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WEBVTT EVERY CANDIDATE WILL BE VETTED. FORMER MARYLAND GOVERNOR BOB EHRLICH'S NAME CAME UP BUT HE SAYS HE IS NOT IN RUNNING FOR A POSITION. HE SPOKE ABOUT IT ON MSNBC SAYING IF THE PRESIDENT CALLS YOU, YOU TAKE CALL. WHILE HE SAID HE IS HAPPY TO BE WORKING AT A D.C. LAW FIRM HE TALKED ABOUT SOME THINGS HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN UNDER A NEW ADMINISTRATION. >> HE IS A LEADER AND HE WILL MAKE DECISIONS AND THEY WILL BE FINAL. WITH REGARD TO ISSUES, I HOPE TAX REFORM AND RAO EPATRIATION OF DOLLARS OFFSHORE AND GRAND TAX DEAL AND MAYBE SOME DOLLARS GOING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TOGETHER. MEGAN: MIKE ROGERS WHO WAS ADVISING DONALD TRUMP ON

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Former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich said he is not in the running for a cabinet position in President-elect Donald Trump's administration. This comes despite sources telling 11 News he has been meeting with Trump's transition team this week. Yes, Ehrlich said a cabinet position is “news to him," but there are thousands of jobs to fill in the administration and it’s possible he’s under consideration for other jobs in the administration. Longtime Ehrlich spokesman Greg Massoni would neither confirm nor deny the reported meetings. "Governor Ehrlich is very happy with our new president-elect and also is very happy to be working at his D.C. law firm," the statement said. "We look forward to working next door to our new White House neighbors." Many Maryland Republicans reacted positively to news Ehrlich may have a shot atjoining the Trump administration and political experts say the governor would be a smart choice for the president-elect. “For a lot of people, particularly mainstream Republicans, it’s good for them to hear someone like a Bob Ehrlich getting thrown around,” said Mileah Kromer, director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher College. “He’s a former member of Congress, a Republican governor in a blue state, someone who can work across the partisan aisle.” Ehrlich was scheduled to sit down with 11 News earlier this week, but cancelled citing unexpected meetings in Washington, D.C. This may speak to numerous reports saying the transition process is in “chaos.” Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night and called the transition team "very organized." Ehrlich was elected governor of Maryland in 2002 and served one term. He was defeated by Democrat Martin O'Malley in 2006 and again in 2010. Before that, he served in Congress and held a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates.