04/30/2025 at 10:00AM
Full committee hearing, immediately following the business meeting. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:
Nominees:
- Leslie Shockley Beyer to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Lands and Minerals Management
- Dr. Andrea Travnicek to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Water and Science
- Theodore Garrish to be Assistant Secretary of Energy, Nuclear Energy
- Tristan Abbey to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
Beyer is a Republican oil lobbyist. former CEO of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (previously called the Petroleum Equipment & Services Association). She is on the board of Forum Energy Technologies and Natural Gas Services Group. Prior to joining PESA, Ms. Beyer served as Director, Member and Board Relations for the National Association of Manufacturers from 2012 to 2014. Previously, Ms. Beyer served in leadership roles at Burson-Marsteller Public Affairs and at a boutique public relations firm for more than six years. Prior to her time in public affairs, Ms. Beyer served in media relations capacities in The White House, Executive Office of the President and on the Bush 2000 Presidential Campaign.
Travnicek is the state director of water resources for North Dakota, served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science during the first Trump administration, and was the senior policy advisor of natural resources for the North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven.
Garrish was Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs during the first Trump administration.
Tristan Abbey is a Republican oil policy advocate. He served as a Republican staffer on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the second Obama term. After serving on the Trump transition team for the Department of Energy, Abbey served as Director, Strategic Planning and Director, Energy and Environment for the National Security Council before returning to the Senate. Abbey led the effort to lift the oil export ban.