Well, there you go.

Chao, President George W. Bush’s labor secretary and the first Asian American female Cabinet member in U.S. history, stands to gain significant influence as transportation secretary if Trump manages to get congressional approval for a massive infrastructure-rebuilding effort.

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Here’s more background from colleagues Jerry Markon, Philip Rucker and Amy Goldstein:

In naming Chao, who has also served as deputy transportation secretary and has been married to McConnell since 1993, Trump turned to a consummate Washington insider after campaigning on a vow to bring change to Washington.

Since leaving the Bush administration, Chao has served as a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Fox News. She is also a former chief executive of the United Way of America, director of the Peace Corps and banker with Citicorp in New York.

As for McConnell, he said he’s gearing up for a quick round of Trump cabinet approvals on Inauguration Day.

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“We hope on Jan. 20 to be able to vote on and confirm a number of the president’s selection for the cabinet so he can get started,” McConnell told reporters.

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As a side note, McConnell did not vote on Chao’s nomination for labor secretary under President George W. Bush, though he was a senator at the time. That’s because Chao was approved by unanimous consent on the Senate floor on Jan. 29, 2001. There was no roll call vote.