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.
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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.
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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