins is a Republican staffer for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. Before serving as chief of staff to USDA’s undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs in Trump’s first term, Hoskins worked as public policy counsel at National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, manager of regulatory policy at CropLife America-RISE, and director of health and regulatory affairs at the American Horse Council.

Dr. Scott Hutchins was the deputy under secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Research, Education and Economics mission area, which is comprised of the Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture during Trump’s first term. Hutchins retired from Corteva AgriScience after almost 32 years, where he held many roles in Program Management, Human Resources, Six Sigma, R&D Portfolio Management and Global Administration.