Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States
Table

Nominee
Nomination Position
Year
Nominated by
Outcome
Lucius Horatio Stockton
War
1801
John Adams
Withdrawn
Henry Dearborn
War
1815
James Madison
Withdrawn
Roger B. Taney
Treasury
1834
Andrew Jackson
Rejected, 28–18
Caleb Cushing
Treasury
1843
John Tyler
1st time: Rejected, 27-10
Caleb Cushing
Treasury
1843
John Tyler
2nd time: Rejected, 29-2
David Henshaw
Navy
1843
John Tyler
Rejected, 34–8
James Madison Porter
War
1843
John Tyler
Rejected, 38–3
James S. Green
Treasury
1844
John Tyler
Rejected, vote not recorded
Thomas Ewing
War
1868
Andrew Johnson
Withdrawn
Henry Stanbery
Attorney General
1868
Andrew Johnson
Rejected, 29–11
Charles B. Warren
Attorney General
1925
Calvin Coolidge
1st time: Rejected, 41-39
Charles B. Warren
Attorney General
1925
Calvin Coolidge
2nd time: Rejected, 46-39
Lewis Strauss
Commerce
1959
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rejected, 49-46
John Tower
Defense
1989
George H. W. Bush
Rejected, 53-47
Zoë Baird
Attorney General
1993
Bill Clinton
Withdrawn
Kimba Wood
Attorney General
1993
Bill Clinton
Withdrawn
Bobby Ray Inman
Defense
1993
Bill Clinton
Withdrawn
Anthony Lake
Director of Central Intelligence
1996
Bill Clinton
Withdrawn
Hershel Gober
Veterans Affairs
1997
Bill Clinton
Withdrawn
Linda Chavez
Labor
2001
George W. Bush
Withdrawn
Bernard Kerik
Homeland Security
2004
George W. Bush
Withdrawn
Tom Daschle
Health and Human Services
2008
Barack Obama
Withdrawn
Bill Richardson
Commerce
2008
Barack Obama
Withdrawn
Judd Gregg
Commerce
2009
Barack Obama
Withdrawn
Andrew Puzder
Labor
2016
Donald Trump
Withdrawn
Ronny Jackson
Veterans Affairs
2018
Donald Trump
Withdrawn

Question: Who did Bush nominate as United States Secretary of Homeland Security in 2004?
Answer: In 2004, Bush nominated Bernard Kerik to become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.