Clayton Tucker poised to become first Democratic agriculture commissioner in nearly 40 years

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Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2026 12:15 am

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If elected, Tucker will usher in a new era for the agriculture department as the agency’s first Democratic commissioner since Jim Hightower in 1990.

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