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Terrance ColeRepublican

DEA Administrator · United States · in this role since 2025

40Score

Current role · DEA Administrator · United States

1 tracked promise

ActionOverWords Index tracks 1 promise by Terrance Cole as DEA Administrator, United States: 1 in progress. The AOW Score (0 to 100, based on 1 tracked promise) is 40. It is listed below with its sources.

1 in progress

In progressPublic safety

Dismantle drug cartels and combat the fentanyl crisis as DEA’s top priority.

Sworn in July 23, 2025, Cole made cartel dismantlement and fentanyl enforcement his explicit top priority, backed by real numbers: DEA reported over 47 million fentanyl pills and roughly 10,000 pounds of powder seized in 2025 alone, record-setting regional busts, and DEA lab testing showing the potentially-lethal-dose rate in tested pills fell from 76% to 29% between fiscal 2023 and 2025. The White House credits this partly to cartel terrorist designations and military strikes on suspected trafficking vessels, though DEA’s own reporting cautions that seizure totals alone don’t establish causation. Separately, Cole pledged during his confirmation hearing to continue reviewing marijuana rescheduling, then omitted it entirely from his announced "strategic priorities" upon being sworn in — a specific commitment that appears to have quietly dropped even as the primary mission shows real, measurable results.

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