Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue is Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
Timeline
| 2004 | Sonny Perdue buys 100 acres of worthless land next to conservation land then passes a bill to sell the conservation land to developers causing the value of his land to instantly increase by 150%. macon.com |
| 2005.03.29 | Sonny Perdue had a friend sneak a bizarre measure into a law about State Safety Regulations that said people don’t have to pay property taxes if they buy properties in other states in order to save Perdue $100,000 in property taxes. myajc.com |
| 2006.12.24 | Sonny Perdue appoints a friend of his to the state economic development board then the friend sells him worthless land in Florida for $2 million dollars as part of an elaborate plan to get his money out of Georgia so he won't t have to pay $300,000 in overdue state property taxes. onlineathens.com |
| 2007.11.13 | During a drought Sonny Perdue organized a group to go outside the capital building and pray for rain. politics.blog.ajc.com |
| 2008.09.08 | Sonny Perdue cheated on his property taxes by avoiding to include any mention of his vacation homes to the IRS. clatl.com |
| 2010.12 | Sonny Perdue diverted $4.3 million dollars that was supposed to go into building a reservoir into public works projects for his hometown. myajc.com |
| 2017.01.18 | Trump's pick for Agriculture Secretary is former GA governor Sonny Perdue. nytimes.com (See also Department of Agriculture) |
| 2017.01.19 | Farmers hope Agriculture nominee Sonny Perdue will help Trump roll back regulations on animal welfare, the environment, and more. chicagotribune.com (See also Department of Agriculture) |