Hinton, Iowa — A northwest Iowa Republican who you might have seen while he was campaigning, either for US Senate or State Treasurer has taken a job with the USDA.
Sam Clovis of Hinton has also been an advisor to Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, and was sworn in after Trump was sworn in on Friday.
Clovis did not go into detail about his specific U-S-D-A duties, but says the Trump administration will be marked by a very conservative agenda.
He does say that President Trump has assured him that biofuels will continue to be a major part of America’s energy plan.
Clovis formerly supported the former Texas Governor when Perry ran against Trump early in the G-O-P presidential race. Thousands of protesters opposing Trump lined the streets of Washington Friday, with some clashing with police. Clovis says he has never seen protests to this level after an election but thinks he partly knows why so many have come to the capitol.
Clovis added that he’s disappointed by the number of those who don’t want to reconcile with the fact that Trump is now president.
Clovis is a veteran who has run for the U-S Senate, state treasurer, and was also a former professor and talk show host.
