Mr. Duffy, 53, is a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who became a public figure in the 1990s as a reality television star, The Washington Post reports. He served as a county district attorney in his home state before election to Congress. Most recently, he was co-host of “The Bottom Line,” a Fox Business program. Duffy has little transportation experience, but the article notes that’s not unusual for the position, which often is supported by an industry-seasoned deputy.
Bloomberg News (via Transport Topics) covers Duffy’s selection as the nominee for the USDOT post, noting that the American Trucking Associations immediately gave its endorsement because of Duffy’s record of supporting “pro-trucking policies to strengthen the supply chain.”