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'''Elisabeth Dee "Betsy" DeVos''' (born 8 January 1958) is the eleventh and current [[United States Secretary of Education]]. Devos has also been a businesswoman, and advocate for [[school choice]].
'''Elisabeth Dee "Betsy" DeVos''' (born 8 January 1958) is the eleventh and current [[United States Secretary of Education]]. Devos has also been a businesswoman, and advocate for [[school choice]].
DeVos was nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President [[Mike Pence]] casting the tie-breaking vote.
DeVos was nominated by President [[Donald Trump]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President [[Mike Pence]] casting the tie-breaking vote. This was the first time in United States Senate history that the Vice President was called upon to break a tie vote for a Cabinet nominee.
She is married to [[Dick DeVos]], who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the governorship of [[Michigan]] against unpopular incumbent [[Jennifer Granholm]].
She is married to [[Dick DeVos]], who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the governorship of [[Michigan]] against unpopular incumbent [[Jennifer Granholm]].