Advocacy Update | Thursday, Dec. 17
December 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date lists of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. President-elect Biden has reportedly tapped Michael Regan to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).• Regan is currently the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. He previously worked for the […]
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Advocacy Update | Wednesday, Dec. 16
December 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date lists of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. President-elect Biden is expected to select Brenda Mallory to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality.• Mallory is currently the Director of Regulatory Policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center and previously served […]
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Advocacy Update | Tuesday, Dec. 15
December 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News A series of high-level Biden Administration selections were reported on Tuesday.• President-elect Biden will reportedly select former Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be his Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg was previously a Democratic presidential candidate and the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. During his presidential candidacy, Buttigieg quickly released an infrastructure plan that […]
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Advocacy Update | Monday, Dec. 14 (PM)
December 14, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date list of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. The Electoral College officially confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the Presidential election, solidifying the electoral result as 306-232. The electoral votes in the contested states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and […]
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Advocacy Update | Monday, Dec. 14 (AM)
December 14, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News State electors in the Electoral College will vote today to officially elect President-elect Joe Biden as President. Rumors continue to circulate about potential picks for Secretary of Transportation. Elevate reported last week that David Kim, who currently serves as Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency, was being vetted. Published reports […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Dec. 11
December 11, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date list of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. A reported top contender for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President-elect Biden, Mary Nichols, is receiving criticism from environmental justice groups. They claim her career’s work does not sufficiently […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, Dec. 10
December 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Transition Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date list of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. President-elect Biden announced he will nominate Denis McDonough to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Typically, the position is filled by a veteran. McDonough was President Obama’s Chief of Staff from 2013-2017. President-elect Biden selected Susan […]
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Canadian Advocacy Update | Dec. 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
In the House On Tuesday, December 8th, MP Gudie Hutchings rose in the House of Commons to speak of TIAC President and CEO, Charlotte Bell. TIAC’s Advocacy Update On Monday TIAC’s Acting CEO participated in a meeting of Tourism Roundtable Steering Committee On Wednesday, TIAC’s board chair presented at the Future Borders Coalition’s Government–Industry webinar; […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Dec. 9
December 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date list of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff. President-elect Biden will announce Tom Vilsack as his nominee to be Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack was previously Secretary of Agriculture for the entirety of the Obama Administration and served as a rural and agriculture […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, Dec. 8
December 8, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Election and Transition News Visit Elevate’s Transition 2020 Hub to see the most up-to-date lists of rumored and announced Cabinet members and staff.• Published reports indicate that President-elect Biden will select retired General Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense. Austin was previously the Commander of U.S. Central Command and would be the first African […]
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