Nomination of Rebecca Gernhardt Range To Be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation

The President today announced his intention to nominate Rebecca Gernhardt Range to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Governmental Affairs). She would succeed Charles G. Hardin.

Mrs. Range is currently Counselor to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation. She was in the office of Senator Ted Stevens from 1977 to 1984, serving as leadership assistant (1977), legislative correspondent (1977-1978), legislative assistant (1978-1981), and chief of staff (1981-1984).

Mrs. Range graduated from DePauw University (B.A., 1976) and Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (J.D., 1982). She is married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC. She was born October 23, 1954, in Mansfield, OH.