Two more women have been eyed by President-elect Barack Obama as the top candidates for key cabinet posts after Hillary Rodham Clinton was reportedly offered the secretary of state, said a TV report on Thursday.
Janet Napolitano, the governor of Arizona who was named to Obama's advisory board, was vetted for the secretary of homeland security, sources close to the Obama's transition office told CNN.
The 50-year-old is currently in her second term as the Arizona governor. Before becoming an elected official, she has served in several legal positions in court and private law firms.
In 1993, Napolitano was appointed by President Bill Clinton as United States attorney for the District of Arizona who was involved in investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing.
She won the gubernatorial election in 2002, defeating her Republican opponent Matt Salmon, and won the re-election four years later.
On Jan. 11, 2008, she announced to endorse Obama as the Democratic nominee for president.
The report also said that Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's leading choice for commerce secretary.
The billionaire, who has no any record in public office, has been serving as Obama campaign's finance chair and running his fundraising activities, said the report.
However, the job would not be officially offered before the vetting is complete, it added.
The choices were latest revealed as Obama continues to staff his cabinet that will take offices after Jan. 20.
A top Democratic source told CNN on Tuesday that Peter Orszag, the head of the Congressional Budget Office, was picked to head Obama's Office of Management and Budget.
As most other candidates for Obama's cabinet, Orszag has worked at the Clinton White House, as special assistant to the president at the National Economic Council.
Source:Xinhua
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