Another Oregon politician nominated to work for Trump administration

Daniel Bonham, the former state Republican Senate leader from The Dalles, could be headed to work for the U.S. Department of Labor.

A U.S. Senate calendar lists Bonham as a nominee for the job of assistant secretary of labor, as first reported by Dirk VanderHart of Oregon Public Broadcasting. If he’s confirmed, Bonham would report to another prominent Oregon Republican : former U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was picked by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this year.

There are several assistant secretaries in the labor department. The Senate calendar suggests Bonham would replace Elizabeth Schoff Watson, who was the assistant secretary of congressional and intergovernmental affairs during the Biden administration, according to her LinkedIn .