Mississippi Republican tapped as federal rail agency deputy

Published 7:15 pm Monday, June 26, 2017

By Special Report

JACKSON (AP) — A Mississippi man long active in Republican politics has started working in a top job at the Federal Railroad Administration.

Heath Hall was chosen as the agency’s deputy administrator by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. He was sworn in Friday.

Hall graduated from American University in Washington in 1992 and started his career as an intern at the Federal Railroad Administration.

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