Cabinet Picks for President Trump
Update March 9, 2025
Vice President
James David Vance
Born August 2, 1984, Middledtown OH as James Donald Bowman, was in the U.S. Marine Corps and was deployed to Iraq to serve in the iraq war.
A lawyer and venture capitalist, he founded “Our Ohio Renewal,” a nonprofit organization to help disadvantaged children and drug addiction.
He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2022, representing Ohio. He made efforts to stop the factual widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. He butted heads with several fellow Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney and GOP minority leader Mitch McConnell.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Attorney Blinken voiced anger at Vance for sugesting an investigation of journalist Robert Kagan in that Kagan wrote an opinon that Trump would inevitably become a dictator.
Secratary of State
Marco Rubio
Confirmed – Jan 20, 2025 Vote – 99-0 No. 8
Born May 28, 1971, in Miami and is the son of Cuban immigrants. He became a U.S. senator from Florida since 2011. He still calls the city of Mami his home.
He noted in 2010 then-President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress threatened the nation’s economy by supporting disastrous domestic spending, tax and health care policies.
Rubio now often warns that China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are increasingly partnering against the United States.
After graduating from the University of Florida in 1993, Rubio studied law at the University of Miami. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1999 and from 2000 to 2008, during which time he was majority leader (2003–06) and also speaker (2006–08).
Rubio opposes gun control, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), same-sex marriage, climate-change curbs and and other efforts backed by the Democratic Party.
In foreign relations, he typically argued for an interventionist policy, and he was against efforts to normalize relations with Cuba.
Secretary of the Treasury
Scott Bessent
Confirmed – Jan 27, 2025 Vote – 68-29 No. 19
Born 1962, Conway, SC is an American investor and hedge fund manager. Bessent earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University in 1984. He was chairman of the 1984 Yale Alumni Fund and assistant to the director of athletics. Bessent founded Key Square Group in 2015 with Michael Germino, who had been the global head of capital markets at SFM.
In article in fall 2022 commemorating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Bessent wrote “President Trump’s most enduring achievement may have been to wake the United States and the world to the growing dangers of an ever-more-antagonistic China.
In response, Abe’s greatest foreign policy achievement was taking this awakening and developing a multilateral solution for containment. Bessent has praised Trump’s proposal to implement broad tariffs.
In a Fox News op-ed in November 2024, Bessent wrote that the “U.S. opened its markets to the world, but China’s resulting economic growth has only cemented the hold of a despotic regime” and argued tariffs “are a means to finally stand up for Americans”.
Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth
Confirmed – Jan 24, 202 Vote – 51-50 No. 15
Born June 6, 1980 in Minneapolis, MN is an American television presenter, author, and a political commentator for Fox News since 2014.
He graduated from Princeton in 2003, joined the Army National Guard as an officer and served at Guantánamo Bay as as the infantry platoon leader and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
He than was deployed to Bagdad and Samarra in Iraq as a civil-military operations officer and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and a second Army Commendation Medal.
In Afghanistan he trained security forces. Hegseth was promoted to the rank of major and left active duty to be assigned to the Army Individual Ready Reserve.
Attorney General
Pam Jo Bondi
Confirmed – Feb 4, 2025 Vote – 54-46 No. 33
Born on November 17, 1965 in the hometown of Temple Terrace, Florida. She graduated from C. Leon King High School in Tampa and went on to the University of Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the Stenson University College of Law in 1990. She served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019.
Bondi was a prosecutor and spokeswoman in Hillsborough County, Florida, where she was an assistant state attorney. Bondi defended Amendment 2, a 2008 amendment to the Florida Constitution banning same-sex marriage, against legal challenges on behalf of the state.
In nominating her to be U.S. attorney general, Trump said that, as Florida’s attorney general, she had “worked to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs, and reduce the tragedy of Fentanyl Overdoses and that she had done “an incredible job”.
Secretary of Interior
Doug Burgum
Confirmed – Jan 30, 2025 Vote – 80-17 No. 26
Born August 1, 1956 is an American businessman and politician who served from 2016 to 2024 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota. graduating from North Dakota State University in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies and earning an MBA from Stanford University two years later,
During both terms, North Dakota maintained a robust fossil fuel industry.
But he planned using carbon capture and storage technology to capture and sequester carbon dioxide in the state’s geological formations and by using carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery and via agricultural practices that sequester carbon in soil.
In January 2023, Burgum and other North Dakota officials threatened to sue Minnesota over a law that would require the state’s electricity to come from sources that do not emit carbon dioxide. Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed the bill on February 7, 2023.
Secretary of Agricultre
Brooke Leslie Rollins
Confirmed – Feb 13, 2025 Vote – 72-28 No. 53
Born April 10, 1972, is an American attorney and policy advisor currently announced as the presumptive nominee for United States secretary of agriculture in President Donald Trump‘s administration.
Rollins previously served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director to Texas governor Rick Perry. She is an advocate of criminal justice reform. Rollins was the president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank, from 2003 through 2018. During her tenure at TPPF, the think tank grew from having a staff of three to a staff of 100.
Rollins oversaw the White House Office of American Innovation under President Donald Trump from 2018 until 2020. She also served as the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council under President Trump. Since the end of the Trump administration, Rollins served as the president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute.
Rollins attended Texas A&M University, where she graduated cum laude with a B.S. in agricultural development in 1994. Rollins earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law, graduating with honors.
Secretary of Commerce
Howard William Lutnick
Confirmed – Feb 18, 2025 Vote – 51-45 No. 57
Born into a Jewish family on July 14, 1961 in Jericho, New York, on Long Island, and is the son of the late Solomon Lutnick, a history professor at Queens College, and the late Jane Lutnick, a painter and sculptor.
After losing 658 employees, including his brother, in the September 11 attacks, Lutnick also survived the subsequent collapse of the towers on the ground, and has since become known for his charity efforts through the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, which helps to aid families of victims of the attacks and natural disasters.
Lutnick entered Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in economics.
Lutnick took the video platform Rumble public through a SPAC deal. He was also involved in the SPAC merger of earth observation company Satellogic in January 2022, where former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin invested $150 million.
Secretary of Labor
Lori
Chavex-DeRemer
Confirmed – Not Confirmed Date – N/A
Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Chavez-DeRemer served as mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2011 to 2019.
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Confirmed – Feb 13, 2025 Vote – 52-48 No. 52
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist. He is the nominee for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in President Donald Trump’s second cabinet.
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Scott Turner
Confirmed – Feb 5, 2025 Vote – 55-44 No. 35
Eric Scott Turner is an American businessman, motivational speaker, politician, and former professional football player who served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council from 2019 to 2021.
Secretary of Transportation
Sean Duffy
Confirmed – Jan 28, 2025 Vote – 77-22 No. 21
Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, lawyer, and former reality television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since 2025, under President Donald Trump.
Secretary of Energy
Chris Wright
Confirmed – Feb 3, 2025 Vote – 59-38 No. 30
Christopher Allen Wright is an American engineer and businessman serving as the 17th United States Secretary of Energy since 2025.
Secretary of Education
Linda McMahon
Confirmed – March 3, 2025 Vote – 51-45 No. 22
Linda Marie McMahon is an American politician, business executive, and former professional wrestling performer. She was the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon has been nominated to lead the Department of Education under the second Trump administration.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Douglas Allen Collins
Confirmed – Feb 4, 2025 Vote – 77-23 No. 32
Born August 16, 1966 is an American lawyer, politician, and Air Force veteran serving as the 12th United States secretary of veterans affairs since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, representing the 27th district, which includes portions of Hall County, Lumpkin County, and White County.
Secretary of Homeland Security
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem
Confirmed – Jan 25, 2025 Vote – 59-34 No. 17
Born on November 30, 1971 age 53 years, Watertown, SC is an American politician serving as the 8th U.S. Secretary of homeland security since 2025 in the second cabinet of President Trump. Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Assumed office
January 29, 2025
Lee Michael Zeldin
Born January 30, 1980 is an American attorney, politician, and officer in the United States Army Reserve who has been serving as the 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since January 29, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he represented New York’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. From 2011 to 2014, Zeldin served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 3rd Senate district.
Office of Management and Budget
Assumed office
February 7, 2025
Russell Thurlow Vought
Born March 26, 1976 is an American government official and conservative political analyst who has been the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since February 2025. He was in the same position from July 2020 to January 2021.
A self-described Christian nationalist, in 2021 Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, an organization that opposes critical race theory and advocates for the idea of America as a “nation under God”.
Director of National Intelligence
Assumed office
February 12, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard
Born April 12, 1981 is an American politician and military officer serving since 2025 as the 8th director of national intelligence. She has held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2021, and previously served as U.S. representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A former Democrat, she joined the Republican Party in 2024. Gabbard was the youngest state legislator in Hawaii from 2002 to 2004.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Assumed office
January 23, 2025
John Lee Ratcliffe
Born October 20, 1965 is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
United States Trade Representative
Assuming office
TBD
Jamieson Lee Greer
Born 1979 or 1980 is an American attorney and Air Force veteran who is serving as the 20th United States trade representative in the second Trump administration since 2025. A Republican, he previously served in the first Trump administration as chief of staff to the United States trade representative from 2017 to 2020 and is a partner in international trade at King & Spalding.
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Assumed office
February 20, 2025
Kelly Lynn Loeffler
Born November 27, 1970 is an American businesswoman and politician who has served as the 28th administrator of the Small Business Administration since February 20, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021.
White House Chief of Staff
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
Susan Wiles
Born May 14, 1957 is an American government official and political consultant who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she was co-chair of Donald Trump‘s 2024 presidential campaign, having previously been CEO of Trump’s leadership PAC Save America and co-chair of his 2016 campaign in Florida.
White House Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)
Tom Homan
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
Tom Homan at the Berks County Patriots on January 20th, 2022
Tom Homan & Lenny Krug
Berks County Patriots on January 20th, 2022