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Steven Bradbury
2025 - Present
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Steven Bradbury is the former acting secretary of transportation. He was the 19th person to serve in the position. Bradbury became the acting secretary of transportation on January 12, 2021, after former secretary Elaine Chao resigned her position.[1]
On January 13, 2025, Donald Trump (R) announced Bradbury would serve as deputy secretary of transportation in his second presidential administration.[2]
Biography
Bradbury was born on September 12, 1958, in Portland, Oregon.[3] He received a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford University in 1980 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988.[4] After completing his education, Bradbury worked in private practice, as well as clerking for Judge James L. Buckley of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court. He has also worked in various roles for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Transportation.[4]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Bradbury's academic, professional, and political career:
- 2021: Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2019-2021: Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2017-2021: General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2009-2017: Partner, Dechert LLP
- 2004-2009: Acting United States Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice in the George W. Bush Administration
- 1994-2004: Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
- 1993-1994: Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
- 1992-1993: Law Clerk, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- 1991-1992: Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1990-1991: Law Clerk, Judge James L. Buckley, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 1988-1990: Associate, Covington & Burling LLP[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns, saying she is ‘deeply troubled’ by violence at the Capitol," January 12, 2021
- ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on January 11, 2025," accessed January 13, 2025
- ↑ Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, "Responses for Steven Gill Bradbury, Nominee for General Counsel, Department of Transportation," June 6, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LinkedIn, "Steven Bradbury," accessed January 12, 2021
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| Preceded by Elaine Chao |
U.S. Department of Transportation 2021 |
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