Statement of Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff on expected nomination of Pete Buttigieg to lead USDOT

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff today issued the below statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s expected nomination of former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary.

"I’m ecstatic that President-elect Biden is expected to nominate a shrewd and proven municipal leader to head the Transportation Department. Mayors know what it means to be on the hook to deliver. And they know that mobility is elemental to the quality of life of our citizens, especially those who depend on local government to provide that mobility. As a presidential candidate Mayor Buttigieg spotlighted the importance of transit to fueling America’s success. His support for keeping America moving alongside the great breadth he demonstrated as a candidate will serve the nation well as he tackles many disparate challenges at the Transportation Department."

Before joining Sound Transit as CEO in 2016, Peter Rogoff served as the Under Secretary for Policy at the USDOT during the second Obama term and as the Federal Transit Administrator in the first Obama term.