List of Department of Transportation appointments by Donald Trump

Key
	Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
	Appointees confirmed by the Senate.
	Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
	Appointees serving in an acting capacity.
	Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
	Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017 (Confirmed January 31, 2017, 93–6)[1]	January 11, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury[2]	September 10, 2019	January 20, 2021
General Counsel of Transportation		November 28, 2017 (Confirmed November 14, 2017, 50–47)[3]	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Joel Szabat[4][5]	July 2019
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Aviation and International Affairs)		January 2, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Transportation Policy)	Vacant
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Government Affairs)	Adam J. Sullivan[6]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Research and Technology)	Vacant
Chief Financial Officer	John E. Kramer	TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Stephen Dickson[7][8]	August 12, 2019 (Confirmed July 24, 2019, 52–40)[9]	March 31, 2022 (Left Under Biden)
Federal Highway Administration
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration	Nicole R. Nason[10]	May 7, 2019 (Confirmed March 28, 2019, 95–1)[11]	January 20, 2021[12]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	Raymond P. Martinez[13]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)	October 31, 2019
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	Ronald Batory[14]	February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Federal Transit Administration
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration	Vacant
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	James C. Owens[15]	September 1, 2019
United States Maritime Administration
Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration	Mark H. Buzby	August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)	January 11, 2021
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	Howard R. Elliott[16]	October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)

Previous officeholders (first administration)

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017	January 11, 2021	Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[17][18]
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Jeffrey Rosen	May 18, 2017	May 22, 2019	Became Deputy Attorney General.[19]
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Derek Kan	December 4, 2017	July 2019
Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation	Calvin Scovel	October 26, 2006	January 31, 2020
	Mitch Behm	February 1, 2020	May 15, 2020
	Howard R. Elliott	May 16, 2020	January 11, 2021	Eric Soskin became Inspector General.
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Daniel Elwell	January 6, 2018	August 12, 2019	Deputy Administrator Elwell was Acting Administrator from the expiration of Michael Huerta's term until the confirmation of Stephen Dickson.

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Sean Duffy[20]	January 28, 2025 (Confirmed January 28, 2025, 77–22)[RC 1]
	Judith Kaleta[21]	January 20, 2025	January 28, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury	March 13, 2025 (Confirmed March 11, 2025, 51–46)[RC 2]
Assistant Secretary of Transportation	Seval Oz	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Transportation	Michael Rutherford	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration	Bryan Bedford	July 10, 2025 (Confirmed July 9, 2025, 53–43)[RC 3]
	Chris Rocheleau	January 30, 2025	July 10, 2025
Federal Highway Administration
Administrator of Federal Highway Administration	Sean McMaster	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Jonathan Morrison	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	David Fink[22]	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Drew Feeley	April 30, 2025
	Michael Lestingi	January 20, 2025	April 30, 2025
Federal Transit Administration
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration	Marc Molinaro	August 2, 2025 (Confirmed August 2, 2025, 71-23[RC 4]
	Tariq Bokhari	May 1, 2025	August 2, 2025
	Matthew Welbes	January 20, 2025	May 1, 2025
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	Derek Barrs	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Jesse Ellison	July 23, 2025
	Sue Lawless	March 21, 2025	July 23, 2025
	Adrienne Camire	March 7, 2025	March 21, 2025
	Sue Lawless	January 20, 2025	March 7, 2025
United States Maritime Administration
Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration	Stephen Carmel	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Sang Yi	June 12, 2025
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	Paul Roberti	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Ben Kochman	January 30, 2025
	Howard "Mac" McMillan	January 20, 2025	January 30, 2025

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)

Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)

Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)

1. "PN11-6 - Sean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. January 28, 2025. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
2. "PN13-2 - Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
3. "PN55-6 - Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
4. "PN22-18 - Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)