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Sean Duffy

Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator, and personality. He was the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy Official Portrait 115th Congress.jpg
Official portrait, 2017
United States Secretary of Transportation
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump (elect)
DeputyTBD
SucceedingPete Buttigieg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – September 23, 2019
Preceded byDave Obey
Succeeded byTom Tiffany
District Attorney of Ashland County
In office
August 1, 2002 – July 9, 2010
Preceded byMichael Gableman
Succeeded byKelly McKnight
Personal details
Born
Sean Patrick Duffy

(1971-10-03) October 3, 1971 (age 53)
Hayward, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Rachel Campos (m. 1999)
Children9
EducationSaint Mary's University of Minnesota (B.A.)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D.)

Duffy was a cast member on The Real World: Boston, 1998's Road Rules: All Stars, and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin. He was a CNN and Fox News political commentator.

Duffy resigned from Congress on September 23, 2019.[2] In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Duffy as his nominee for secretary of transportation in his second presidency.[3]

Early life

Duffy was born on October 3, 1971, in Hayward, Wisconsin.[4][5][6] He studied at St. Mary's University and at William Mitchell College of Law.

Duffy, a Republican,[7] was made Ashland County District Attorney in 2002.[8] He was reelected in 2002,[8] 2004,[9] 2006[10] and 2008.

Television career

In 1997, Duffy appeared on The Real World: Boston, the sixth season of the MTV reality television show, and on Road Rules: All Stars in 1998, where he met his future wife Rachel Campos. Duffy later appeared on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, which aired in 2002.[11] Duffy was also a ESPN commentator.[12]

In December 2022 Duffy and Dagen McDowell were named co-hosts of The Bottom Line, a show on Fox Business.[13]

U.S. House of Representatives

In July 2009, Duffy announced his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin's seventh congressional district.[14] In June 2010, Duffy announced his resignation as Ashland County District Attorney. He won the race on November 2, 2010.[15] He was re-elected from 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

In 2011, Duffy voted to end Davis–Bacon Act.[16][17][18] Duffy was on the Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood.[19]

Duffy supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to add a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.[20]

Duffy resigned his seat on September 23, 2019, to take care for a newborn daughter with health issues.[21]

U.S. Secretary of Transportation

On November 18, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Duffy to be his secretary of transportation for his second presidency.[3]

Personal life

In 1999, Duffy married Rachel Campos-Duffy.[22][23] They have nine children.[24] Duffy is a Roman Catholic.[25] They live in Weston, Wisconsin.[26]

Sean Duffy Media

  • Duffy speaking at CPAC 2013

References

  1. ↑ Lim, Naomi (August 24, 2016). Trump ally: I'm not peddling 'conspiracy theories' about Clinton's health. http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/politics/hillary-clinton-health-sean-duffy/. Retrieved August 26, 2016. 
  2. ↑ Beck, Molly; Gilbert, Craig (26 August 2019). "Sean Duffy says he's leaving Congress in September". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/26/sean-duffy-says-hes-leaving-congress-september/2120442001/. Retrieved 26 August 2019. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gold, Michael (November 18, 2024). "Donald Trump said he would nominate Sean Duffy, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin who is a Fox Business host and whose wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is a Fox News host, to be his transportation secretary". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Sean Patrick Duffy". LegiStorm. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin: Sean Patrick Duffy" Archived 2014-03-06 at Archive.today. The Washington Times. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sean Duffy's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Real World: Washington – The Scorecard". Politico. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Bloomer passes referendum on first try". Chippewa.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of Fall General Election – 11/02/2004" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, December 1, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of Fall General Election – 11/07/2006" Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, December 5, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Real World Awards Bash (Extended Version)". MTV. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Hayward Lumberjack Champion Sean Duffy Named Honorary Athlete | Sports in Wisconsin". Badgerstategames.org. 2007-07-17. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Ted (December 12, 2022). "Fox Business Network Adds 'The Big Money Show,' 'The Bottom Line' To Weekday Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sean Duffy running for congress". WAOW. 2009-07-08. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Wisconsin's Duffy says he's ready to get to work" Archived 2010-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Tribune/Associated Press. November 3, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Republican Representative Sean Duffy of Wisconsin". That's My Congress. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sean Duffy on Jobs", ontheissues.org. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ Bivins, Larry (December 24, 2011). "Duffy ends 2011 with bill he promised at start" Archived May 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. The Marshfield News-Herald.
  19. ↑ Kane, Paul (October 23, 2015). Boehner's next select committee, focusing on Planned Parenthood, to be led by Marsha Blackburn. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/23/boehners-next-select-committee-focusing-on-planned-parenthood-to-be-led-by-marsha-blackburn/. Retrieved October 23, 2015. 
  20. ↑ Blake, Aaron (January 29, 2017). "Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  21. ↑ Beck, Molly; Gilbert, Craig (26 August 2019). "Sean Duffy says he's leaving Congress in September". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/26/sean-duffy-says-hes-leaving-congress-september/2120442001/. Retrieved 26 August 2019. 
  22. ↑ Hunt, Kasie (October 20, 2010). "Sean Duffy's 'Real World' reprise". Politico. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  23. ↑ Campos-Duffy, Rachel. "I'm Expecting My 5th: What To Make Of The Trend In Bigger Families". Parent Dish, December 19, 2007.
  24. ↑ "Sean Duffy and wife Rachel's 9th child born with Down syndrome". October 8, 2019.
  25. ↑ Sean Duffy. http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Sean_P._Duffy. Retrieved November 16, 2010. 
  26. ↑ Olivo, Rick (October 19, 2011). "Mr. Duffy moves to Weston". Sawyer County Record. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020.

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