The Biden administration is reportedly in talks to appoint Kim Wyman, a Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Trump's false claims of fraud, to lead efforts to protect elections from interference.
It would make Wyman, 59, one of the most senior GOP appointments in the administration.
And it would propel her into a prominent position working with election officials around the country at a time when much of her own party has sown doubt about voting integrity.
Federal officials have spent weeks in talks with Wyman, Washington state's secretary of state, to become the election security lead for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to CNN.
As the most senior official in charge of Washington state's 2020 election, she repeatedly denied Trump's claims that mail-in voting could be abused and pushed back on the idea that increasingly accessibility increased the risk of fraud.
The Biden administration is reportedly in talks with Kim Wyman, the Republican secretary of state in Washington state, to appoint her to a key election security role at the Department of Homeland Security
Wyman would be one of the most senior Republicans to join the Biden administration. She repeatedly hit back at Trump's false claims about election fraud during the past two years
'In this day and age, restricting or hindering voter access is inexcusable, and falling short of our commitment to ensuring our elections are safe, secure and accurate is irresponsible,' she wrote for MarketWatch last year.
'Voters must have options this fall, and they deserve to feel confident about the integrity of our
