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Three finalists vie for top transportation job
The Florida Transportation Commission has sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis the names of three finalists to become secretary of the state Department of Transportation.
The commission last week recommended Department of Transportation District Five Secretary Jared Perdue, former Miami-Dade County Transit Director Alice Bravo and Marcus Lemon, a former chief counsel for the Federal Highway Administration in the George W. Bush administration.
The commission selected the finalists from 13 applicants, including six current and former Florida Department of Transportation employees.
DeSantis will make the appointment.
The secretary’s job opened this year when Kevin Thibault stepped down from the $200,000-a-year position to become the chief executive officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
Thibault had run the agency since being selected by DeSantis in January 2019.
