President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet announcement was made Monday night, appointing Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation.
Since being elected earlier this month, Trump has nominated a number of senior government officials for his second administration, most of which must be confirmed by the Senate.
Here are five things you should know about Duffy.
Duffy becomes 2nd nominee for FOX News Personality
Duffy has been co-host of Fox Business Network's “The Bottom Line” since January 2023 and has been a staunch defender of the former president on the cable network since being named a Fox News contributor in 2020. I've done it. Duffy left the show on Monday. After he was selected for a cabinet post.
President Trump also nominated Fox News' Pete Hegseth, co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” to be secretary of defense.
Duffy is a former congressman and district attorney.
Duffy was elected to Congress in 2010 as part of the Tea Party wave. He served as Wisconsin's state representative for nine years from 2011 to 2019, before stepping down to care for a family who was expecting a child with a birth defect at the time.
During his tenure in Congress, he served on the House Financial Services Committee and chaired the subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
Before running for Congress, DuffyprovidedFrom 2002 to 2010, he served as an Assistant District Attorney and District Attorney for Ashland County, Wisconsin.
Duffy met his wife on a reality show.
Before entering politics, Duffy was a television star, appearing on MTV's “The Real World: Boston” in 1997. He met his wife, Fox News co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy, on the set of MTV's “Road.” Rules: All Stars” (1998, Associated Press)reported.
They married in 1998 and have nine children, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.reported.
Duffy is a former lumberjack athlete
Duffy began rolling logs and speech climbing at the age of five. Field report At age 13, he says, he “sprinted up poles 60 feet and 90 feet high.”
As of July 2012, Duffy holds two speed climbing titles.
Duffy rejects Trump's candidacy in Wisconsin gubernatorial race
Years after Mr. Duffy resigned from Congress, the former president publicly pressured his loyal supporters to run for governor of Wisconsin, calling him a “very popular and talented former member of the Wisconsin House of Representatives.'' “We are working hard to get Sean Duffy to run.”
“He would be great!” Trump told The Associated Press at the time.reported. “A champion athlete, Sean loves the people of Wisconsin and is virtually unbeatable. His wife, Rachel, is an amazing person as well. …Run, Sean, run!”
Duffy appeared on a conservative talk show in January 2022 and ruled out running for governor, saying he is devoting more time to his family, which would be difficult if he ran for statewide office. He said it would be.
“I hope we don’t drive off into the sunset,” Duffy said at the time. “Right now I'm riding off into the sunset. … If I get the chance, I'd love to come back to Wisconsin and get involved in politics.”
