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Danly Confirmed as Deputy Energy Secretary

Wayne Barber

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

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The Senate Tuesday voted 52-to-44 to confirm James Danly, a former member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to be deputy secretary of energy. The vote was along party lines with four senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, not voting. Danly, an attorney and U.S. Army veteran from Tennessee, was nominated to the position by President Trump on Jan. 22. Last month, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee supported his nomination 13-to-7. Danly will hold the No. 2 position at DoE, second only…

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