Posts Tagged ‘cabinet’

Two news outlets today are reporting that retiring Republican Congressman Ray LaHood of Illinois’ 18th district is being considered for Secretary of Transportation under President Barack Obama.
The New York Times’ Caucus Blog reports:
One of the tasks awaiting the transportation secretary is helping to implement the vast public works projects that Mr. Obama has proposed to [...]

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
Jane Garvey, former head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mortimer Downey, former deputy transportation secretary.
Steve Heminger, executive director, San Francisco Bay area transportation commission.
Posted very late last night, that’s who they think are in the running. If you’re interested, you can read the rest of their “contenders” list here for the rest of the cabinet [...]

Just saw this article at PolitickerOR from Thursday. Representative Earl Blumenauer states he is not interested in becoming Transportation Secretary. He pushes Mortimer Downey as a possible candidate. I had always assumed that Blumenauer was something of a long shot for the position.
I am still hoping we get some “new blood” for this cabinet position, [...]

You can read our previous coverage of President-Elect Barack Obama’s possible choices for Secretary of Transportation here and here.
According to a recent article at Traffic World Online, even more potential Secretary of Transportation candidates have been added to the rumor pool. This is one cabinet pick that seems to be fueling a ton of speculation [...]

In the comments on our earlier thread on possible Obama picks for Secretary of Transportation, someone put forward Jack Opiola as someone who could perhaps be asked to join the Obama administration for the post. We did find a few mentions of this possibility online, so here’s a short biography:
Jack Opiola is a principal with [...]

Speculation abounds: who will be Barack Obama’s Transportation Secretary Choice? It’s far too early to really know, but we’re hoping here at Austin Bike Blog that the next Secretary of Transportation has a much better view of transit, pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure than our current one.
The current Secretary of Transportation in the Bush Administration, Mary [...]