Koch Ties to President Trump's Administration
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This is a partial list of members of United States President Donald Trump's administration that are known to have ties to the Koch brothers. It is a partial list.
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Contents
- 1 Office of the President of the United States
- 2 Office of Vice President Mike Pence
- 3 Central Intelligence Agency
- 4 Department of Commerce
- 5 Department of Education
- 6 Department of Energy
- 7 Department of Health and Human Services
- 8 Department of Housing and Urban Development
- 9 Department of the Interior
- 10 Department of Justice
- 11 Department of Labor
- 12 Department of Transportation
- 13 Department of the Treasury
- 14 Environmental Protection Agency
- 15 Federal Trade Commission
- 16 Food and Drug Administration
- 17 United Nations
- 18 References
Office of the President of the United States
- Reince Priebus, Chief of Staff (See here)
- Kellyanne Conway, Senior Advisor[1]
- Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (see Koch Candidates, 2016)
- Neomi Rao, Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs[2]
- Marc Short, Director of Legislative Affairs[3]
- Donald McGahn, White House Counsel[1]
- Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers[1]
- Mike Catanzaro, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Energy and Environmental Policy[1]
- DJ Gribbin, Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy[1]
- Brian Blasé, Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare Policy[1]
- Mike Roman, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Special Projects and Research[1]
Office of Vice President Mike Pence
- Mike Pence, Vice President (See Ties to the Koch Brothers)
- Stephen Ford, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting for the Vice President[1]
Central Intelligence Agency
- Mike Pompeo, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (See Ties to the Koch Brothers)
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
- Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education[4]
Department of Energy
- Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy[5]
Department of Health and Human Services
- Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services (see Koch Candidates, 2016)
- Roger Severino, Director, Office of Civil Rights[6]
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing andUrban Development[2]
Department of the Interior
- Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior (see Koch Candidates, 2016)
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
- Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor[2]
Department of Transportation
- Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation[2]
Department of the Treasury
Environmental Protection Agency
- Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[8]
Federal Trade Commission
- Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman[2]
Food and Drug Administration
- Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drugs[2]
United Nations
- Nikki Haley, UN Ambassador[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Checks and Balances Project, 70% of White House Senior Level Officials Have Koch Ties, Checks and Balances Project, June 18, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Checks and Balances Project, Koch Brothers Growing Control Extends to 16 Federal Departments, Checks and Balances Project, July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Richard Eskow, Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump's Liaison to Congress, PRWatch, January 23, 2017.
- ↑ Jane Mayer, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Big-Donor Education Secretary, New Yorker, November 23, 2016.
- ↑ Kenneth P. Vogel, Perry hawkish at Koch-backed event, Politico, August 29, 2014.
- ↑ Health and Human Services, Roger Severino, Health and Human Services, 2017.
- ↑ Open Secrets, Jeff Sessions: Top 20 Contributors, 2009-2014, Open Secrets, 2017.
- ↑ Elliott Negin,Unraveling the Koch Brothers' Connection to Trump's EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt, Alternet, February 1, 2017.
