washington new name possible appointees u.s. president-elect donald trump cabinet emerge include 2012 presidential candidate mitt romney secretary state work fill administration position ahead inauguration jan. 20. senior trump official say job national security adviser offer retire lieutenant general michael flynn trump announce sunday would hire republican national committee chairman reince priebus white house chief staff name stephen bannon former head conservative website breitbart news chief strategist senior counselor people mention contenders senior roles steven mnuchin former goldman sachs group inc executive trump campaign finance chairman jeb hensarling u.s. representative texas chairman house financial service committee jamie dimon jpmorgan chase co chief executive officer tom barrack founder chairman colony capital inc mitt romney 2012 presidential nominee former massachusetts governor rudy giuliani former mayor new york city nikki haley governor south carolina jeff sessions u.s. senator alabama early trump supporter member senate arm service committee john bolton former u.s. ambassador unite nations president george w. bush bob corker u.s. senator tennessee chairman senate foreign relations committee zalmay khalilzad former u.s. ambassador iraq jeff sessions u.s. senator alabama early trump supporter member senate arm service committee tom cotton u.s. senator arkansas jon kyl former u.s. senator arizona duncan hunter u.s. representative california early trump supporter member house arm service committee jim talent former u.s. senator missouri senate arm service committee kelly ayotte outgo u.s. senator new hampshire member senate arm service committee rudy giuliani former mayor new york city ted cruz u.s. senator texas jeff sessions senior member senate judiciary committee take hard line immigration kris kobach kansas secretary state architect anti-immigration efforts say advise trump immigration issue pam bondi florida attorney general trey gowdy u.s. representative south carolina head house committee investigate 2012 attack u.s. mission benghazi libya henry mcmaster lieutenant governor south carolina tom price u.s. representative georgia orthopedic surgeon rick scott florida governor rich bagger former pharmaceutical executive former top aide new jersey governor chris christie bobby jindal former louisiana governor michael mccaul u.s. representative texas chairman house homeland security committee david clarke milwaukee county sheriff vocal trump supporter joe arpaio outgo maricopa county arizona sheriff campaign trump jeff holmstead energy lawyer former epa official george w. bush administration mike catanzaro energy lobbyist former epa official george w. bush administration robert grady venture capitalist partner private equity firm gryphon investors leslie rutledge arkansas attorney general carol comer commissioner indiana department environmental management harold hamm oklahoma oil gas mogul chief executive continental resources inc kevin cramer u.s. representative north dakota robert grady venture capitalist partner private equity firm gryphon investors larry nichols co-founder devon energy corp jam connaughton chief executive nautilus data technologies former environmental adviser president george w. bush sarah palin former alaska governor 2008 republican vice presidential nominee jan brewer former arizona governor forrest lucas founder oil products company lucas oil harold hamm oklahoma oil gas mogul chief executive continental resources inc robert grady venture capitalist partner private equity firm gryphon investors wilbur ross billionaire investor chairman invesco ltd subsidiary wl ross co linda mcmahon former world wrestle entertainment executive two-time senate candidate ronald burgess retire lieutenant general former defense intelligence agency chief robert cardillo director national geospatial-intelligence agency pete hoekstra former u.s. representative michigan pete hoekstra former u.s. representative michigan michael flynn retire lieutenant general former director defense intelligence agency offer job accord senior trump official kelly ayotte outgo u.s. senator new hampshire member senate arm service committee richard grenell former spokesman unite state unite nations peter king u.s. representative new york dan dimicco former chief executive steel producer nucor corp trump transition team confirm would choose list 21 name draw campaign include u.s. senator mike lee utah william pryor federal judge 11th u.s. circuit court appeal victoria lipnic u.s. equal employment opportunity commission commissioner former labor department official george w. bush administration andrew puzder ceo cke restaurants contenders key job trump administration