His Justice Department experience divides conservatives, progressives
While there’s been no official announcement yet by President Obama, a number of news sources are naming Thomas E. Perez as the likely nominee to be the next secretary of labor.
Perez, 51, is assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he clerked for a federal judge in Colorado, then worked as a prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division. His experience in public office includes being a city council member in Montgomery County, Maryland, and as the head of Maryland’s state labor department.