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Stella Herrell to Be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

PN345-8

Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Adrienne Wojciechowski, resigned.

Received: June 16, 2025; June 16, 2025
Authority: February 24, 2026; February 24, 2026
Last Action: December 18, 2025; December 18, 2025

1Nominees

15Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

0

Present

0

Not Voting

Voted on December 17, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

December 19, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (53-43)

On the Nomination

December 17, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.

Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nominations Of Mindy Brashears, Stella Yvette Herrell, And John Walk

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOct 29, 2025

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Meeting

Scheduled

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCapitol (Senate side), 216Nov 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryDirksen Senate Office Building, 106Oct 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

345-8-119-stella-herrell

Stella Herrell

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

New Mexico