Those keeping a close eye on the situation say Sen. Bill Hagerty and Sen. Marsha Blackburn could be up for the job.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rumors are swirling about who President-Elect Trump will pick for his cabinet members, with some thinking he may have his sights set on Tennessee.
“Well, rumors are, there might be three that would be interested,” said public relations consultant Susan Williams.
Among those three are Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty and Congressman Tim Burchett. All of whom have shown their support for Trump since his 2016 election bid.
“Well number one we are a very Trump state as you saw from the election on Tuesday night. And we have people who have been in leadership roles in several departments and congressional committees,” said Williams.
And Congressman Tim Burchett agrees with those names.
“They’re always going to be in play. Mark, he’s chairman of a major committee, homeland security of course. And he’s …