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Tkacz Buller ends tenure as Rollins’ top aide, replaced by Bennett

02/20/26 8:13 AM By Lydia Johnson

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ chief of staff, Kailee Tkacz Buller, left USDA Thursday and will be replaced by Tate Bennett, effective immediately.

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