Former New York Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito has been tapped to serve as inspector general for the Labor Department, the Trump administration announced on Monday.

The nomination brings D’Esposito back into the national political arena after he lost a key toss-up congressional race in New York’s 4th Congressional District to now-Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY).

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