Gilchrest in an Obama administration?
October 31, 2008
Around election time, Washington players and reporters do a lot of speculating about who will win plum posts when the new president comes to town. Although these types of things interest me, political appointments at the national level rarely affect my work directly at The Daily Record, so I tend to do a little less nosing around.
However, this year, word has it that environmental-industry types are whispering that Maryland’s own U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest could snag the job of director of the Environmental Protection Agency if Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat, is elected president.
The combo seemed slightly odd to me, since Gilchrest is a Republican, albeit a champion of the Chesapeake Bay who recently received kudos from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters. With a little digging, I found out that Gilchrest — who lost in the primary to Andy Harris — endorsed Obama in September.
For a little authority on the topic, I talked to Frank Maisano, a wind-development advocate, who initially tipped me off to the Gilchrest rumor. Here’s what he had to say:
“You look for people that are qualified and would be interested in filling the spot, and in all circumstances, Wayne Gilchrest fits the bill. He’s very well liked by the environmental community for a Republican. All of those things make him a very likable and interesting guy for a position, especially if Obama wants to pick someone who is highly respected by enviros.”
“By the way, I think Wayne Gilchrest is out of a job as of next year.”
Maisano had no tips on any Marylanders Republican nominee Sen. John McCain might pick if he’s elected.
DANIELLE ULMAN, Business Writer
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You had to dig? I assume this was before he started appearing all over Kratovil’s television ads.
Obama has talked a number of times about building a bipartisan Cabinet. If that actually happens, moderates like Gilchrest, who were shut out in these past hardline years, may make a decent comeback.