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Senate Transportation Committee interviews Rob(ert) Blum for Aeronautics Advisory Board nomination
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee heard from gubernatorial nominee Robert Blum of Hayden, Idaho, who described his business background and aviation experience before the committee said it will take up a confirmation vote at a later meeting.
The Senate Transportation Committee interviewed gubernatorial nominee Robert Blum of Hayden, Idaho, on his nomination to the Idaho Aeronautics Advisory Board.
Blum, who also identified himself in the hearing transcript as “Rob Bloom,” told the committee he is the owner and CEO of Stancraft Companies, a family group of businesses based in Coeur d’Alene. He said Stancraft includes Stancraft Boat Company, Stancraft Construction Group and Stancraft Jet Center, a fixed-base operator (FBO) with hangars at Cortland Airport. Blum said the group employs about 250 people and participates in local charities and scholastic programs.
“I have now been in the aviation business since 02/18,” Blum said in his remarks, adding that he has acquired a “limited amount of knowledge on the aviation industry and how airports work in general” and that his executive experience would be of benefit to the Aeronautics Advisory Board.
The committee chair described the committee’s usual process following such interviews: members review the nominee’s résumé and hearing transcript, and the committee later takes a vote to recommend confirmation to the full Senate. The chair said he did not anticipate problems based on the lack of questioning during the interview.
Blum confirmed he is not a pilot. “I am not a pilot no,” he told the panel when asked.
No committee action to recommend confirmation was taken at the hearing. The chair said a vote would be scheduled at a subsequent meeting and, if recommended, the nomination would move to the Senate floor for final confirmation.
The hearing record shows only the brief interview and introductory remarks; no public testimony or formal debate on the nomination was recorded.
