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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/TransitionTeam **allchangesfromthepreviousversionofthisdocumentarenotedinred
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
PotentialCabinet/AgencyAppointments *Yellowhighlightsindicatefinalpick
SecretaryofState TreasurySecretary AttorneyGeneral InteriorSecretary AgricultureSecretary CommerceSecretary LaborSecretary WhiteHouseCounselNational
EconomicCouncil
MittRomney,formerGOPPresidentialcandidate
StevenMnuchin,FormerGoldmanSachsexecutiveandMr.Trump’scampaignfinancechairman
JeffSessions,SenatorfromAlabama
Rep.CathyMcMorrisRodgers(R-WA)
SamBrownback,Kansasgovernor WilburRoss,billionaireinvestor
AndrewPuzder,chiefexecutiveofCKERestaurants
DonaldMcGahn,electionlawyerheadingupthetransitionteam'slegalwork,formerFECCommissioner,formerGCtotheNRCC,currentpartneratJonesDay
GaryCohn,GoldmanSachsPresidentandCOO
JohnR.Bolton,FormerUnitedStatesambassadortotheUnitedNationsunderGeorgeW.Bush
EliMiller willserveasChiefofStaff
*KeithAppel,seniorVPatCRCPublicRelations,hasjoinedthetransitiontohelpwithSessions'nomination
ChuckConner,ChiefexecutiveofficeroftheNationalCouncilofFarmerCooperatives
ToddRickettswillserveasDeputyCommerceSecretary
BobCorker,SenatorfromTennesseeandchairmanoftheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee
SidMiller,Texasagriculturalcommissioner
NewtGingrich,FormerHousespeaker
KipTom,Formercandidateforthe3rdCongressionalDistrictofIN
ZalmayKhalilzad,FormerUnitedStatesambassadortoAfghanistan
CharlieHerbster,Republicandonorandagribusinessleader,chairofTrumpagriculturalcommittee
StanleyA.McChrystal,FormerseniormilitarycommanderinAfghanistan
BruceRastettor,majorGOPdonorinIowa
RichardArmitadge FormergovernorsSonnyPerdue(GA),DaveHeineman(NE)andRickPerry(TX)
GeneralDavidPatraeus Possibly:TedMcKinney,MikeMcCloskey,andDonVilwock
JonM.HuntsmanJr.,formerUTgov.andambassadortoChinaunderPresidentObama
Sen.HeidiKeithamp(D-ND)
RexW.Tillerson,presidentandCEOofExxonMobilSen.JoeManchin(D-WV)RetiredNavyAdmiralJamesG.StavridisFormerFordMotorCEOAlanMulallyRep.DanaRohrabacher(R-CA)
HHSSecretary EnergySecretary EducationSecretary EPAAdministrator USTradeRepresentative UNAmbassadorFederalHousingFinance
Agency AmbassadortoChinaSmallBusinessAdministration
Rep.TomPrice,CongressmanrepresentingGeorgia's6thDistrictandanearlyTrumpbacker
FormerTexasGovernorRickPerry
BetsyDeVos,philanthropistandformerchairoftheMIstateRepublicanparty
OklahomaAttorneyGeneralScottPruitt
DanDiMicco,FormerchiefexecutiveofNucorCorporation,asteelproductioncompany,andacriticofChinesetradepractices
SouthCarolinaGovernorNikkiHaley
ScottGarrett,FormerRepresentativeforNewJersey's5thDistrict
TerryBranstad,IowagovernorandlongtimefriendofChinesePresidentXiJinping
LindaMcMahon
FormerDevonCEOLarryNichols
BillHagerty,formerTennesseeEconomicandCommunityDevelopmentCommissioner
Staffer:DavidGlaccum
Rep.KevinCramer(R-ND),Trumpenergyadvisor
Rep.CharlesBoustany(R-LA),WaysandMeansTaxPolicySubcommitteeChairman
JamesL.Connaughton,ChiefexecutiveofNautilusDataTechnologiesandformerenvironmentaladvisertoPresidentGeorgeW.Bush
DavidMalpass
KristineSvinicki,onlyRepublicanontheNRCandcontenderforahigh-levelpostattheEnergyDept.,potentiallySecretary
RobertE.Grady,venturecapitalistandGryphonInvestorspartnerSen.JoeManchin(D-WV)Sen.HeidiKeithamp(D-ND)
DefenseSecretary CIADirector NationalSecurityAdvisor VASecretary HomelandSecuritySecretary
HousingandUrbanDevelopmentSecretary TransportationSecretary DirectorofOMB
DirectorofNational
Intelligence
RetiredMarineGen.JimMattis,formerCentralCommandchief
Rep.MikePompeo(R-KS) MichaelT.Flynn,FormerdirectoroftheDefenseIntelligenceAgency
JeffMiller,RetiredchairmanoftheHouseVeteransAffairsCommittee
MarineGen.JohnKelly,formerU.S.SouthernCommandchiefandthemilitary'slongestservinggeneral
Dr.BenCarson,retiredneurosurgeonandformerRepublicanpresidentialcandidate
ElaineChao,veteranofbothBushadministrations(formerLaborSecretarytoGeorgeW.Bush)
EricUeland,veteranGOPHillaide,topstafferonSenateBudget,andtransitionadvisor
RetiringSenatorDanCoats(R-IN)
*note:MattiswouldrequireaspecialwaiverfromCongressduetohismilitarybackground
KathleenTroia"KT"McFarland,DeputyNationalSecurityAdvisor
FormerMassachusettsSen.ScottBrown
FormerOklahomaSen.TomCoburn
FrancesTownsend,formerGeorgeW.Bushhomelandsecurityadvisor
PeterHegseth,formerCEOofConcernedVeteransforAmerica
U.S.NavyAdmiralMichaelRodgers
SarahPalin,FormerAlaskagovernor
AgencyLandingTeams UnderRonNicol,DirectorofAgencyAction
EconomicIssues,BillWalton/DavidMalpass DomesticIssues, KenBlackwell
Management/Budget, EdMeese/KayColesJames State, JimCarafano DOJ
Treasury,EileenO'Connor,BillWalton,CurtisDubay,JudyShelton,MauricioClaver-Carone,ThomasFeddo,MichaelFriedman,KeithNoreika,EdwardO'Callaghan,KimberlyReed,ToddSteggerda,MarkWoolway
DOE/NRC,KellyMitchell,ThomasPyle,TravisFisher(DOElandingteam),MartinDannenfelser,Jr.,WilliamGreene,MarkMaddox,DanielSimmons
OMB,DanKowalski,LindaSpringer,RussVought,JustinBogie,KarenEvans,PatPizzella,MarkRobbins,PaulWinfree,DavidBurton
StevenGroves BrianBenczkowski(lead)
Commerce,KevinHarrington,RayWashburne,WilliamGaynor,TomLeppert,DavidBohigian,JoanMaginnis,GeorgeSifakis,A.MarkNeuman
FERC,*potentially*ShannonBañaga,TravisFisher OPM,PaulConway,JamesImoehl,JohnMullins
TreyHicks ZinaBash
USTR,DanDiMicco,RobertLighthizer,StephenVaugh,NovaDaly,JeffGerrish,RolfLundberg
EPA,MyronEbell,DougDomenech,AmyOliverCooke,DavidKreutzer,AustinLipari,DavidSchnare,DavidStevenson,GeorgeSugiyama,ChristopherHorner,HarlanWatson
GSA,BobMacKichan,CaseyColeman,CharlesJames,KurtStout,DonWilliams,GeorgeNesterczuk,RobertTompkins
MorganVina GaryBarnett
IndependentFinancialAgencies,PaulAtkins Labor,LorenSmith(lead),SteveHart,NathanMehrens,VeronicaBirkenstock,DianaFurchtgott-Roth,F.VincentVernuccioIII
NationalCreditUnionAdministration,MarkFryzel
ChrisFord StefaniCarter
SBA,DeannaBass,MaryAnneBradfield,AnthonyParker
HHS,ReneeAmoore,AndrewBremberg,PaulaStannard,MarieMeszaros,JohnBrooks,ScottGottlieb,EricHargan,NinaOwcharenkoSchaefer,KamranDaravi,EdHaislmaier,MaggieWynne
OfficeoftheComptrollerofCurrency,PaulAtkins,MatthewLusco
ErinWalsh LizetteBenediHerraiz
FCC,JeffEisenach,MarkJamison,RoslynLayton
HUD,JohnBravacos,ElvisSolivan,BudAlbright,ShawnKrause,JimmyKemp,ElliotBerke
AlexanderGray StevenEngel
SSA,DavidBlack,TomLeppert DOT,NancyButler,ShirleyYbarra,BoDenysyk,T.FinchFulton,BrighamMcCown
JackieWolcott ThomasWheeler
FTC,AlexPollock,JoshuaWright Education,BillEvers,JimManning(deputy),ThomasWheeler,KathleenMadiganRebarber,KentTalbert
AshleyBell JamesBurnham
CFTC,SharonBrown-Hruska Interior,DougDomenech,DavidBernhardt,ScottCameron,DanielJorjani,MaryBomar,KarenBudd-Falen,NedMamula
CharlesGlazer J.PatrickRowan
CFPB,PaulAtkins,CJJordan Agriculture,JoelLeftwich,BrianKlippenstein ChristopherBurnham JessieLiu
SEC,SharonBrown-Hruska FederalHousingFinanceAgency,TimothyBitsberger
CatharineO'Neill RonaldTenpas
Ex-ImBank,BradleyBondi FarmCreditAdministration,PaulAtkins,SharonBrown-Hruska
RobertBlau BillCleveland
FinancialStabilityOversightCouncil,AlexPollock
Education,JamesManning AndrewPeek DavidHigbee
FDIC,PaulAtkins
NASA,ChristopherShank,GregAutry,JackBurns,SteveCook,RodneyLiesveld,SandraMagnus,JeffWaksman HermanPirchner
GregKatsas
FHFA,TimothyBitsberger AmyBradshaw MichaelBattleFederalReserve,RalphFerrara EdmundSearbyFSOC,AlexPollockNCUA,MichaelFryzel
Defense,BoeingexecMiraRicardelandretiredArmyLt.Gen.KeithKellogg National Security NSC
AgencyTransformation&Innovation,BethKaufman&
JonathanBeck
Defense,GregGardner,TraeStephens(advisoronly ),MarkAlbrecht,KennethBraithwaite,CraigDuehring,DavidTrachtenberg,DakotaWood,MichaelEgan,ChrisHassler,KendellPease,DavidMcCracken,WhitneyMeyers
DHS,JamesCarafano(co-lead)andMikeDougherty(co-lead),CindyHayden,ThomasDiNanno,KatharineGorka,JohnBarsa,LoraRies,JohnSanders,JonathanSpaner,HugoTeufel,BradleyBuswell
MarshallBillingslea DefenseandNationalSecurity, KeithKellogg
VA,MichaelMeese,LolitaZinke,SteveBuyer,LyndaDavis,EllenEmbrey,J.KeithKellogg,DarinSelnick,AmberSmith,BillChatfield,PhilipSpencer,RonaldThomas
Intelligence,RonBurgess MarkScraba EconomicIssues,BillWalton/DavidMalpass
TomCarter,retiredmajorgeneralandformerAirForceAidetoReagan
OfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligence,GeofKahn,JuanZarate,JamesHoskins
ThomasHiggins Domestic&M/B, KenBlackwellandBethKaufman/JonathanBeck
EarlMatthews,retiredmajorgeneralandaVPatHewlettPackard
JohnRader SvenKramer
BertMizusawa,retiredmajorgeneralintheArmyReserve
PeteHoekstra TeraDahl
BillHartzog,retiredfour-starandCEOofBurdeshawAssociates
Rep.DevinNunes KironSkinner
JustinJohnson,defenseanalystwiththeHeritageFoundation
LisaMarieCheney
MichaelDuffey,WisconsinRepublicanParty YleemPoblete
SergiodelaPena,principalatdelaPenaConsulting
JenniferArangio
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
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
InaugurationCommittee
CommitteeChair FinanceCo-Chairmen FinanceVice-ChairmenThomasBarrackJr.,areal-estateinvestorwhoheldMr.Trump’sfirstfundraiserinMayandspokeattheGOPconventioninClevelandinJuly
RoyBailey BillionairecasinoownerSheldonAdelsonandhiswife,Dr.MiriamAdelson,whogavemillionsofdollarstoapro-TrumpsuperPACinthefinalweeksofthecampaign
LewEisenberg FloridaRepublicanfundraiserBrianBallardDianeHendricks,aroofingmagnatewhogavemorethan$1milliontoagroupthatairedpro-TrumpadsAnthonyScaramucci,oneofthefirstfundraiserstorallybehindMr.TrumpwhenhebeganactivelysolicitingmoneyGentryBeachElliottBroidyRobertGrandTommyHicksGailIcahnWoodyJohnsonLauriePerlmutterPhilRuffin
AmbassadorMelSemblerRayWashburneAmbassadorRonWeiserSteveWynn