Exclusive: Pritzker turns down Commerce
Hyatt heiress fears confirmation problems
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Billionaire Penny Pritzker didn't want the hassle of going through the vetting process.
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Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, national campaign finance chairwoman for the Obama campaign, has taken herself out of the running to be secretary of Commerce because of vetting issues, a Democratic official said.
“She fears problems with her confirmation based on past business dealings,” the official said.
Pritzker was featured in a flurry of news reports as a likely secretary of commerce. But senior officials repeatedly — and correctly — told Politico that was not true.
Pritzker is a billionaire heiress to the Hyatt hotel fortune.
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Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 10:17 PM EST
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