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President-Elect Trump Transition Tracker
Cabinet Appointees, White House Staff, Policy Advisors, Agency Landing Teams, and potential SCOTUS picks
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WhiteHouse/TransitionLeadershipStaff ViceChairs ExecutiveCommittee ExecutiveDirector KeyPersonnel AdditionalKeyPersonnel
VP-ElectMikePence,TransitionChair RetiredneurosurgeonBenCarson
PennsylvaniaRep.LouBarletta RickDearborn,chiefofstafftoSen.Sessions
JoshPitcock,ChiefofStafftoVP-ElectMikePence
KellyanneConway,SeniorAdvisor
SteveBannon,ChiefStrategistandSeniorCounselor
TennesseeRep.MarshaBlackburn
TrumpCampaignCEOStephenK.Bannon MarcShort,FormeradvisortotheKochbrothers,advisortoMikePence
DavidBossie,DeputyExecutiveDirector
ReincePriebus,WhiteHouseChiefofStaff
FormerHouseSpeakerNewtGingrich
RNCChairmanandincomingWhiteHouseCOS,ReincePriebus
NickAyers,formerheadoftransitionatRNCforReincePriebus
AaronChang,AdvanceLead
RetiredLt.Gen.MichaelFlynn FloridaAttorneyGeneralPamBondi EricUeland StevenCheung,DirectorofRapidResponse
FormerNewYorkCityMayorRudyGiuliani
NewYorkRep.ChrisCollins MartyObst,INpoliticaladvisortoPence AJDelgado,SeniorAdvisor
AlabamaSen.JeffSessions JaredKushner,Trumpson-in-lawandpublisherofNewYorkObserver
JohnMashburn JeffDeWit,SpecialAdvisorforOperations
(NewJerseyGov.ChrisChristie) PennsylvaniaRep.TomMarino Rep.ChrisCollins(R-NY),Congressionalliaison
JessicaDitto,DeputyCommunicationsDirector
Rep.CynthiaLummis(R-WY) RebekahMercer,Heritageboardmemberandhedgefundheiress
BillHagerty,HeadofPresidentialAppointmentsteam
GeorgeGigicos,DirectorofAdvance
Rep.CathyMcMorrisRodgers(R-WA)
StevenMnuchin,TrumpcampaignfinancechairmanandformerGoldmanSachspartner
DonaldF.McGahn,AssistanttothePresidentandWhiteHouseCounsel
MichaelGlassner,SpecialAdvisorforOperations
Rep.TomReed(R-NY) CaliforniaRep.DevinNunes,chairmanoftheHouseintelligencecommittee
RonNicol,DirectorofAgencyAction StephanieGrisham,PressDirector
OklahomaGov.MaryFallin AnthonyScaramucci,founderofSkyBridgeCapital
HopeHicks,NationalPressSecretary
SenatorTimScott(R-SC) PeterThiel,venturecapitalistandco-founderofPayPal
JasonMiller,CommunicationsDirector
KathleenTroia"KT"McFarland,IncomingDeputyNationalSecurityAdvisor
RepublicanNationalCommitteeChairmanReincePriebus
StephenMiller,NationalPolicyDirector
TrumpCampaignCEOStephenK.Bannon KatrinaPierson,SeniorAdvisor
TrumpchildrenDonaldTrumpJr.,EricTrumpandIvankaTrump
DanScavino,DirectorofSocialMedia
Rep.SeanDuffy(R-WI) SeanSpicer,SeniorCommunicationsAdvisorRep.TreyGowdy(R-SC) KatieWalsh,SeniorAdvisorRep.DennisRoss(R-FL)PastorDarrellScottKironSkinner
AgencyLandingTeams
RonNicol,DirectorofAgencyAction
Defense, BoeingexecMiraRicardelandretiredArmyLt.Gen.Keith National Security NSC
State, JimCarafano DOJ
EconomicIssues,BillWalton/DavidMalpass DomesticIssues, KenBlackwell
Management/Budget,EdMeese/KayColes
AgencyTransformation&Innovation,BethKaufman
Defense,GregGardner,TraeStephens(advisoronly ),MarkAlbrecht,KennethBraithwaite,CraigDuehring,DavidTrachtenberg,DakotaWood,MichaelEgan,ChrisHassler,KendellPease
DHS,JamesCarafano(co-lead)andMikeDougherty(co-lead),CindyHayden,ThomasDiNanno,KatharineGorka
MarshallBillingslea
StevenGroves BrianBenczkowski(lead)
Treasury,EileenO'Connor,BillWalton,CurtisDubay,JudyShelton,MauricioClaver-Carone,ThomasFeddo
DOE/NRC,KellyMitchell,ThomasPyle,TravisFisher(DOElandingteam),MartinDannenfelser,Jr.,
OMB,DanKowalski,LindaSpringer,RussVought
DefenseandNationalSecurity,KeithKellogg
VA,MichaelMeese,LolitaZinke,SteveBuyer,LyndaDavis,EllenEmbrey,J.KeithKellogg,DarinSelnick,AmberSmith,BillChatfield
Intelligence,RonBurgess
MarkScraba TreyHicks ZinaBash Commerce,RayWashburne,WilliamGaynor,TomLeppert,DavidBohigian,JoanMaginnis,GeorgeSifakis
FERC,*potentially*ShannonBañaga,TravisFisher
OPM,PaulConway,JamesImoehl,
EconomicIssues,BillWalton/DavidMalpass
TomCarter,retiredmajorgeneralandformerAirForceAidetoReagan
OfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligence,GeofKahn
ThomasHiggins MorganVina GaryBarnett USTR,DanDiMicco,RobertLighthizer,StephenVaugh,NovaDaly,JeffGerrish
EPA,MyronEbell,DougDomenech,AmyOliverCooke
GSA,BobMacKichan Domestic&M/B, KenBlackwellandBeth
Kaufman/JonathanBeck
EarlMatthews,retiredmajorgeneralandaVPatHewlettPackard
JohnRader SvenKramer ChrisFord StefaniCarter IndependentFinancialAgencies,PaulAtkins
Labor,LorenSmith(lead),SteveHart,NathanMehrens
NationalCreditUnionAdministration,MarkFryzel
BertMizusawa,retiredmajorgeneralintheArmyReserve
PeteHoekstra TeraDahl ErinWalsh LizetteBenediHerraiz
SBA,DeannaBass,MaryAnneBradfield
HHS,ReneeAmoore,AndrewBremberg,PaulaStannard,MarieMeszaros,JohnBrooks,ScottGottlieb,EricHargan,NinaOwcharenkoSchaefer
OfficeoftheComptrollerofCurrency,PaulAtkins
BillHartzog,retiredfour-starandCEOofBurdeshawAssociates
Rep.DevinNunes KironSkinner AlexanderGray StevenEngel FCC,JeffEisenach,MarkJamison,RoslynLayton
HUD,JohnBravacos,ElvisSolivan,BudAlbright,ShawnKrause,JimmyKemp
JustinJohnson,defenseanalystwiththeHeritageFoundation
LisaMarieCheney
JackieWolcott ThomasWheeler SSA,DavidBlack,TomLeppert
DOT,NancyButler,ShirleyYbarra
MichaelDuffey,WisconsinRepublicanParty
YleemPoblete AshleyBell JamesBurnham FTC,AlexPollock,JoshuaWright
Education,BillEvers,JimManning(deputy),ThomasWheeler
SergiodelaPena,principalatdelaPenaConsulting
CharlesGlazer J.PatrickRowan CFTC,SharonBrown-Hruska Interior,DougDomenech,DavidBernhardt,
ChristopherBurnham
JessieLiu CFPB,PaulAtkins,CJJordan Agriculture,JoelLeftwich
CatharineO'Neill
RonaldTenpas SEC,SharonBrown-Hruska FederalHousingFinanceAgency,TimothyBitsberger
RobertBlau BillCleveland Ex-ImBank,BradleyBondi FarmCreditAdministration,PaulAtkins,SharonBrown-Hruska
AndrewPeek DavidHigbee FinancialStabilityOversightCouncil,AlexPollock
Education,JamesManning
HermanPirchner GregKatsas FDIC,PaulAtkins NASA,ChristopherShankFHFA,TimothyBitsbergerFederalReserve,RalphFerraraFSOC,AlexPollockNCUA,MichaelFryzel
PolicyTeam
Director,PolicyImplementation
AdoMachida
ExecutiveLegalActionLead
ExecutiveAuthorityAdvisor
AndrewBremberg CarlosDiazRosillo
ImmigrationReform&BuildingtheWall HealthcareReform DefenseandNationalSecurity TradeReform TaxReform
RegulatoryReform
EnergyIndependence
FinancialServices Education
Transportation&Infrastructure
ProtectingConstitutionalRights
DanielleCutrona PaulaStannard BertMizusawa,Lead RolfLundberg JimCarter BillChatfield BrianJohnson GerardRobinson,Lead KenKlukowski
KatieTalento SandraLuff,DeputyJoshuaWright,FTCandantitrust TownsendMcNin,Deputy
TraeStephens,DefensepolicyandPentagonstaffvettingTreyHicksMorganVinaChrisFord
PotentialCabinet/AgencyAppointments *Yellowhighlightsindicatefinalpick
SecretaryofState TreasurySecretary AttorneyGeneral InteriorSecretary AgricultureSecretary CommerceSecretary LaborSecretary
MittRomney,formerGOPPresidentialcandidate
StevenMnuchin,FormerGoldmanSachsexecutiveandMr.Trump’scampaignfinancechairman
JeffSessions,SenatorfromAlabama
RobertE.Grady,venturecapitalist,formerGeorgeH.W.BushWhiteHouseofficial
SamBrownback,Kansasgovernor
WilburRoss,billionaireinvestor
VictoriaA.Lipnic,EEOcommissionerandworkforcepolicycounseltoHouseEd.andWorkforceCommittee
JohnR.Bolton,FormerUnitedStatesambassadortotheUnitedNationsunderGeorgeW.Bush
EliMiller willserveasChiefofStaff
*KeithAppel,seniorVPatCRCPublicRelations,hasjoinedthetransitiontohelpwithSessions'nomination
OklahomaGovernorMaryFallin
ChuckConner,ChiefexecutiveofficeroftheNationalCouncilofFarmerCooperatives
ToddRickettswillserveasDeputyCommerceSecretary
AndrewPuzder,chiefexecutiveofCKERestaurants
RudyGiuliani,FormerMayorofNewYork
ForrestLucas,PresidentofLucasOilProducts
SidMiller,Texasagriculturalcommissioner
PeterKirsanow,AttornerontheUSCommissiononCivilRightsandformermemberoftheNationalLaborRelationsBoard
BobCorker,SenatorfromTennesseeandchairmanoftheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee
JanBrewer,FormerArizonagovernor
KipTom,Formercandidateforthe3rdCongressionalDistrictofIN
NewtGingrich,FormerHousespeaker
SarahPalin,FormerAlaskagovernor
CharlieHerbster,Republicandonorandagribusinessleader,chairofTrumpagriculturalcommittee
ZalmayKhalilzad,FormerUnitedStatesambassadortoAfghanistan
MeadTreadwell,formerlieutenantgovernorofAlaska
BruceRastettor,majorGOPdonorinIowa
StanleyA.McChrystal,FormerseniormilitarycommanderinAfghanistan
Additionally:formerRep.RichardPombo
FormergovernorsSonnyPerdue(GA),DaveHeineman(NE)andRickPerry(TX)
RichardArmitadge Rep.CynthiaLummis(R-WY)
Possibly:TedMcKinney,MikeMcCloskey,andDonVilwock
GeneralDavidPatraeus
HHSSecretary EnergySecretary EducationSecretary EPAAdministrator USTradeRepresentative UNAmbassadorFederalHousingFinance
Agency WhiteHouseCounsel
Rep.TomPrice,CongressmanrepresentingGeorgia's6thDistrictandanearlyTrumpbacker
FormerTexasGovernorRickPerry
BetsyDeVos,philanthropistandformerchairoftheMIstateRepublicanparty
JeffHolmstead,energylobbyistandformerenergyadvisortobothBushpresidents
DanDiMicco,FormerchiefexecutiveofNucorCorporation,asteelproductioncompany,andacriticofChinesetradepractices
SouthCarolinaGovernorNikkiHaley
ScottGarrett,FormerRepresentativeforNewJersey's5thDistrict
DonaldMcGahn,electionlawyerheadingupthetransitionteam'slegalwork,formerFECCommissioner,formerGCtotheNRCC,currentpartneratJonesDay
FormerDevonCEOLarryNichols
LeslieRutledge,attorneygeneralofAKandaleadchallengerofEPAregulationsinherstate
BillHagerty,formerTennesseeEconomicandCommunityDevelopmentCommissioner
Staffer:DavidGlaccum
Rep.KevinCramer(R-ND),Trumpenergyadvisor
MyronEbell,AdirectorattheCompetitiveEnterpriseInstituteandaprominentclimatechangeskeptic,alsorunsthetransition'sEPAworkinggroup
Rep.CharlesBoustany(R-LA),WaysandMeansTaxPolicySubcommitteeChairman
JamesL.Connaughton,ChiefexecutiveofNautilusDataTechnologiesandformerenvironmentaladvisertoPresidentGeorgeW.Bush
OklahomaAttorneyGeneralScottPruitt
KristineSvinicki,onlyRepublicanontheNRCandcontenderforahigh-levelpostattheEnergyDept.,potentiallySecretary
KathleenHartnettWhite,directoroftheArmstrongCenterforEnergyandtheEnvironmentattheTexasPublicPolicyFoundation
RobertE.Grady,venturecapitalistandGryphonInvestorspartner
Otherpotentialcandidates:RobertGrady,JoeAiello,CarolComer
Sen.JoeManchin(D-WV)
DefenseSecretary CIADirector NationalSecurityAdvisor VASecretaryHomelandSecurity
Secretary
HousingandUrbanDevelopmentSecretary TransportationSecretary DirectorofOMB
DirectorofNational
Intelligence
RetiredMarineGen.JimMattis,formerCentralCommandchief
Rep.MikePompeo(R-KS) MichaelT.Flynn,FormerdirectoroftheDefenseIntelligenceAgency
JeffMiller,RetiredchairmanoftheHouseVeteransAffairsCommittee
FrancesTownsend,formerGeorgeW.Bushhomelandsecurityadvisor
Dr.BenCarson,retiredneurosurgeonandformerRepublicanpresidentialcandidate
ElaineChao,establishmentRepublicanandveteranofbothBushadministrations(formerLaborSecretarytoGeorgeW.Bush)
EricUeland,veteranGOPHillaide,topstafferonSenateBudget,andtransitionadvisor
RetiringSenatorDanCoats(R-IN)
*note:MattiswouldrequireaspecialwaiverfromCongressduetohismilitarybackground
KathleenTroia"KT"McFarland,DeputyNationalSecurityAdvisor
FormerMassachusettsSen.ScottBrown
Rep.MikeMcCaul(R-TX),ChairmanoftheHouseHomelandSecurityCommittee
PamPatenaude,presidentoftheJ.RonaldTerwilligerFoundationforHousingAmerica'sFamilies
FormerOklahomaSen.TomCoburn
FrancesTownsend,formerGeorgeW.Bushhomelandsecurityadvisor
PeterHegseth,formerCEOofConcernedVeteransforAmerica
JoeArpaio,DepartingsheriffofMaricopaCounty,Ariz.
FormerMASen.ScottBrown
U.S.NavyAdmiralMichaelRodgers
SarahPalin,FormerAlaskagovernor
Rep.JohnKatko(R-NY),ChairmanoftheHomelandSecurityCommittee'stransportationsecuritypanel
FormerNewYorkRep.RickLazio
ChrisChristie Potentially:TrumpsupportersBudAlbrightandScottKeller
KrisKobach,aTrumpimmigrationadviserandKSSec.ofState
RobertWoodsonSr.,advisertoHouseSpeakerPaulRyan
DavidA.Clarke,Jr.MilwaukeeCountysheriff
SCOTUS
KeithBlackwellisajusticeoftheSupremeCourtofGeorgia.Hewasappointedtothepositionin2012.HehadpreviouslyservedontheCourtofAppealsofGeorgia.Beforeservingonthebench,JusticeBlackwellwasaDeputySpecialAttorneyGeneraloftheStateofGeorgia,anAssistantDistrictAttorneyinCobbCounty,andacommerciallitigatorinprivatepractice.JusticeBlackwellisagraduateoftheUniversityofGeorgiaSchoolofLaw.
MargaretA.RyanhasbeenajudgeoftheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheArmedForcessince2006.JudgeRyanservedintheMarineCorpsthroughdeploymentsinthePhilippinesandtheGulfWar.ShethenattendedNotreDameLawSchoolthroughamilitaryscholarshipandservedasaJAGofficerforfouryears.JudgeRyanclerkedforJudgeJ.MichaelLuttigoftheFourthCircuitandJusticeClarenceThomas.
CharlesCanadyisajusticeoftheSupremeCourtofFlorida.Hehasservedinthatrolesince2008,andheservedasthecourt'schiefjusticefrom2010to2012.Priortohisappointment,JusticeCanadyservedasajudgeoftheFloridaSecondDistrictCourtofAppealandasamemberoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesforfourterms.JusticeCanadyisagraduateofYaleLawSchool.
AmulThaparisajudgeoftheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheEasternDistrictofKentucky,servingsincehisappointmentin2007,whenhebecamethefirstSouthAsianArticleIIIjudge.HehastaughtlawstudentsattheUniversityofCincinnatiandGeorgetown.JudgeThaparhasservedasanAssistantU.S.AttorneyinWashington,D.C.andtheSouthernDistrictofOhio.Immediatelypriortohisjudicialappointment,JudgeThaparwastheU.S.AttorneyfortheEasternDistrictofKentucky.JudgeThaparreceivedhislawdegreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.NeilGorsuchisajudgeoftheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheTenthCircuit.Hewasappointedto
thepositionin2006.JudgeGorsuchpreviouslyservedintheJusticeDepartmentasaDeputyAssistantAttorneyGeneral.JudgeGorsuchwasaMarshallScholarandreceivedhislawdegreefromHarvard.HeclerkedforJusticesByronWhiteandAnthonyKennedy.
TimothyTymkovichisthechiefjudgeoftheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheTenthCircuit.JudgeTymkovichwasappointedtothebenchin2003.HepreviouslyservedasColoradoSolicitorGeneral.JudgeTymkovichisagraduateoftheUniversityofColoradoCollegeofLaw.
MikeLeeistheJuniorU.S.SenatorfromUtahandcurrentlyservesontheSenateJudiciaryCommittee.HehaspreviouslyservedasanAssistantU.S.AttorneyinUtahandasaSupremeCourtClerkforJusticeAlito.
RobertYoungisthechiefjusticeoftheSupremeCourtofMichigan.Hewasappointedtothecourtin1999,andbecamepartofamajorityofjusticeswhoembracedoriginalismandledwhatonescholardescribedasa"textualismrevolution."JusticeYoungpreviouslyservedasajudgeontheMichiganCourtofAppeals.ChiefJusticeYoungisagraduateofHarvardLawSchool.
EdwardMansfieldisajusticeoftheIowaSupremeCourt.Hewasappointedtothecourtin2011andretainedbyvotersin2012.JusticeMansfieldpreviouslyservedasajudgeoftheIowaCourtofAppeals.HealsoteacheslawatDrakeUniversityasanadjunctprofessor.JusticeMansfieldisagraduateofYaleLawSchool.FedericoMorenoisajudgeoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFloridaandamemberoftheJudicialConferenceoftheUnitedStates.HepreviouslyservedasastateandcountycourtjudgeinFlorida.JudgeMorenoisagraduateoftheUniversityofMiamiSchoolofLaw.
OthersonTrump'sList Otherspotentiallyunderconsideration:
StevenColloton MiguelEstradaAllisonEid
RaymondGruenderThomasHardimanRaymondKethledge
JoanLarsenThomasLeeWilliamPryorAmulThaparDavidStrasDianeSykesDonWillett