Finkenauer Among Contenders To Become US Labor Secretary

Outgoing Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer is among the contenders to become Labor Secretary in a Biden administration.  The 31-year-old Democrat from Dubuque is among a list of five people being considered.  Finkenauer served in the House of Representatives starting in 2018, but she was defeated for re-election last month by Republican Ashley Hinson.  Finkenauer has known president-elect Biden since 2007 and he campaigned for her two years ago.  She was the first member of Iowa’s congressional delegation to endorse a candidate when she did so for Biden before the Iowa Caucuses.