The Boston Globe A cast member of ‘The Real World: Boston’ was nominated to the Trump Cabinet. So we binged the season. Sean Duffy (center) was a cast member on MTV's "Real World: Boston" in 1997.

Sean Duffy (center) was a cast member on MTV's "Real World: Boston" in 1997. He is now President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Transportation Secretary.

“When I hear that scientists are saying that Boston is sinking, I think about the real-world implications it has on the people that live in my district. . . these are people’s homes.

"The Real World: Boston" followed a group of seven strangers who lived together in the city while working at an after-school program in East Boston, according to an archived summary of the season ...

Sean Duffy – Real World: Boston Real World Debut: Duffy appeared on The Real World: Boston in 1997. Compared to the madness of other seasons from the Nineties, this was a rather staid one. The ...

Sean Duffy in Washington, D.C., in September 2016, as a Republican representative from Wisconsin. Also pictured as a member of The Real World Boston cast in 1997.

The Real World: Boston is the sixth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city ...

But not just any reality TV show, Duffy was a main player on the sixth season of the Real World, which was dubbed the "Real World: Boston," he can be seen in the opening of that season of the show.

"The Real World: Boston" followed a group of seven strangers who lived together in the city while working at an after-school program in East Boston, according to an archived summary of the season ...

From 'The Real World: Boston' to Congressman: All About Trump Transportation Sec. Pick Sean Duffy News President-elect Trump’s latest Cabinet announcement came Monday evening, when he tapped ...

Sean Duffy – Real World: Boston Real World Debut: Duffy appeared on The Real World: Boston in 1997. Compared to the madness of other seasons from the Nineties, this was a rather staid one.