"Tommy Beaudreau has a long list of potential conflicts of interest, including former clients in the coal, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors."
"President Joe Biden’s nominee for the second-highest position at the Department of the Interior has a list of potential conflicts of interest that rivals that of Trump administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, whose ties to industry and his revolving-door experience earned him labels like the “ultimate D.C. swamp creature.”
Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel lobbyist, first served as deputy secretary and in 2019 took over when Donald Trump’s first interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, resigned. The number of issues he had to recuse himself from due to his past work was so extensive he carried around a card listing former clients.
Tommy Beaudreau, Biden’s choice for deputy interior secretary, may very well need to do the same.
In a recent financial disclosure report, Beaudreau reported working for 35 clients over the last four years as an attorney and partner at the Los Angeles-based law firm Latham & Watkins. They include numerous companies with potential business before the Interior Department, from fossil fuel drilling and pipeline firms to offshore wind developers."
Chris D’Angelo reports for HuffPost April 29, 2021.
SEE ALSO:
"Sources: Biden Picks Tommy Beaudreau For No. 2 Interior Spot" (E&E News)
"Biden’s Deputy Interior Pick Earned $2.4 Million at Latham" (Bloomberg Environment)
"Interior: Moderate Nominee Shifts Battle Line Over Deputy Post" (E&E News)
