06/03/2025 at 03:00PM
Full committee nomination hearing.
Nominee:
- Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Homer L. Wilkes, resigned.
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment oversees the U.S. Forest Service.
Boren is a Trump donor who gained local notice for his and his brother David’s litigious treatment in defense of Hell Roaring Ranch, their dude ranch in Idaho. He treats the Sawtooth National Forest as if it were his personal property, building a cabin, private airstrip, and suing to block the construction of public trails.
A co-founder of Clearwater Analytics, Boren has made a career in financial management and software development. On Feb. 24, Michael and Joan Boren, as trustees of the MJB Revocable Trust, bought a new condominium at The Wharf in Washington for $6 million, according to property records with the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue.