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9 Things to Know About Sean Duffy, New Transportation Secretary and Catholic Dad, by Matthew McDonald – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Matthew McDonald,  National Catholic Register, February 10, 2025

Matthew McDonald is a staff reporter for The National Catholic Register and the editor of New Boston Post. He lives in Massachusetts.

 

The new transportation secretary has a large family with his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy.

Matthew McDonaldU.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has been one of the higher-profile members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet in the early weeks of the new administration.

Duffy, 53, was one of Trump’s least controversial picks. He got confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a unanimous vote by a Senate committee and a 77-22 vote from the full Senate.

He immediately took center stage Jan. 29 in the aftermath of the fatal airplane-helicopter collision over the Potomac River, near the border between the District of Columbia and Virginia.

During his confirmation hearing Jan. 22, Duffy identified as goals improving safety; “to make sure we get Boeing back on track, producing great airplanes that are safe airplanes; and advancing infrastructure projects. …