Asian-American Lawmakers Press Biden on Transport Secretary

Biden being urged to consider California regulator David Kim
Other candidates include L.A.’s mayor, ex-Michigan governor

David Kim
Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg

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By Keith Laing and Alan Levin

December 11, 2020 at 11:58 PM UTC

Updated on

December 12, 2020 at 11:39 PM UTC

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Asian-American lawmakers have urged President-elect Joe Biden to pick California’s transportation chief David Kim for the equivalent role in his cabinet.

Nineteen members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus encouraged Biden to consider Kim as transportation secretary, adding to a list of candidates that includes big-city mayors and an ex-governor.