WASHINGTON -- Former Nevada Rep. Jim Bilbray was confirmed by the Senate over the weekend to serve on the board of governors of the U.S. Postal Service until the end of 2015.
Bilbray, 68, was nominated in August by President Bush to complete the remainder of a term that expired Dec. 8, and then serve a new nine-year term.
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The Senate confirmed Bilbray's appointment as Congress closed this year's session.
The 11-member board of governors usually meets monthly and is comparable to a board of directors for a private corporation.
Board members are paid $30,000 a year and $300 a day for meetings.
Bilbray, a Democrat, represented Las Vegas in the House from 1987 through 1994.
