Welcome to our first Federal Affairs Issue Network. The following is a status update on President Trump’s Cabinet-level nominees.
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| Nominee | Cabinet position | Former position | Status |
| Jeff Sessions | Attorney General | U.S. Senator – Alabama | Pending |
| Scott Pruitt | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Oklahoma Attorney general | Pending |
| Linda McMahon | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment | Pending |
| Mick Mulvaney | Director of Office of Management and Budget | U.S. Representative – South Carolina | Pending |
| Sonny Perdue | Secretary of Agriculture | Former Georgia Governor | Pending |
| Wilbur Ross | Secretary of Commerce | Investor, Former Banker | Pending |
| James Mattis | Secretary of Defense | Retired Marine General | Confirmed |
| Betsy DeVos | Secretary of Education | Philanthropist, Charter School Advocate | Pending |
| Rick Perry | Secretary of Energy | Former Texas Governor | Pending |
| Tom Price | Secretary of Health and Human Services | U.S. Representative – Georgia | Pending |
| John Kelly | Secretary of Homeland Security | Retired Marine General | Confirmed |
| Ben Carson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital | Pending |
| Ryan Zinke | Secretary of Interior | U.S. Representative – Montana | Pending |
| Andrew Puzder | Secretary of Labor | CEO, CKE Restaurants, Inc. | Pending |
| Rex Tillerson | Secretary of State | CEO, ExxonMobil | Pending |
| Elaine Chao | Secretary of Transportation | Former Labor Secretary (2001-2009) | Pending |
| Steven Mnuchin | Secretary of Treasury | Goldman Sachs Partner | Pending |
| David Shulkin | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Under Secretary for Health for the Department of Veteran Affairs | Pending |
| Nikki Haley | U.S. Ambassador to United Nations | Governor of South Carolina | Confirmed |
| Robert Lighthizer | U.S. Trade Representative | Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (early 1980s) | Pending |
I look forward to sharing more federal news with you. Please contact me if you have any questions.
