Over the past few months, Trump’s transition team has been discussing a short list of top contenders for his Cabinet — many of whom come from outside of politics, like Trump himself.
In August, Trump released his list of advisors for his Economic Advisory Council, some of whom might be part of that Cabinet. The list initially consisted of 14 men, but Trump later added eight women. Although Trump wants to find the best people in the private sector, his options may be limited because many business leaders have not supported Trump during his divisive presidential campaign.
Trump’s loyalists — including Trump’s chief fundraiser, banker Steven Mnuchin, as well as Gov. Chris Christie and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani — are among the names being considered.
The list below include possible candidates for some of Trump’s cabinet positions.
Secretary of State
Newt Gingrich, former Republican Speaker of the House
Bob Corker, chairman, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
John Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Treasury Secretary
Steven Mnuchin, finance chair of Trump’s presidential campaign and one of Trump’s economic advisors
CNBC reports that Trump’s team considered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon for this role but that he declined.
Defense Secretary
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, would need a waiver from Congress since law requires retired military officers to wait seven years before leading the Pentagon as a civilian
Attorney General
Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey
Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor
Interior Secretary
Forrest Lucas, an oil industry executive, who is the co-founder of Lucas Oil Products
Robert Grady, a venture capitalist and partner at Gryphon Investors
Agriculture Secretary
Bruce Rastetter, an entrepreneur of agriculture and energy and Iowa’s biggest GOP donor
Sid Miller, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner
Commerce Department Secretary
Sen. David Perdue, served as former chief executive officer at Reebok and Dollar General
Lew Eisenberg, Finance Chair, Republican National Committee
Wilbur Ross, billionaire investor and one of Trump’s economic advisors
Labor Secretary
Victoria Lipnic, a commissioner of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Obama administration since 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary
Dr. Ben Carson, a surgeon who ran in the Republican Presidential Primary
Bobby Jindal, former governor of Louisiana
Energy Secretary
Harold Hamm, an American entrepreneur and chief executive officer of Continental Resources
Education Secretary
Dr. Ben Carson, a surgeon who ran in the Republican Presidential Primary
William Evers, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution who has served as senior advisor to then-Education Secretary Margaret Spellings
Veterans Affairs Secretary
Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veteran Affairs
Homeland Security
David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican Congressman
Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Myron Ebell, director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute
Source: Yahoo News.
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