Political Appointees

These are the men and women chosen by Trump to serve in his Cabinet and other key positions in government. Together, these political appointees, along with their immediate families, delivered $6,026,473 to Trump and his allied super PACs in the 2016 election cycle. Overall, from 1989-2016, they have given $25,941,787 to Republican/conservative candidates, committees and organizations and $256,983 to Democratic/liberal candidates, committees and organizations.

Display: Political appointees + transition team members Political appointees only

Name/Former Position Agency/Title Total to Trump & Allies* Total to Repub/Conservs

1990-2016 Total to Dem/Liberals

1990-2016 McMahon Linda McMahon

World Wrestling Entertainment Small Business Administration

Head $6,002,700 $15,051,824 $39,100 Friedman David Friedman

Kasowitz, Benson et al Dept of State

US Ambassador to Israel $5,400 $106,400 $42,700 Ross Wilbur Ross

WL Ross & Co Dept of Commerce

Secretary $5,400 $961,879 $49,800 Mnuchin Steven Mnuchin

Goldman Sachs Dept of Treasury

Secretary $5,400 $474,200 $81,050 Tillerson Rex Tillerson

ExxonMobil Dept of State

Secretary $2,700 $420,820 $0 Richard Spencer

Fall Creek Management Dept of Defense

Secretary of the Navy $2,000 $53,933 $333 Kristine L. Svinicki

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Chairman $1,000 $6,300 $0 Lighthizer Robert Lighthizer

Skadden, Arps et al Executive Office of the President

US Trade Representative $800 $25,200 $2,700 Price Tom Price

US House/Member Dept of Health & Human Services

Secretary $800 $31,694 $0 Pompeo Mike Pompeo

US House/Member Central Intelligence Agency

Director $273 $18,034 $0 Branstad Terry Branstad

Governor of Iowa Dept of State

US Ambassador to China $0 $26,215 $1,250 Dan Brouillette

Ford Motor Co Dept of Energy

Deputy Secretary $0 $173,397 $4,750 DeVos Betsy DeVos

Windquest Group Dept of Education

Secretary $0 $8,180,466 $12,000 Perry Rick Perry

Governor of Texas Dept of Energy

Secretary $0 $0 $0 Shulkin David Shulkin

Dept of Veterans Affairs Dept of Veterans Affairs

Secretary $0 $750 $2,250 Mulvaney Mick Mulvaney

US House/Member Office of Management and Budget

Director $0 $15,535 $0 Acosta Alexander Acosta

Florida International University Dept of Labor

Secretary $0 $9,100 $0 Coats Dan Coats

US Senate/Member Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the Director of National Intelligence $0 $28,500 $0 Mark Andrew Green

International Republican Institute U.S. Agency for International Development

Administrator $0 $250 $0 John J. Sullivan

Mayer Brown LLP Dept of State

Deputy Secretary $0 $43,515 $0 David Bernhardt

Brownstein, Hyatt et al Dept of Interior

Deputy Secretary $0 $3,750 $0 Pamela Hughes Patenaude

J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation Dept of Housing and Urban Development

Deputy Secretary $0 $12,400 $0 Chao Elaine Chao

Heritage Foundation Dept of Transportation

Secretary $0 $195,960 $0 Haley Nikki Haley

Governor of South Carolina Executive Office of the President

US Ambassador to the United Nations $0 $500 $0 Sifakis George Sifakis

Ideagen Office of Public Liaison

Director $0 $6,200 $2,500 Mattis James Mattis

FWA Consultants Dept of Defense

Secretary $0 $0 $0 Perdue Sonny Perdue

Perdue Partners Dept of Agriculture

Secretary $0 $10,240 $0 Shanahan Patrick Shanahan

Boeing Dept of Defense

Deputy Secretary $0 $6,250 $5,000 Heather Wilson

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Dept of Defense

Secretary of the Air Force $0 $1,900 $0 Ellen Lord

Textron Systems Dept of Defense

Under Secretary/Acquisition Technology & Logistic $0 $500 $0 Kelly John Kelly

US Southern Command Dept of Homeland Security

Secretary $0 $0 $0 Pruitt Scott Pruitt

State of Oklahoma Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator $0 $1,000 $0 Zinke Ryan Zinke

US House/Member Dept of Interior

Secretary $0 $0 $0 Clayton Walter "Jay" Clayton

Sullivan & Cromwell Securities & Exchange Commission

Agency Executive $0 $22,700 $12,500 Carson Ben Carson

Retired Surgeon Dept of Housing & Urban Development

Secretary $0 $6,250 $1,050 Hargan Eric Hargan

Greenberg Traurig LLP Dept of Health & Human Services

Deputy Secretary $0 $32,700 $0 Vought Russ Vought

Heritage Action for America Office of Management and Budget

Deputy Secretary $0 $1,300 $0 Sessions Jeff Sessions

US Senate/Member Dept of Justice

Attorney General $0 $2,375 $0 Ricardel Mira Ricardel

M. Ricardel LLC Export Administration

Undersecretary of Commerce $0 $9,750 $0 Steve Censky

American Soybean Assn Dept of Agriculture

Deputy Secretary Gina Farrisee

Dept of Veterans Affairs Dept of Veterans Affairs

Deputy Secretary Jonathan Nash

Millenium Challenge Corporation Millenium Challenge Corporation

Chief Executive Officer Brock Long

Hagerty Consulting Dept of Homeland Security

Administrator/FEMA Claire Grady

Dept of Defense Dept of Homeland Security

Undersecretary for Management Susan Gordon

National Geospacial Intelligence Agency Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Principal Deputy Director Elaine Duke

Elaine Duke & Associates, LLC Dept of Homeland Security

Deputy Secretary Rod J. Rosenstein

U.S. Attorney Dept of Justice

Deputy Attorney General Derek Kan

Lyft Inc Dept of Transportation

Undersecretary Transportation for Policy

* Includes donations to Trump's campaign committee, and super PACs and other outside groups that were created to support his election.

NOTE: Figures include contributions from spouses and dependent children. Additionally, federal law prohibits the use of contributor information for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose.

Based on data released by the FEC on 09/08/20.

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