"President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated the former representative from Wisconsin, who is married to a Fox News host, to oversee a sprawling agency that includes aviation, rail and transit."

"A former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host, Sean Duffy, was named on Monday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his choice to lead the Transportation Department.

In the statement announcing his choice, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Duffy as a “tremendous and well-liked public servant” with the experience needed to lead the department, which has an annual budget of more than $100 billion and a vast work force.

“Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over many years in Congress to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and usher in a golden age of travel,” Mr. Trump said in a statement.

Mr. Duffy served in Congress from 2011 to 2019 as a Wisconsin Republican. He resigned in September 2019 to help care for a newborn daughter with a birth defect, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel."

Mark Walker reports for the New York Times November 18, 2024. [2]

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"Trump Says He Is Naming Former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy To Be Transportation Secretary" (AP) [3]

"Trump Picks Former Congressman And Fox Business Host Sean Duffy As Next Transportation Secretary" (CNN) [4]