Re: [OT] Question about rules around appointments

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

I see that Trump is hoping to appoint at least two members of the House
to posts in his government: Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador and Matt
Gaetz as Attorney-General. I know that Gaetz has already resigned his
seat but haven't heard if Stefanik has too.

Gaetz was re-elected. He resigned to thwart the House Ethics Committee
from releasing its findings as they lack jurisdiction over former
members of Congress.

The term of the new Congress begins January 3. The president's term ends
at noon on January 20, so there is overlap between the end of the
presidential term and the start of the new Congress.

We expect Gaetz and Stefanik to get sworn in into the new Congress. If
confirmed, they must resign.

Do House members have to resign their seats before they qualify for
senior jobs like this?

They aren't required to resign to be nominated and confirmed. They must
resign in order to be sworn in to their executive office.

It seems odd to me that they would give up their
seats prior to actually getting confirmed in the job.

With the tiny majority, they won't resign till the last moment. If there
were a larger majority, they could resign earlier.

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