A possible appointment would push the Democratic presidential candidate into the federal government by 2020, getting the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor, which many Democrats consider a necessary experience if he wants to run for president again.
Discussions on transport work are fluid and ongoing. Several Democrats are considering the post, including former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Corsetti and Rhode Island government Gina Raimonto. Pattigeek has been linked to a number of jobs in the Biden administration, including the United Nations Ambassador, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Commerce.
The future political aspirations of Pattikkee are not secret, but the future of the former mayor in his home state of Indiana, a place that has moved further to the right over the past two decades, has long been a stumbling block to those who mark his political rise.
Biden has long talked about Pittsburgh, and there is a belief among Democrats that the former mayor wants the president-elect to seek a higher position as a way to elevate someone who is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
Boutique will also be the first LGBT candidate to be nominated for Biden’s administration, and if he is confirmed, the first LGBT cabinet secretary to be approved by the Senate.