Profile: Tom Vilsack

Thomas James Vilsack

Age: 58; born Dec. 13, 1950

Experience: Iowa governor, 1998-2006; state senator, 1992-1998; mayor, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 1987-1992

Education: Bachelor's degree, Hamilton College, 1972; law degree, Albany Law School, 1975

Family: Married, two adult sons

Source: Associated Press