Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
Cabinet
Score
44/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$4.1M
Tenure
Secretary of Transportation 2025-present
About
Sean Duffy represented Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District from 2011 to 2019 and is perhaps best known as a cast member of MTV's The Real World: Boston (1997) and Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He later became a Fox Business Network host before his nomination. Confirmed 77-22 in a bipartisan vote as Transportation Secretary, he oversees the FAA amid ongoing Boeing safety investigations and manages the nation's infrastructure investment from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. He is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, also a Fox News personality.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
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| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Reality TV background (The Real World: Boston) raises questions about gravitas
- Multiple aviation near-misses and accidents in early tenure raised questions about FAA oversight
- Wife Rachel Campos-Duffy also a Fox host, media family in cabinet
- Limited prior transportation policy experience
- Boeing safety crises continued under his watch