Trump nominates High Country native for secretary of the Army

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a High Country native to serve as secretary of the Army.

Daniel Driscoll grew up in Boone and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He’s also an Iraq War veteran, where he was deployed from October 2009 to July 2010. He left the service ranked as a first lieutenant. He eventually went to Yale Law School, where he met Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

He has most recently been serving as a senior advisor to Vance. Previous work includes investment banking and consulting for North Carolina firms.

Driscoll ran in the crowded Republican primary for the 11th District Congressional race in 2020, which was ultimately won by Madison Cawthorn. 

His nomination is subject to Senate confirmation. The current Army secretary is Christine Wormuth, the first woman to hold the position.