Kate MacGregor is a utilities executive, Interior Department alum and veteran rower who has already crewed for Team Trump.
Interior’s deputy secretary for part of President Donald Trump’s first term, MacGregor is now poised to take the second seat again. Her confirmation hearing Wednesday before a Senate panel is likely to showcase her comfort on Capitol Hill, her inside knowledge of the department and her commitment to Trump’s agenda.
“One of the reasons I love working for this president is because of his unapologetic support for American greatness,” MacGregor told POLITICO’s E&E News in an interview in 2020.
If confirmed as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s deputy, as appears all but certain, MacGregor will be in a position often described as the day-to-day manager of the department that started the year with about 70,000 employees and an annual budget of roughly $18 billion.
