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Heidi Overton is an American physician who has been nominated to serve as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ³⁵. As of August 2026, she holds the position of Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy ¹⁴. She also previously served as Chief Policy Officer and Vice Chair of the Center for a Healthy America at the America First Policy Institute ².

Overton's nomination for FDA Commissioner by Donald Trump on August 19, 2026, places her in a significant role, particularly concerning reproductive rights and drug regulation. The FDA Commissioner is responsible for decisions regarding the approval and regulation of medications, including shifts to restrictive Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) or label approvals for mifepristone ⁶. Overton is noted as an opponent of abortion ⁵⁷.

Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in 2011 and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the same institution in 2015 ¹. She is from Gallup, New Mexico ².