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Russell Vought
Russ Vought | |
|---|---|
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| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office February 9, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Dan Bishop (nominee) |
| Succeeding | Shalanda Young |
| In office January 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021 Acting: January 2, 2019 – July 22, 2020[a] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Derek Kan |
| Preceded by | Mick Mulvaney |
| Succeeded by | Shalanda Young |
| Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| In office March 14, 2018 – July 22, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Brian Deese |
| Succeeded by | Derek Kan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell Thurlow Vought March 26, 1976 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Grace Vought (divorced 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wheaton College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: /voʊt/ VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American political analyst who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.
A self-described Christian nationalist, in 2021 Vought founded the Center for Renewing America,[1] an organization that opposes critical race theory[2] and advocates for the idea of America as a "nation under God."[1] He has also played a significant role in Project 2025, an initiative led by the Heritage Foundation that aim to advance conservative, right-wing policies and reshape the federal government.[3] In May 2024, he was appointed policy director of the Republican National Committee's platform committee.
In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would renominate Vought as director of the OMB for his second term as president. He was confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on February 6, 2025 by a vote of 53–47.
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- ^ Haberman, Maggie; Savage, Charlie; Swan, Jonathan (July 17, 2023). "Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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