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Gresham nominated for governmental affairs slot at DOT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has nominated Dana Gresham to become the Department of Transportation’s assistant secretary for governmental affairs.

Gresham served as the chief of staff for the office of Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., from 2003 through November 2008.

Obama and Davis attended Harvard Law School together.

The White House said Gresham was the lead staffer for Davis’ participation with the Congressional Black Caucus and helped guide overall legislative and political direction for the New Democrat Coalition.

Gresham was the primary policy and political advisor to Davis on the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives, according to the White House.

Before that he worked as the legislative director for the Rep. Bud Cramer, D-Ala., where he worked with the Blue Dog Coalition and various subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee, including the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee.  He also staffed Cramer on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Gresham has over 14 years of experience working on Capitol Hill and earned his bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1994.

Lyndon Finney of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at [email protected] .