WASHINGTON - White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu, a former mayor of New Orleans, is leaving his post after two years and is expected to help push publicly for President Joe Biden’s reelection.
Biden tasked Landrieu with setting up a system to invest more than $1T over the coming years on roads, bridges, sewer systems, fiberoptic cable, ports and an array of other projects tied to the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
Landrieu would have been limited in his ability to advocate for Biden as a federal employee.
Going forward, the infrastructure team will be led by deputy White House chief of staff Natalie Quillian.
Landrieu, 63, also plans to work in the private sector promoting clean energy. He is among the Biden loyalists that one day could aspire to the Oval Office. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are also helping the reelection effort and drawing speculation about 2028. (The AP 01/08/24)
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