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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:10 PM Aug 2020

Two Democratic US Senators are leaving the US Senate. Any chance they get a Cabinet level position?

Doug Jones(D-AL) will lose re-election. He gets appointed by President Biden-D to become US Attorney General.
Tom Udall(D-NM) is retiring this year. He gets appointed by President Biden to be Secretary of Interior, a position his father Stewart held during the 1960's.

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Two Democratic US Senators are leaving the US Senate. Any chance they get a Cabinet level position? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Aug 2020 OP

I can see Udall @ Interior. elleng Aug 2020 #1

I think Tom Udall simply wants to retire. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #2

Glenn Kirschner RicROC Aug 2020 #3

elleng

(134,786 posts)

1. I can see Udall @ Interior.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:14 PM

Aug 2020

Many others better suited for AG.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,132 posts)

2. I think Tom Udall simply wants to retire.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:48 PM

Aug 2020

Kick back, not do much of anything. Tom is 72 years old (although he looks about 20 years younger, I'll admit), some 30 plus years older than his father was back in 1961.

Surely there is some 40 year old out there who would make an excellent Secretary of the Interior.

RicROC

(1,220 posts)

3. Glenn Kirschner

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 10:35 AM

Aug 2020

Glenn Kirschner should be the next AG. He's one tough SOB on our side.

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