Democrat elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the postal service

A former senior Obama administration official has been elected chairman of the U.S. Postal Services Board of Governors.

Ron Bloom, a Democrat nominated by the former President TrumpDonald TrumpDOJ to demand the resignation of the majority of U.S. lawyers appointed by Trump: denounce Trump’s lawyer withdrawing request not to hold Kinzinger’s dismissal trial on Saturday in calls for GOP gentlemen to convict Trump of dismissal who has been on the postal services council since 2019, said he hoped to work on a “comprehensive plan” to revitalize the agency.

“It requires that both ourselves and our stakeholders come together, openly face our challenges, make the necessary decisions and do what is right for this great organization and for our country,” he said in a statement.

Bloom previously served under former President Obama as a senior adviser on manufacturing policy. He will be replaced by Robert Duncan, a Republican who has served as chairman of the postal services council since September 2018 and will continue to be governor of the council.

Roman Martinez IV, another member of the Republican board, was elected vice president.

President BidenJoe Biden: Democrats say defending Trump’s ouster is “totally without merit.” A defense treaty between the United States and Israel has advantages and endangers the White House: Biden will not spend much time watching the trial of Trump’s dismissal MORE has faced calls to shake the leadership of the postal service. His board consists of six nominated by Trump, two of whom are Democrats.

There are currently three vacancies on the nine-person board. The U.S. Postal Workers Union has called on Biden to fill the Democratic vacancies, giving the party a simple majority.

“It should become a 5-4 option … Democratic Party majority,” union president Mark Dimondstein told NPR.

Bloom said Tuesday he would work with the agency’s governors and their postmaster general, Louis DeJoyLouis DeJoy: A Democrat is asking Biden to fire the postal board for “complicity” in attempts to revoke the election. Judge Approves Agreement to Speed ​​Up Georgia School Ballot Boxes Calendar Posted by DeJoy Postcard is Almost Completely MORE, according to a ten-year plan to revitalize the agency, The Associated Press reported.

At Tuesday’s meeting, DeJoy also apologized for the delays in mail service experienced by many Americans over the past year, which occurred amid the COVID-19 pandemic and DeJoy’s own efforts to introduce operational changes to the agency before the November elections.

“Too many Americans were left waiting weeks for major mail and package deliveries. This is unacceptable and I apologize to customers who felt the impact of our delays, ”DeJoy said, according to the AP.

Rep. Bill PascrellWilliam (Bill) James Pascrell Bottom line Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support for Facebook over violence against Democrats Democrat calls on Biden to fire postal board for “complicity” in attempts to revoke elections MORE (DN.J.) called on the White House in January to fire the entire Trump-appointed board of governors in the postal service for “silence and complicity in Trump and DeJoy’s attempts to subvert the election and destroy the Post Office “.

The Hill has contacted the White House to comment on calls for future action regarding the postal services board.