Lujan Grisham is a 'top contender' for Biden's health secretary [View all]
It’s no secret Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s name has been floated as a possible pick for health secretary under the administration of President-elect Joe Biden.
The speculation is continuing to mount: A new report says New Mexico’s governor has become one of the two “top contenders” for the job.
Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy “are widely viewed as leading candidates,” according to Politico, which attributed the information to “more than a half-dozen people on or close to” Biden’s transition plans.
“The nomination of Lujan Grisham, 61, would continue a tradition of presidents tapping governors to lead the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services, and make her the first Latina ever nominated for the post,” Politico reported Tuesday night. “Murthy, a 43-year-old Yale-educated internist who’s grown close to Biden as a top adviser on the coronavirus pandemic, would be the first nominee of Indian descent for the department’s top job.”
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