u.s. president-elect donald trump plan nominate wrestle magnate linda mcmahon choice head small business administration trump transition team say statement wednesday follow list republican trump selections top job administration post national security adviser require senate confirmation mnuchin 53 relatively little-known successful private equity investor hedge fund manager hollywood financier spend 17 years goldman sachs leave 2002. assemble investor group buy fail california mortgage lender 2009 rebranded onewest bank build southern california large bank bank come fire foreclosure practice house advocacy group accuse quick foreclose struggle homeowners mattis retire marine general know tough talk distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command oversee u.s. military operations middle east south asia mattis 66 know many u.s. force nickname mad dog rebuke say 2005 fun shoot people sessions 69 first u.s. senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country-store owner alabama senator former federal prosecutor long take tough stance illegal immigration oppose path citizenship undocumented immigrants ross 78 head private equity firm w.l ross co. net worth peg forbes 2.9 billion staunch supporter trump economic adviser ross help shape trump campaign view trade policy blame north american free trade agreement canada mexico go force 1994 2001 entry china world trade organization cause massive u.s. factory job losses health human service secretary u.s. representative tom price price 62 orthopedic surgeon head house representatives budget committee representative georgia since 2005 price criticize obamacare champion plan tax credit expand health save account lawsuit reform replace oppose abortion carson 65 retire neurosurgeon drop republican presidential nominate race march throw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circle carson previously indicate reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african-american pick cabinet spot trump chao 63 labor secretary president george w. bush eight years first asian-american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand news corp vulcan materials company marry u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republican kentucky devos 58 billionaire republican donor former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children push state level vouchers families use send children private school expansion charter school l1n1do0kc final leadership role kelly 45-year career head u.s. southern command responsible u.s. military activities relationships latin america caribbean kelly 66 differ democratic president barack obama key issue warn vulnerabilities along unite state southern border mexico environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measure stem climate change pruitt 48 enrage environmental activists fit republican president-elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation say stifle oil gas drill pruitt become top prosecutor oklahoma extensive oil reserve 2011 challenge epa multiple time since mcmahon 68 co-founder former ceo professional wrestle franchise wwe base stamford connecticut run unsuccessfully republican u.s. senate seat connecticut 2010 2012 early supporter trump presidential campaign u.s. ambassador unite nations governor nikki haley haley 44 republican governor south carolina since 2011 little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants lead successful push last year remove confederate battle flag ground south carolina state capitol kill nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman national security adviser retire lieutenant general michael flynn flynn 57 early trump supporter serve vice chairman transition team begin u.s. army career 1981 deploy afghanistan iraq flynn become head defense intelligence agency 2012 president barack obama retire year early expect accord media report become fierce critic obama foreign policy pompeo 52 third-term congressman kansas serve house representatives intelligence committee oversee cia national security agency cyber security retire army officer harvard law school graduate pompeo support u.s. government sweep collection americans communications data want scrap nuclear deal iran factbox trump fill top job administration