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Source: Charlotte mayor to be nominated for transportation secretary

Posted by Paddy

· Sunday, April 28th, 2013 at 1:45 pm

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With PBO’s ears and now this guy, I’m sensing a “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” vibe in the Obama cabinet.

(CNN) – President Barack Obama will tap Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday to become his next transportation secretary, a White House official with knowledge of his decision said Sunday.

If confirmed by the Senate, Foxx would replace Ray LaHood, who said in January he wouldn’t serve a second term. Foxx, first elected mayor in 2009, helped lead last summer’s Democratic National Convention in the Queen City.

He also championed the completion of an additional runway at the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, though Foxx doesn’t have any specific experience as a transportation executive.

Foxx will be the first African-American Cabinet nominee of Obama’s second term. Currently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is the only African-American to lead a Cabinet agency.

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Tags : anthony fox, appointment, charlotte, mayor, North Carolina, President Obama, second term, secretary of transportation, the obama cabinet, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

Massachusetts Deval Patrick Picks ‘Mo’ Cowan as Interim US Senator

Posted by Paddy

· Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 7:15 am

· 1 Comment

Poor Barney. Cowan sounds like a good candidate, and I’m sure Patrick wants him to run in the special. Cartoon via.

William “Mo” Cowan is Governor Deval Patrick’s choice to serve as the interim US senator until the successor to John F. Kerry is chosen by the voters June 25, according to a source in the governor’s office.

This week, Kerry formally resigned from the US Senate seat he held for 29 years and was also confirmed as the nation’s secretary of state by his Senate colleagues in an 94 to 3 vote.

Cowan is a North Carolina native and Duke University graduate who came to Boston to attend Northeastern University Law School in the early 1990s – and never left the region. One of the city’s leading African-American lawyers, Cowan is a former partner in the politically connected law firm of Mintz Levin.

Cowan will become the first African-American to represent Massachusetts in the Senate since Edward Brooke held the seat as a Republican from 1966 to 1978.

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Tags : appointment, Barney Frank, deval patrick, interim senator, john kerry, massachusetts, mo cowen, Secretary of State, senator

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Schatz Appointed to Fill Inouye’s US Senate Vacancy

Posted by Paddy

· Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 at 4:00 pm

· 1 Comment

Well this sucks. Another white guy, totally ignoring Inouye’s last wishes. Sounds promising, but still not a woman.

Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz was selected today to fill the US Senate vacancy created by the recent passing of US Senator Daniel Inouye.

The announcement was made by Governor Neil Abercrombie during a press conference this afternoon.

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Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz was inaugurated to his current post on Dec. 6, 2010. In addition to his responsibilities as deputy to Governor Neil Abercrombie, Schatz is also currently tasked with helping to lead the state’s clean energy efforts and Asia-Pacific relations.

Schatz is credited with launching the Hawai’i Fair Share Initiative, which seeks more private and public investment in Hawai’i.

Before being elected lieutenant governor, he served for eight years as the CEO of Helping Hands Hawai’i, one of Hawaii’s largest non-profit community social services organizations.

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Tags : appointment, brian schatz, daniel inouye, Democrat, hawaii, Senate

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