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| https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=3AB5498B-EF31-4E8D-B840-F8B26149DD4B | Alexander: Senate Confirms Tennessean Stephen Vaden to Be Agriculture Department General Counsel | 2018-11-27 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Republican | House | TN | Lamar Alexander | A000360 | www.alexander.senate.gov | legacy | *Click here forVIDEOof the Senator's remarks.* WASHINGTON,November 27, 2018United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Tennessean Stephen Vaden to be general counsel at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Stephen Vaden grew up on a family farm in Union City, Tennesseewhere his father was a farmer,so he has hands-on experience for this job. He attended Vanderbilt University and Yale Law School, and he practiced lawat two distinguished Washington firms.Based on hisexperienceon his family's farm, his strong academic credentials, his mentorships and hislegal experience-- both in the private sector and atUSDAoverthe last few months, he's very well-qualified toserve as the Department of Agriculture's GeneralCounsel.I'm glad the Senate confirmed his nomination today. On November 9,Alexander introduced Vaden at his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |