The position of Secretary of State is not one of appo â¦ intment, meaning no one is appointed to the position. Instead, the President nominates a candidate for the position. The candidate is then presented to the United States Senate, where a vote is held to confirm or reject the candidate.
Leroy Comrie is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing District 14. He was first elected to the chamber in 2014. At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Ray LaHood. Ray H. LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 until 2013. A Republican from Illinois, LaHood represented Illinois's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009.