The Senate confirmed Chicago lawyer Eric Hargan as deputy secretary of HHS Wednesday in a 57-38 vote.
Mr. Hargan is coming to HHS from Chicago, where he worked at the law firm Greenberg Traurig and taught classes at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, according to the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Hargan assisted the Trump administration with the HHS transition, and he previously served in the department during President George W. Bush's administration, according to the report.
He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and his law degree from Columbia University School of Law in New York City.
Mr. Hargan joins HHS as deputy secretary shortly after Tom Price, MD, resigned due to concerns over his use of taxpayer-funded private jets.
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