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Sean Duffy
American politician (born 1971)
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Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since January 2025. Duffy additionally served as the acting administrator of NASA from July to December 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's seventh congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and as the district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2010.
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🇺🇸 U.S. faces an air traffic controller shortage. It's turning to gamers for help
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed out that gamers "have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller."...