What to recognize about Sean Duffy, Trump’s selection to become transportation secretary

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his recent administration, positioning him to oversee a complicated structure that includes pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as well as capital for highways.

Here are some things to recognize about Duffy.

Duffy, 53, is an attorney who represented Wisconsin in the House for nine years after he was elected as part of the tea event wave in 2010. He served from 2011 to 2019, when he resigned, citing a require to worry for his large household. In the House, Duffy was a member of the House monetary Services Committee and chairman of its subcommittee on housing and insurance.

Duffy joined Fox information as a contributor in 2020 and has been one of Trump’s most visible defenders on cable information, a prime concern for the media-concentrated president-elect. He served as co-host of “The net income” on Fox Business until leaving the network Monday.

Trump announced last week Pete Hegseth, a co-host of “Fox and Friends Weekend,” as his pick for defense secretary.

Duffy was featured on MTV’s “The Real globe: Boston” in 1997. He and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, met on the set of MTV’s “Road Rules: All Stars” in 1998. Campos-Duffy is a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend.”

A reality television background before politics is not unusual in Trump’s globe. The former and upcoming president starred in “ The Apprentice ” before he took office in 2017.

Duffy in 2022 ruled out a run for Wisconsin governor despite pleas from Trump to make a bid. Duffy said he needed to worry for his nine children, including his youngest kid who had a heart state.

When he first ran for Congress, Duffy was largely considered an underdog. He attracted national attention for campaign ads in which he wore a red flannel shirt and chopped trees. He told voters he came from a “long line of lumberjacks” and would bring his axe to Washington.

Duffy is a former lumberjack athlete.