Source: ELLE Magazine / ELLE
President-elect Joe Biden picks Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health.
Levine will become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current position in 2017, making her one of the few transgender people serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide.
“Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond,” Biden said in a statement. “She is a historic and deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration’s health efforts.”
Source: Fox 45
