Joe Biden selected former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for secretary of transportation.
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** DECEMBER 16, 2020
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Prior to taking office on January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden (D) and his team must prepare for the transition between presidential administrations, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions.
In 2016, there were 1,714 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,242 positions required Senate confirmation and 472 did not. The new administration is also responsible for filling thousands of other positions across the federal government, including in operations and policy. Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking potential Cabinet nominees, appointments, and news related to the Biden presidential transition.
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For a full list of Biden’s Cabinet nominees, click here. ([link removed])
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** APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS
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** PETE BUTTIGIEG, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
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Pete Buttigieg ([link removed]) is a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. He served in the United States Navy Reserve as an intelligence officer, where he earned the rank of lieutenant. He graduated from Harvard University and Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.
Biden said in a statement ([link removed]) , “Jobs, infrastructure, equity, and climate all come together at the DOT, the site of some of our most ambitious plans to build back better. I trust Mayor Pete to lead this work with focus, decency, and a bold vision — he will bring people together to get big things done.”
If confirmed, Buttigieg will be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
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** NEWS
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* _Axios _reported ([link removed]) that Biden is considering selecting a Republican or conservative, like former Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, for secretary of commerce.
* Biden has reportedly selected ([link removed]) Gina McCarthy as his senior advisor on climate change and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm for secretary of energy, according to _The New York Times_.
* The Inauguration Committee announced ([link removed]) that Biden and Harris will be sworn in on the steps of the Capitol in January. They are calling on Americans to remain home rather than travel to Washington, D.C., and attend the event in person.
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** TRANSITION IN CONTEXT: OUTCOME OF 2017 SPECIAL ELECTIONS CAUSED BY NOMINATIONS TO TRUMP'S CABINET
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Five special elections ([link removed])) were held in 2017 to fill vacancies created by Republican members of Congress who joined the Trump administration. One of the five resulted in a partisan flip to Democratic control.
* Kansas’ 4th Congressional District ([link removed]) : Incumbent Mike Pompeo (R) vacated the seat to serve as director of the CIA. Republican Ron Estes won the special election.
* Montana's At-Large Congressional District ([link removed]) : Incumbent Ryan Zinke (R) vacated the seat to serve as secretary of the interior. Republican Greg Gianforte won the special election.
* Georgia’s 6th Congressional District ([link removed]) : Incumbent Tom Price (R) vacated the seat to serve as secretary of health and human services. Republican Karen Handel won the special election.
* South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District ([link removed]) : Incumbent Mick Mulvaney (R) vacated the seat to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Republican Ralph Norman won the special election.
* U.S. Senate in Alabama ([link removed]) : Incumbent Jeff Sessions (R) vacated the seat to serve as U.S. attorney general. Democrat Doug Jones won the special election.
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** WHAT WE'RE READING
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* National Review: Biden’s Cabinet Picks Are Good News for Kamala Harris’s 2024 Presidential Bid ([link removed])
* NPR: As Biden Prepares To Take Office, FDR's Presidential Transition Offers Lessons ([link removed])
* Politico: Biden’s Congress Whisperer ([link removed])
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