President-elect Donald Trump has offered Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-T) the position of Interior Secretary. The previous front-runner for the post was Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).
Zinke, who won his seat in 2014, is a former U.S. Navy SEAL commander who has taken strong stances on conservation and public lands issues. He voted against the 2016 GOP budget because it sold federal lands and even resigned his position as a delegate to the Republican National Convention this summer because the platform called for the sale of public lands. He has also opposed efforts to transfer federal land to states and partnered with Democrats on conservation issues.
It was not clear whether Zinke had accepted the offer.