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Last updated September 19, 2023.

This page contains a select list of Donald Trump's (R) national campaign staff. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.

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• Campaign staff in context
• Overview of Donald Trump's campaign
• National staff
• State staff
• Trump in the news

Know of any staff we missed? Please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Visit Presidential election key staffers, 2024 to see our coverage of campaign staff on other campaigns.

Here are links to the candidates' staff pages:

• Joe Biden (D)
• Dean Phillips (D)
• Marianne Williamson (D)
• Ryan Binkley (R)
• Chris Christie (R)
• Ron DeSantis (R)
• Nikki Haley (R)
• Asa Hutchinson (R)
• Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
• Donald Trump (R)

Here are the links to staff pages for candidates who withdrew from the Democratic or Republican primaries:

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (D) (Kennedy withdrew from the Democratic primary and announced an independent presidential run on October 9, 2023.)
• Doug Burgum (R) (Burgum withdrew from the Republican primary on December 4, 2023.)
• Larry Elder (R) (Elder withdrew from the Republican primary on October 26, 2023.)
• Will Hurd (R) (Hurd withdrew from the Republican primary on October 9, 2023.)
• Perry Johnson (R) (Johnson withdrew from the Republican primary on October 20, 2023.)
• Mike Pence (R) (Pence withdrew from the Republican primary on October 28, 2023.)
• Tim Scott (R) (Scott withdrew from the Republican primary on November 12, 2023.)
• Corey Stapleton (R) (Stapleton withdrew from the Republican primary on October 13, 2023.)
• Francis Suarez (R) (Suarez withdrew from the Republican primary on August 29, 2023.)

Campaign staff in context

Campaign staff plays an important role in the presidential primaries. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."

Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.

Trump campaign overview

See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2024

Donald Trump (R) was the 45th president of the United States. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on November 15, 2022.

Trump was first elected to the presidency in 2016. He received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton's 227. Trump was defeated in the 2020 presidential election, receiving 232 electoral votes to Joe Biden's (D) 306.

Trump has framed his campaign as a return to his America First agenda, contrasting his administration against the Biden administration. In his campaign announcement, Trump said, "America's comeback starts right now. When I left office, the United States stood ready for its golden age. [...] Now we are a nation in decline. We are a failing nation. For millions of Americans, the past two years under Joe Biden have been a time of pain, hardship, anxiety, and despair."

Key policy initiatives during Trump's first term included the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and First Step Act in 2018, reducing the size of the ISIS caliphate, and establishing the Space Force as an independent military branch. Trump made more than 200 federal judicial appointments, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices.

National staff

The table below shows a partial list of national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager, senior advisors, political directors, communications directors, field directors, and the national press secretary. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

See also: Presidential election campaign managers and key staffers, 2024

Donald Trump presidential campaign national staff, 2024
Staff	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Brian Jack	Senior advisor	Political advisor, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)	@briantjack
Chris LaCivita	Senior advisor	Partner, FP1 Strategies	@LaCivitaC
Jason Miller	Senior advisor	Chief executive officer, GETTR	@JasonMillerinDC
Susie Wiles	Senior advisor	Chief executive officer, Save America PAC	@susie57
Steven Cheung	Communications director	Advisor and spokesman, Jim Renacci (R) 2022 Ohio gubernatorial campaign	@TheStevenCheung

State staff

The table below shows state-level directors and communications directors in early primary states. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. States are presented in order of their elections or caucuses. For a list of primary election or caucus dates by state, click here. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org. For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit [LINK| Democracy in Action].

See also: Presidential election state directors, and state communications directors, 2024

Donald Trump presidential campaign state staff, 2024
Staff	State	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Alex Latcham	Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada	Early states director	Senior advisor, Save America PAC	N/A
Marshall Moreau	Iowa	State director	Campaign manager, Brenna Bird (R) 2022 Iowa attorney general campaign	@marshall_moreau
Austin McCubbin	South Carolina	State director	Campaign manager, Nancy Mace (R) 2022 U.S. House campaign	N/A

Trump in the news

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This section features up to five recent news stories about Trump and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Trump's campaign activity, click here.

• January 3, 2024:
  • House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R) endorsed Trump.
  • Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado state Supreme Court decision disqualifying him from the state's presidential primary ballot.
  • U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) endorsed Trump.
• January 2, 2024: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R) endorsed Trump.
• December 28, 2023:
  • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled that Trump did not qualify for the state's primary ballot. Bellows said that Trump did not qualify for the state's ballot based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which "prohibits people who have taken an oath 'to support' the U.S. Constitution from holding office if they have 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,' or have 'given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.'" Bellows wrote: "I am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I am also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection." Lawyers for Trump argued that Maine's secretary of state "lacked the authority to exclude him from the ballot."
  • Trump's campaign released a new television ad, titled "Burning Down."
• December 24, 2023: Trump's campaign released a new television ad, titled "A Christmas To Remember."
• December 19, 2023:
  • Trump held a Commit to Caucus event in Waterloo, Iowa.
  • The Colorado Supreme Court ruled to disqualify Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. The ruling was stayed until Jan. 4, 2024, to allow for appeals. Click here to read more. Trump's campaign said in a statement, "Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. [...] The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision."

Donald Trump presidential campaign staff, 2020

See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign staff, 2020

The table below shows a sampling of the candidate's 2020 national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager and some senior advisors, political directors, communication directors, and field directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available. For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.

Donald Trump presidential campaign national staff, 2020
Staff	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Bill Stepien	Campaign manager	Senior political advisor, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020	N/A
Jeff DeWit	Chief operating officer	Chief financial officer, NASA	@JeffDeWitAZ
Stephanie Alexander	Chief of staff	Midwest political director, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020	@SAlexanderOK
Lara Trump	Senior advisor	Strategic planning and digital communications coordinator, Donald Trump's campaign committee, 2017	@LaraLeaTrump
Bob Paduchik	Senior advisor	Co-chair, Republican National Committee	@Paduch
Katrina Pierson	Senior advisor	National spokeswoman, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016	@KatrinaPierson
Bill Shine	Senior advisor	White House deputy chief of staff for communications	N/A
Kimberly Guilfoyle	Senior advisor	Vice chairwoman, America First Action	@kimguilfoyle
Jason Miller	Senior advisor	Managing director, Teneo Strategy	@JasonMillerinDC
Chris Carr	Political director	Political director, Republican National Committee, 2016	N/A
Tim Murtaugh	Director of communications	Director of communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture	N/A
Cole Blocker	National finance director	Deputy director, White House Visitor's Office	N/A