Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
Sean Patrick Duffy was born in October 1971 in Hayward, Wisconsin. He earned an undergraduate degree in history and literature from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota and his Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law.
Duffy appeared in reality television shows to start his career and also provided competition commentary on ESPN. He became the Ashland County district attorney and was reelected to the position four times. He won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 and was reelected twice.
Duffy resigned from the House in 2019 when his daughter was born with a heart defect from Downs Syndrome. He briefly served as a political commentator, then became senior counsel for a lobbying group. He also served as a cohost for a business television program.
Duffy was nominated by President Donald Trump to be Secretary of Transportation, was confirmed by the Senate, and was sworn into office in late January 2025.
Duffy is married to Rachel, with whom he has 9 children. He is Catholic.
In the News…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that four major airlines are offering discounted rates to customers of the now-defunct Spirit Airlines. Ticketed customers who validated their purchase of a seat on a Spirit flight were being offered a one-way ticket by United, Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest, at just $200.
Secretary Duffy stated, “I would recommend that if you have a ticket with Spirit that you actually try to book with these airlines as soon as possible. These offers are not going to be open forever.”
The transportation secretary added that some airline companies are prepared to hire employees of the shuttered airline, “There’s a demand for aviation workers. So, even American and United have drafted or crafted microsites for Spirit employees to potentially jump the line, jump the queue, and get preferential treatment in the application process for the many airlines that are now hiring, whether it’s pilots, flight attendants, baggage workers or even those who have worked in the call centers. You can go to the individual websites to see what’s offered by each of the individual airlines.”
Secretary Duffy highlighted federal officials’ block of a 2024 merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines. “This merger should have been allowed. And this, today, would indicate this is not better for travelers. This is not better for pricing. This is not better for competition. Actually. It’s worse. We had an airline go down because the markets were trying to allow two airlines to merge, make them stronger, and offer more competition for the American consumer.”
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The Honorable Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590
