Leadership & Staff
James Braid
JD Vance Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director
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Position
Board Memberships
Positions
Project 2025
Far-right plan to take power in 2024 elections, "decimate the deep state" via policy, personnel, training
The Center for American Restoration
Pro-Trump policy think tank
Center for Renewing America, Inc.
right-leaning nonprofit created by former Trump OMB director Russell Vought
Citizens for Renewing America
Conservative social welfare group fighting critical race theory
House Republican Conference
Party Caucus for the Republicans in the US House of Representatives
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Position
Department of Government Efficiency
Elon Musk / Vivek Ramaswamy small-government task force
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Position
Heritage Action for America
Heritage Foundation sister organization. 501(c)4 organization dedicated to advancing conservative policy.
In the office of
Chuck Hagel
Former Obama defense secretary, Nebraska U.S. senator
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Position
Phil Gramm
US Representative and Senator from Texas
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Position
Government Positions
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal agency responsibile for regulating consumer protection
Office of Management and Budget
White House budget office
Republican Study Committee
House committee advancing socially and economically conservative agenda
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Position
Federal Election Campaign Contributions
Peter G Olson
Former US Representative from Texas (2009-2021)
John McCain
US Senator and Representative from Arizona
Doug Hoffman
Conservative Party candidate for Congress - New York's 23rd congressional district
Pat Toomey
former US Senator from Pennsylvania (2011-2023); former US Representative
Family
Mary Vought
Longtime adviser and friend of Mike Pence, having once served as his spokeswoman
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wife
Schools
Wheaton College
An explicitly Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois
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School
George Washington University School of Law
Law school of The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C
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School
Social
Miscellaneous Relationships
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX CEO
