Brooke Rollins speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute, has been named as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for agriculture secretary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, an organization closely allied with President-elect Donald Trump, has been selected to serve as agriculture secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.

President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary. Rollins is currently president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a conservative, pro-Trump think tank she formed in 2021 alongside other members of the former president's orbit while out of office.

The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump's campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.

Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of AFPI, is seen during the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,

The FBI said it was “aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees."

Brooke Rollins, nominated by President-elect Trump to be U.S. Agriculture Secretary, reported her family and home in Fort Worth were threatened. She credited the Fort Worth Police Department for its response.