List of Department of Transportation appointments by Donald Trump

Key
	Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
	Appointees confirmed by the Senate.
	Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
	Appointees serving in an acting capacity.
	Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
	Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017 (Confirmed January 31, 2017, 93–6) [1]	January 11, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury [2]	September 10, 2019	January 20, 2021
General Counsel of Transportation		November 28, 2017 (Confirmed November 14, 2017, 50–47) [3]	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Joel Szabat [4] [5]	July 2019	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Aviation and International Affairs)		January 2, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Transportation Policy)	Vacant
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Government Affairs)	Adam J. Sullivan [6]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Research and Technology)	Vacant
Chief Financial Officer	John E. Kramer	December 16, 2019 [7] (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Stephen Dickson [8] [9]	August 12, 2019 (Confirmed July 24, 2019, 52–40) [10]	March 31, 2022 (Left Under Biden)
Federal Highway Administration
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration	Nicole R. Nason [11]	May 7, 2019 (Confirmed March 28, 2019, 95–1) [12]	January 20, 2021 [13]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	Raymond P. Martinez [14]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)	October 31, 2019
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	Ronald Batory [15]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Federal Transit Administration
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration	Vacant
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	James C. Owens [16]	September 1, 2019
United States Maritime Administration
Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration	Mark H. Buzby	August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)	January 11, 2021
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	Howard R. Elliott [17]	October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)

Previous officeholders (first administration)

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. [18] [19]
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Jeffrey Rosen	May 18, 2017	May 22, 2019	Became Deputy Attorney General. [20]
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Derek Kan	December 4, 2017	July 2019
Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation	Calvin Scovel	October 26, 2006	January 31, 2020
	Mitch Behm	February 1, 2020	May 15, 2020
	Howard R. Elliott	May 16, 2020	January 11, 2021	Eric Soskin became Inspector General.
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Daniel Elwell	January 6, 2018	August 12, 2019	Deputy Administrator Elwell was Acting Administrator from the expiration of Michael Huerta's term until the confirmation of Stephen Dickson.

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Sean Duffy [21]	January 28, 2025 (Confirmed January 28, 2025, 77–22) [RC2 1]
	Judith Kaleta [22]	January 20, 2025	January 28, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury	March 13, 2025 (Confirmed March 11, 2025, 51–46) [RC2 2]
General Counsel of Transportation	Greg Zerzan	October 15, 2025 [23] (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC2 3]
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy	Ryan McCormack	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs	Daniel J. Edwards	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
		May 5, 2025
Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology	Seval Oz	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Multimodal Freight, Infrastructure, and Policy	Michael Rutherford	October 9, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC2 4]
Chief Financial Officer	Edward Eppler	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Bryan Bedford	July 10, 2025 (Confirmed July 9, 2025, 53–43) [RC2 5]
	Chris Rocheleau	January 30, 2025	July 10, 2025
Federal Highway Administration
Administrator of Federal Highway Administration	Sean McMaster	September 23, 2025 (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC2 6]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Jonathan Morrison	September 22, 2025 (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC2 7]
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	David Fink [24]	TBD (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC2 8]
	Drew Feeley	April 30, 2025	TBD
	Michael Lestingi	January 20, 2025	April 30, 2025
Federal Transit Administration
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration	Marc Molinaro	August 4, 2025 (Confirmed August 2, 2025, 71-23 [RC2 9]
	Tariq Bokhari	May 1, 2025	August 4, 2025
	Matthew Welbes	January 20, 2025	May 1, 2025
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration	Tariq Bokhari	April 22, 2025 (appointed by President)	September 5, 2025 [25]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	Derek Barrs	October 8, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC2 10]
	Jesse Ellison	July 23, 2025	October 8, 2025
	Sue Lawless	March 21, 2025	July 23, 2025
	Adrienne Camire	March 7, 2025	March 21, 2025
	Sue Lawless	January 20, 2025	March 7, 2025
United States Maritime Administration
Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration	Stephen Carmel	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Brent D. Sadler	Nomination withdrawn by the President on May 6, 2025
	Sang Yi	June 12, 2025
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	Paul Roberti	September 25, 2025 (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC2 11]
	Ben Kochman	January 30, 2025	September 25, 2025
	Howard "Mac" McMillan	January 20, 2025	January 30, 2025

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)

Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)

Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)

1. "PN11-6 - Sean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. January 28, 2025. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
2. "PN13-2 - Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
3. "PN246-17 - Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
4. "PN55-38 - Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
5. "PN55-6 - Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
6. "PN26-31 - Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
7. "PN25-33 - Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
8. "PN12-17 - David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
9. "PN22-18 - Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
10. "PN55-4 - Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
11. "PN22-24 - Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)

References

1. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
2. "Steven G. Bradbury". www.transportation.gov. September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
3. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
4. "PN2373 – Nomination of Joel Szabat for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
5. "Joel Szabat - Acting, Under Secretary Transportation for Policy". www.transportation.gov. July 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
6. "PN403 — Adam J. Sullivan — Department of Transportation 115th Congress (2017–2018)", congress.gov, May 10, 2017.
7. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkramerjr
8. "White House to Nominate Steve Dickson as Permanent FAA Head". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.(subscription required)
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10. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
11. "PN2 – Nomination of Nicole R. Nason for Department of Transportation, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
12. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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14. "Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA – Overdrive – Owner Operators Trucking Magazine". www.overdriveonline.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
15. "PN737 – Nomination of Ronald L. Batory for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
16. Mulero, Eugene (August 12, 2019). "Acting NHTSA Leader Heidi King to Resign Aug. 31". Transport Topics. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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22. "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House . January 20, 2025. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
23. https://www.transportation.gov/mission/meet-key-officials
24. "Trump names former Pan Am Railways president David Fink to be FRA administrator (updated)". Trains. December 21, 2024. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
25. https://www.wbtv.com/2025/09/04/former-charlotte-city-councilmember-tariq-bokhari-leaving-job-trump-administration/