Trump nominates Braden Boucek as U.S. attorney for Nashville area

Zoom in: Boucek serves as the senior vice president of litigation for a nonprofit organization called the Southeastern Legal Foundation, which advocates for "limited government, individual liberties and the free enterprise system."

• He previously worked as the legal director at the Beacon Center, a prominent libertarian think tank.
• Henry Leventis previously served as the local U.S. attorney, but resigned his post, which is typical after a new president is elected.

Zoom out: Trump also nominated four new board members for the Tennessee Valley Authority, including Lee Beaman, a Nashville-area car dealer, businessperson and Republican political donor.

• Other TVA board nominees include Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood and Randall Jones. Trump recently fired board member Beth Geer, a President Biden nominee.