A list of the recent choices for the Biden admin….
Biden will get sworn in as President in just 34 days….
There are now daily announcements …
But still no Attorney General or CIA choice…
Pete Buttigieg chosen as Biden’s Transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision.
Buttigieg’s ascension to the top spot at DOT marks the culmination of a meteoric rise in politics over the last two years from the mayor of South Bend, Ind., to the first openly gay Cabinet secretary, if he is confirmed….
Biden Picks Granholm for Energy Secretary
“President-elect Joe Biden will pick former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to run the Energy Department, the agency that would play a key role in helping develop the technologies needed to fulfill his pledge to move the country off fossil fuels,” Politicoreports.
“Granholm, who served two terms as Michigan’s governor, is experienced in dealing with the auto industry — a potentially big advantage as the new president seeks to speed the rollout of electric vehicles and the network of charging stations needed to power them.”….
Biden picks Michael Regan for EPA
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Michael Regan, the secretary of the North Carolina department of environmental quality, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington Post reports….
Bob Iger In the Mix for Ambassador Roles
“It appears that Bob Iger might have a future in public service after all. The Disney executive chairman, who once toyed with the idea of a 2020 presidential run, is at the top of President-elect Joe Biden’s wish list for a key ambassador post, namely China or the U.K.,” sources tell The Hollywood Reporter….
Biden Mulls Republican for Commerce Secretary
“President-elect Joe Biden is considering some well-known Republicans — think Meg Whitman types — for Commerce secretary as a way to signal to red-state Americans he understands their concerns and plans to address them,” Axios reports.
“Biden’s team is debating the political upside of an across-the-aisle pick, and it’s still very possible the president-elect will settle on an all-Democratic Cabinet.”….
Biden Picks Gina McCarthy as Domestic Climate Czar
“President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama and now leads a major advocacy group, to coordinate the new administration’s domestic climate agenda from a senior perch at the White House,” the Washington Post reports….
Update…Haaland HAS BEEN picked for Interior
Deb Haalnad Is Leading Pick for Interior
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) appears to be Presidential-elect Joe Biden’s top choice to head the Interior Department, a pick that would make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency, Reuters reports.
“Sources familiar with the proceedings said Biden’s team was close to finalizing the decision on Haaland but weighing concerns about the loss of a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Democrats are hanging on to a slim majority.”….
jamesb says
Dave Wasserman
@Redistrict
If I’m surprised by any aspect of Biden’s early picks, it’s that he’s tapped three House Ds (reducing Pelosi’s margin for error to basically zero) but hasn’t yet drawn from the pool of talented Ds who lost their House seats and will soon be out of work.