He was test pilot Mitchell Simpson, but now she is Amanda Simpson, President Obama's Senior Technical Advisor at the Commerce Department.-- From "President Obama Names Transgender Appointee to Commerce Department" by Jake Tapper, ABC News Senior White House Correspondent 1/4/10
The White House had no comment on her appointment.
At Raytheon, Simpson -- a former test pilot who had worked for the company for more than a generation -- transitioned from male to female and was instrumental in convincing the military contractor to add gender identity and expression to its equal employment opportunity policy.
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From "Amanda Simpson, formerly test pilot Mitchell Simpson, gets senior post in Commerce department" by Michael Saul, Daily News Staff Writer 1/4/10
"As one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds," Simpson said in a statement.
In 2004, Simpson became the first openly transgendered candidate to win a primary election in the U.S. in a bid for the Arizona state legislature.
A Democrat, she lost in the general election.
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