Pete Hegseth

Trump defense secretary, former chairman/Co-founder Of Vets For Freedom
Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Joe Kasper Lobbyist; former Pete Hegseth DoD chief of staff
• Chief of staff (?→Apr 24 '25)
Dan Caldwell Top Pete Hegseth adviser escorted out of the Pentagon and fired in April 2025
• Position
Sean Parnell Hegseth buddy, DoD spokesperson, former Senate candidate
• Position

Business Positions

Fox News Channel An American cable news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group
• Position

Positions

United States Institute of Peace Publicly funded national institution created by Congress in 1984. USIP is not a government agency
• Position
Concerned Veterans for America Koch-backed 501c4 for right-wing veterans
• president ('13→'16)
Vets for Freedom pro-victory Iraq and Afghanistan veterans organization
• Position

Government Positions

US Department of Defense
• Secretary (Jan '25→?)
Minnesota National Guard National Guard of the state of Minnesota
• Position
US Army National Guard
• Position

Campaign Donors

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Robert Cummins CEO of Primera Technology
• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Mar 7 '12)
Robert F Agostinelli Co-founder, Rhône Group LLC
• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)
William Lyon William Lyon Homes, Inc.
• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)
Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Retired Chairman, Capital Research & Management Company
• 2 contributions · 3,500 USD ('12→Mar 30 '12)
Justin Peterson DCI Group lobbyst
• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD (Mar 14 '12)
Nina Rosenwald Co-Chair of the Board of American Securities Holding Corporation; granddaughter of one of the founders of Sears Roebuck
• 3 contributions · 2,500 USD ('12→Jun 25 '12)
Bob Dole former US Representative and Senator from Kansas | lobbyist
• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('12)
Susan Hertog Writer
• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('12)
Patrick Alexander CEO, Cold Spring Granite
• 2 contributions · 2,500 USD ('12)
Robert Haigh Wadsworth Retired - Paradise Valley Arizona
• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('12)

Family

Phil Hegseth podcaster, defense secretary's younger brother
• brother
Jennifer Hegseth Pete Hegseth wife, Fox News
• third wife ('19→?)
Danielle Hegseth former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth
• sister-in-law ('11→'19)
Samantha Deering Pete Hegseth's ex-wife
• second wife ('10→'17)
Nathaniel Hegseth Pete Hegseth's brother
• brother
Meredith Schwarz Pete Hegseth's first wife
• first wife ('04→'09)

Services & Transactions

Concerned Veterans for America Koch-backed 501c4 for right-wing veterans
• Service/Transaction · 172,000 USD (Oct '16→Sep '17)
Hachette Book Group Publisher
• publisher

Social

Miscellaneous Relationships

Susan Rice Former Obama National Security Advisor; former Biden domestic policy adviser
• enemy
American Oversight Government watchdog group
• Affiliation
Venmo Mobile payment service owned by PayPal
• Affiliation
Elon Musk Tesla, SpaceX CEO
• Affiliation
Jeffrey Goldberg The Atlantic editor-in-chief
• Affiliation
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Major health insurer, with headquarters in Minnetonka MN
• Affiliation
Patrick Deneen Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University
• senior thesis advisor (past)
Pastor Doug Wilson Idaho pastor, Christian nationalist
• Affiliation
United States Military Academy - West Point U.S. Military Academy
• Affiliation (Jun '15→?)
Pete Hegseth
Updated 5 months ago

Basic Info

Types Person, Political Candidate
Aliases Peter Brian Hegseth, Whiskileaks
Region US and Canada

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