Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is reportedly pushing for former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) to become the Biden administration's next secretary of labor.
Maloney previously led the Democratic House campaign arm but was ousted in the midterm elections during redistricting upheaval. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is set to step down and helm the players union for the NHL.Pelosi has fielded multiple phone calls to the White House and leaders in the labor movement on Maloney's behalf, according to an NBC reporter.
Despite Pelosi's efforts, Julie Su, Walsh's top deputy who previously served as the secretary of labor in California, is widely believed to be the favorite to replace Walsh, per the report. Walsh, who served as the mayor of Boston, is set to become the first Cabinet official to exit the Biden administration. He joins a handful of high-profile Biden administration departures, including those of former chief of staff Ron Klain and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese.
Maloney lost his gig as the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee after losing his reelection bid last year.Amid redistricting tumult, Maloney hopped over from New York's 18th Congressional District into the 17th District. By doing so, he waded into a district held by Rep. Mondaire Jones , who later jumped into the 10th District. Maloney's move drew rage from progressives at the time.
Both Jones and Maloney ultimately lost. Jones was ousted in a primary, and Maloney lost a tight race against Rep. Mike Lawler in a rare midterm bright spot for the GOP. Maloney made the district jump after the state's high court tossed out Democratic-drawn congressional maps and enacted new ones that were considerably more competitive.
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