Trump Administration

Will Donald Trump "drain the swamp?" As he fills out his administration and raises inaugural funds, the public will be watching to see whether Trump changes the culture in D.C.

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 $6,054,273 to Trump and his allied super PACs in the 2016 election cycle.

Display:
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 $14,665,689 $39,100
Puzder Andy Puzder
CKE Restaurants
Dept of Labor
Secretary
$20,800 $1,333,745 $7,859
Icahn Carl Icahn
Icahn Assoc
Executive Office of the President
Special Advisor on Regulatory Reform
$10,800 $775,846 $205,600
Ross Wilbur Ross
WL Ross & Co
Dept of Commerce
Secretary
$5,400 $956,334 $49,800
Mnuchin Steven Mnuchin
Goldman Sachs
Dept of Treasury
Secretary
$5,400 $461,500 $82,050
Friedman David Friedman
Kasowitz, Benson et al
Dept of State
US Ambassador to Israel
$5,400 $106,400 $42,700
Tillerson Rex Tillerson
ExxonMobil
Dept of State
Secretary
$2,700 $428,520 $0
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
CIA Director
$273 $18,034 $0
Chao Elaine Chao
Heritage Foundation
Dept of Transportation
Secretary
$0 $195,960 $0
Mattis James Mattis
FWA Consultants
Dept of Defense
Secretary
$0 $0 $0
Verma Seema Verma
SVC Inc
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Administrator
$0 $2,651 $0
Ricketts Todd Ricketts
Chicago Cubs
Dept of Commerce
Deputy Secretary
$0 $639,185 $0
Cohn Gary D. Cohn
Goldman Sachs
National Economic Council
Director
$0 $188,601 $347,200
Kelly John Kelly
US Southern Command
Dept of Homeland Security
Secretary
$0 $0 $0
Haley Nikki Haley
Governor of South Carolina
Executive Office of the President
US Ambassador to the United Nations
$0 $500 $0
Branstad Terry Branstad
Governor of Iowa
Dept of State
US Ambassador to China
$0 $26,215 $1,250
Perry Rick Perry
Governor of Texas
Dept of Energy
Secretary
$0 $0 $0
Mulvaney Mick Mulvaney
US House/Member
Office of Management and Budget
Director
$0 $15,535 $0
Carson Ben Carson
Retired Surgeon
Dept of Housing & Urban Development
Secretary
$0 $6,250 $1,050
Conway Kellyanne Conway
Trump for America
Executive Office of the President
Counselor to the President
$0 $132,850 $0
DeVos Betsy DeVos
Windquest Group
Dept of Education
Secretary
$0 $7,756,387 $1,000
Sessions Jeff Sessions
US Senate/Member
Dept of Justice
Attorney General
$0 $1,250 $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
Navarro Peter Navarro
University of California/Irvine
Executive Office of the President
Director of National Trade Council
$0 $0 $0
Viola Vincent Viola
Florida Panthers
Dept of Defense
Secretary of the Army
$0 $98,765 $163,350

* 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 12/9/16.

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