The Cabinet Scorecard
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Late on Wednesday night, the Senate confirmed Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General making him the 6th of Trump's cabinet nominees to be confirmed. Senator Sessions follows Betsy Devos' confirmation as Secretary of Education which came on Tuesday 2/7 in a historical tie-breaking vote by Vice President Pence.
President Trump has been running his administration on a skeleton crew since his inauguration. Both President Obama and Bush 43 had their cabinet members approved on their first day in office.
All in all the team that President Trump has assembled includes the likes of wealthy businessmen, two generals, conservative politicians, and is diverse and multi-racial.
The Senate will vote on Senator Tom Price on Thursday for his confirmation as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Below updated on 2/20/17
Cabinet-level positions
Individuals Trump has nominated
Rex Tillerson (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of State
CEO, ExxonMobil
GOP senators challenge Trump on secretary of state prospect's Russia ties
Rick Perry
Secretary of Energy
Former Texas governor; former Texas agriculture commissioner, two-time presidential candidate
Trump announces Perry as pick for energy secretary
Ryan Zinke
Secretary of Interior
U.S. representative, Montana; member of House Natural Resources Committee; former Navy SEAL
Trump announces Rep. Zinke as choice for Interior secretary
James Mattis (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Defense
Retired Marine general; former commander of U.S. Central Command
Mattis says he's 'grateful' to be nominated as defense secretary; House GOP introduces waiver language
Steven Mnuchin (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Treasury
Trump campaign finance chairman; former Goldman Sachs partner; Hollywood producer
Trump nominates Steven Mnuchin for Treasury secretary
Jeff Sessions (CONFIRMED)
Attorney General
U.S. senator, Alabama
Lobbying push in full swing to confirm Sessions as AG
Ben Carson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital; 2016 candidate for president
Trump to nominate Carson as HUD secretary
Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Commerce
Investor; former banker
Tom Price (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. representative, Georgia; chairman of House Budget Committee; orthopedic surgeon
Trump nominates Rep. Tom Price for HHS secretary
Betsy DeVos (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Education
Charter school advocate; philanthropist; Republican donor
Trump picks charter school advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary
Elaine Chao (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Transportation
Former Labor secretary
Trump nominates Elaine Chao to be Transportation Secretary
Nikki Haley (CONFIRMED)
U.S. Ambassador to United Nations
Governor of South Carolina
Trump chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
Andrew Puzder
Secretary of Labor
CEO, CKE Restaurants Inc.
Fast food exec Puzder is Trump's pick for Labor secretary
John Kelly (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Homeland Security
Retired Marine general; former commander of U.S. Southern Command
Scott Pruitt (CONFIRMED)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Oklahoma attorney general; former state senator
Trump to nominate EPA critic Pruitt to lead agency
Mick Mulvaney (CONFIRMED)
Director of Office of Management and Budget
U.S. representative, South Carolina; former South Carolina state senator and representative
Trump taps conservative South Carolina Rep. Mulvaney as budget chief
Linda McMahon (CONFIRMED)
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment
Robert Lighthizer
U.S. Trade Representative
Former deputy U.S. trade representative
David Shulkin (CONFIRMED)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Under secretary for health for the Department of Veterans Affairs; former hospital executive
Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Agriculture
Former Georgia governor
White House
Individuals Trump has appointed
Reince Priebus
Chief of Staff
Chairman of Republican National Committee
Priebus backs Trump, ‘Don’t want that drone back’
Michael Flynn
National Security Adviser
Former director of Defense Intelligence Agency; retired Army lieutenant general
Stephen K. Bannon
Chief Strategist
Executive chairman of Breitbart News
Donald McGahn
White House Counsel
Former member of the Federal Election Commission
Trump taps campaign attorney Donald McGahn as White House counsel
Kellyanne Conway
Counselor to the President
Former Trump campaign manager and senior adviser; pollster
Sean Spicer
Press Secretary
Chief strategist and communications director, Republican National Committee
