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Tate Bennett

Senior Advisor

Elizabeth “Tate” Bennett has become a mainstay in U.S. agriculture policy. She previously served as Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance at the National Economic Council under Director Larry Kudlow during the first Donald J. Trump Administration. She also served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in senior roles during the first Trump Administration, including as the Agriculture Adviser to the Administrator and the Associate Administrator for the Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education. Bennett has extensive legislative experience, having worked in both the U.S. House and Senate for various Members of Congress, where she negotiated provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill. 

Tate holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from Centre College. Tate grew up in rural Shelbyville, KY, where her parents operated a successful horse farm. Her late grandparents operated a dairy, hog and corn operation, as well as a local restaurant chain. She is a third-generation horsewoman and holds 20 world, national, and international titles in the American Saddlebred horse industry. She still competes on the county fair circuit with her son each summer.  

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