Carla Anderson Hills is an American lawyer and former government official. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as the 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977 and as the 10th United States Trade Representative under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. Hills was the first woman to hold each of those posts,the third woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet,and the first appointed to both cabinet and cabinet-rank positions. Hills is the earliest-serving living former U.S. Cabinet member.
Charles William Boustany Jr. is an American politician,physician,and former congressman from Lafayette,Louisiana,who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Louis Elwood Jenkins Jr.,known as Woody Jenkins,is an American newspaper editor in Baton Rouge and Central City,Louisiana,who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 2000 and waged three unsuccessful races for the United States Senate in 1978,1980,and 1996.
Victoria Anne Kennedy is an American diplomat,attorney,and activist who presently serves as the United States Ambassador to Austria since 2022. She is the widow and the second wife of longtime U.S. senator Ted Kennedy.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
Neil Harvey MacBride is an American attorney who served as the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury in the Biden administration. He previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed MacBride's nomination as U.S. Attorney on September 15,2009,and he took office three days later. He left office on September 13,2013.
David Paul Montgomery was an American businessman and baseball executive. He served as chairman,minority-owner,and president of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
Willie Landry Mount is an American politician from Louisiana who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 2000 to 2012. She represented District 27,which includes parts of her native Lake Charles and the surrounding cities of Sulphur and Westlake. From 1993 to 1999,Mount was the first woman to serve as the mayor of Lake Charles.
Moises V. "Moe" Vela Jr. is an American attorney and political advisor. Vela is the CEO and president of The Vela Group,LLC,a global business development consulting firm based in Washington,D.C. He is also of counsel at the law firm of Stein Mitchell Beato &Missner.
Alvin Brown is an American politician from Florida who served as mayor of Jacksonville,Florida,from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position. Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 mayoral election. In the 2015 race,he lost his re-election bid to Republican Lenny Curry.
Jane Dorothy Hartley is an American businesswoman and diplomat,serving as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom since 2022 under the Biden administration. She previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2017 during the Obama administration.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Louisiana took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Nani A. Coloretti is an American policy advisor who is currently serving as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Coloretti served as United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Following her service as deputy secretary,she became senior vice president for financial and business strategy and treasurer at the Urban Institute.
Philip Nathan Jefferson is an American economist who has been serving as 23rd Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve since September 2023. He has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2022. He was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden in January 2022,and was confirmed by the Senate in May 2022. Upon taking office,he became the fourth Black man to serve on the board.
Leonardo Felice Gorordo is an American entrepreneur,investor and diplomat,currently serving as the United States Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank. He assumed this position on May 10,2023,and has been acting as the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank since September 2023. He is best known for his work on Cuba–United States relations through both advocacy and public service. Gorordo's career includes service in the White House under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush,as well as an advisor to President Joe Biden's Cancer Initiative.
Don Leonard Scott Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat,he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 80th district. He was minority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. On January 10,2024,he became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He is the first black speaker in Virginia's history.
Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
The 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election was held on March 20,2021,with a runoff being held on April 24,2021.
Donet Dominic Graves Jr. is an American lawyer. He is currently serving as Deputy Secretary of Commerce in the Biden administration. Graves formerly led the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot and served in multiple roles in the Obama administration,including as an advisor to then-Vice President Joe Biden.
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