Trump EEOC Nominee Daniel Gade Says He Withdrew Amid 'Political Mess'
“I'm willing to serve but the process of being confirmed should not be so painful that it causes good people to run away,” Gade told the NLJ in an interview. “The EEOC is way too important to leave unfilled at the commissioner level."
December 20, 2018 at 06:09 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Daniel Gade, a nominee to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said Thursday he has withdrawn from consideration, even as his name still appeared on a U.S. Senate activity calendar and as lawmakers scrambled to strike a deal to confirm the agency's nominees before the end of the year.
Gade told The National Law Journal in a phone interview that he informed the White House in November he no longer wished to be considered for a post on the EEOC. Gade said he has accepted a teaching position at American University that begins in January.
In the interview, Gade, who formerly taught at the United States Military Academy, said he grew frustrated as his nomination did not advance further than a Senate committee vote in more than a year.
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