White House Advisor Heidi Overton Tapped for FDA Commissioner Role

By Lizzy Lawrence and Daniel Payne · STAT News · 2026-08-19

According to reporting from STAT News, President Trump plans to nominate his current deputy director of domestic policy, Heidi Overton, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton has served as a primary architect of the administration's health strategy since the beginning

According to reporting from STAT News, President Trump plans to nominate his current deputy director of domestic policy, Heidi Overton, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton has served as a primary architect of the administration's health strategy since the beginning