DemDaily: The Cabinet, Confirmations & Controversy
Position
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Nominee
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Background
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Vice President of the United States | Michael Pence | Indiana Governor |
Attorney General, Department of Justice | Jeff Sessions | US Senator (Alabama) |
Secretary, Department of Agriculture | To Be Determined | - |
Secretary, Department of Commerce | Wilbur Ross | Billionaire investor |
Secretary, Department of Defense | General James Mattis | Retired Four-Star Marine General |
Secretary, Department of Education | Betsy DeVos | Former Chairwoman of the Michigan GOP |
Secretary, Department of Energy | Rick Perry | Former Texas Governor |
Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services | Tom Price | Six-term Congressman (Georgia) |
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security | General John Kelly | Retired Four-Star Marine General |
Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Development | Ben Carson | Neurosurgeon and former GOP Presidential Candidate |
Secretary, Department of Interior | Ryan Zinke | First-term Congressman (Montana) |
Secretary, Department of Labor | Andrew Puzder | CEO of CKE Restaurants |
Secretary, Department of State | Rex Tillerson | President and CEO of Exxon Mobil |
Secretary, Department of Transportation | Elaine Chao | Former Secretary of Labor |
Secretary, Department of the Treasury | Steve Mnuchin | Former Goldman-Sachs Executive |
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs | To Be Determined | - |