Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary

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Various names have been rumored, but it appears that our next Labor Secretary will be Rep. Hilda Solis.

A labor official says Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary by President-elect Barack Obama.

The Democratic congresswoman was just elected to her fifth term representing heavily Hispanic portions of eastern Los Angeles County and east L.A. She is the daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants and has been the only member of Congress of Central American descent.

I'm only vaguely familiar with Solis' background, but a quick look around the tubes suggests she's well suited for the job, and her nomination will be a big win for unions. (The transition office was, by the way, under increasing pressure on increased cabinet diversity, and Holis, as a Latina woman, helps. If my count is right, she's the fifth woman and the third Hispanic official to join Obama's team.)

Seyward Darby notes, for example, that Holis has described herself as a "daughter of a union family," co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act in the 110th Congress, and earned a 100% rating from the AFL-CIO last year.

For more, take a look at Holis' EFCA speech on the House floor, and her position page on labor issues from her campaign website, which shows her taking a strong pro-union message on pretty much every issue important to labor.

We haven't heard too much lately about the lack of genuine, unapologetic liberals in Obama's cabinet, but for those who've been worried about ideological diversity on the president-elect's team, Holis should make progressives feel pretty good.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

Inclusive? That sounds like some kind of special club you can belong to...elitism run amok!

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yeah the ####### jobs are going to the rainbow coalition, the real jobs are all in the hands of neocons like hillary and gates

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yeah the ####### jobs are going to the rainbow coalition, the real jobs are all in the hands of neocons like hillary and gates

lol...ask Robert Reich if Labor Secretary is a sh!t job.

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robert reich was labor sec.. he's a loser

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

Inclusive? That sounds like some kind of special club you can belong to...elitism run amok!

Wonder where all the elitism threads are...

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

Inclusive? That sounds like some kind of special club you can belong to...elitism run amok!

Wonder where all the elitism threads are...

Waiting to surface the first glimpse of the First Family eating an arugula salad at a posh restaurant.

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

Inclusive? That sounds like some kind of special club you can belong to...elitism run amok!

Wonder where all the elitism threads are...

Waiting to surface the first glimpse of the First Family eating an arugula salad at a posh restaurant.

Or passing up a hunting trip with the Cheneys.

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Wow... people coming in from all kinds of backgrounds. Talk about looking to shape a more inclusive America no?

Inclusive? That sounds like some kind of special club you can belong to...elitism run amok!

Wonder where all the elitism threads are...

Waiting to surface the first glimpse of the First Family eating an arugula salad at a posh restaurant.

Or passing up a hunting trip with the Cheneys.

Obama hunts for his lobster at his favorite seafood restaurant. No shooting necessary.

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Hilda Solis, Carlos' mother? Didn't she die in Season 2 of Desperate Housewives?