The secretary of transportation is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serves at the pleasure of the governor (Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §47.01.041). The seven voting members of the Transportation Commission are appointed to staggered six-year terms by the governor, with the consent of the Senate and within statutory requirements for residency and geographic representation and that commissioners should reflect a "wide range of transportation interests." No elective state official, state officer or state employee may be a member of the commission. Commissioners may be removed by the governor for cause. The governor or designee serves as a nonvoting member and the secretary of transportation as an ex officio member (Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §47.01.051). Since 2005, the Transportation Commission has been separate from, and no longer has direct oversight of, WSDOT; WSDOT now reports to the secretary of transportation (2005 Wash. Laws, Chap. 319). The Transportation Commission's roles and responsibilities were further revised in 2006 (2006 Wash. Laws, Chap. 334).