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President-elect Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

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WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S.

Senate.A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov.

Tom Wolf in 2017, making her one of the few transgender people serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide. She won past confirmation by the Republican-majority Pennsylvania Senate and has emerged as the public face of the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.“Dr.

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