.WASHINGTON-- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he's nominating Sean Duffy, a Fox Business hold as well as past Wisconsin Republican congressman, as assistant of the Division of Transport in his inbound administration.Duffy, currently a co-host of "The Bottom Line" on Fox Organization, functioned as a congressman for Wisconsin's 7th legislative area in the northwest aspect of the condition coming from 2011 to 2019, overlapping with the mass of Trump's presidency.A daddy of nine little ones, Duffy left his seat in 2019 to care for an assumed newborn little girl with a heart difficulty. The seat is actually currently held through USA Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis. More: Trump employs long time assistant Steven Cheung as White House communications directorDuffy, an ardent Trump protector and a normal Fox News visitor while in Our lawmakers, began as co-host of his Fox Organization present during the course of its own debut in January 2023. Duffy's better half, Rachel Campos-Duff, is a hold of Fox & Friends Weekend.Sign-up for Your Ballot: Text along with the USA TODAY elections crew." The other half of a wonderful female, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a Celebrity on Fox News, and also the dad of 9 astonishing children, Sean recognizes just how crucial it is for households to be capable to travel properly, and along with peace of mind," Trump mentioned in a statement.Duff, a former area lawyer in Ashland Region, Wisconsin, arised on the national scene in pop culture prior to politics as an actors member of the MTV series "Actual" during the 1998 time embeded in Boston.More: Donald Trump to recommend oil sector chief executive officer and also contributor Chris Wright to become secretary of EnergyIn Congress, Duffy offered on the Home Financial Providers Board. Duffy was urged through Trump to run for Wisconsin governor in 2022, yet he essentially passed.Trump referred to as Duffy "an enormous and also beloved public slave," adding that as transport secretary, Duffy is going to "prioritize Quality, Competence, Competition and Beauty" when fixing United States's roads as well as other commercial infrastructure and make sure the nation's ports as well as dams "serve our Economic climate without risking our National Protection." He claimed Duffy will definitely also "make our skies secure once more by dealing with DEI for flies and sky traffic controllers." Under Head Of State Joe Biden, the Transportation Division led through Secretary Pete Buttigieg has actually been operating to execute a long list of road, link, rail and also other tasks detailed in a $1 mountain infrastructure rule Biden checked in 2021." Sean will certainly utilize his expertise and the relationships he has actually developed over several years in Our lawmakers to sustain and also restore our Nation's Framework, as well as accomplish our Objective of initiating The Golden era of Travel, focusing on Safety, Productivity, and also Advancement," Trump mentioned. "Notably, he will greatly boost the Trip Expertise for all Americans!" Trump has actually moved promptly to assemble his upcoming administration observing his Nov. 5 vote-casting triumph, with the Duffy pick producing his 13th Cabinetry nomination.Reach Joey Fort on X, formerly Twitter, @joeygarrison.