President Obama has settled on former Gov. Gary Locke of Washington state as his top choice for commerce secretary as he tries for a third time to fill a cabinet position that has bedeviled his administration, a White House official said Monday.
The official described Mr. Locke as the “likely” nominee, a formulation the Obama team has used in the past for a candidate on the verge of being nominated pending final vetting checks.
According to the New york Times, Mr. Locke would be the third choice for the Commerce Department after Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico dropped out because of a federal investigation into state contracting and Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican from New Hampshire, withdrew his nomination citing philosophical differences with the president.
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