Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, whom a published report pegged as a contender to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, has said he's not interested in the transportation post. Graves, now the American Trucking Associations' president and CEO, has told the trucking group's board he will continue in his ATA job.
Graves, who has headed ATA since 2003, signed a five-year extension of his contract in February. After Norman Mineta said in June he would be resigning as DOT Secretary, effective July 7, a Reuters report said Graves had "emerged as a top candidate" to succeed Mineta. The July 7 story cited "government and industry sources."