Sean Duffy | |
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United States Secretary of Transportation | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Steven G. Bradbury (nominee) |
Succeeding | Pete Buttigieg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – September 23, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dave Obey |
Succeeded by | Tom Tiffany |
District Attorney of Ashland County | |
In office August 1, 2002 – July 9, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Gableman |
Succeeded by | Kelly McKnight |
Personal details | |
Born | Sean Patrick Duffy October 3, 1971 Hayward, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 9 |
Education | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (B.A.) William Mitchell College of Law (J.D.) |
Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator, and personality. He was the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]
Duffy was a cast member on The Real World: Boston, 1998's Road Rules: All Stars, and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin. He was a CNN and Fox News political commentator.
Duffy resigned from Congress on September 23, 2019.[2] In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Duffy as his nominee for secretary of transportation in his second presidency.[3]