Ousted GOP lawmaker eyes gig as Trump’s Transportation Secretary
By Melanie Zanona - 11/14/16 08:27 PM EST
Rep. John Mica lost his tough reelection battle last week, but the Florida Republican already has his sights on a new gig: the head of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Mica told reporters Monday night that he has had conversations with people connected to President-elect Donald Trump about potentially joining the administration as Transportation Secretary, including former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Trump’s deputy campaign manager, David Bossie.
“If given the opportunity, I would be greatly honored,” he said. “Everybody’s been talking to me. Everywhere I go, it’s: ‘Are you going to be DOT Secretary?’”
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