BIOGRAPHY: SECRETARY MICHAEL T. SCUSE

Michael T. Scuse was sworn in as Delaware’s Secretary of Agriculture on May 11, 2001.



Prior to his appointment as Secretary of Agriculture, Michael Scuse served the public in several areas:

• He served four years on the Kent County Regional Planning Commission (two years as Chair).

• He served as Kent County Recorder of Deeds from 1987-1994.

  • He served as State Committee Chairman of the Farm Service Agency.

   

During his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture, Michael Scuse served as President of the Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) in 2003. He is currently serving as Vice Chair of International Trade and Marketing for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

He is an active member of Ducks Unlimited and the Quality Deer Management Association, and shows registered paint horses.

Secretary Scuse, currently farms 1,500 acres with his brother Dale. They grow corn, soybeans, and wheat. He resides in Smyrna with his wife, Patrice, and one of their two daughters.