List of politicians associated with Trumpism

Photo tweeted by Rep. Paul Gosar on the day of President Donald Trump's first impeachment, captioned "With today’s vote, Democrats put their hatred of @realDonaldTrump above their love for America. I stand with @POTUS! 🇺🇸"

The following American politicians are affiliated with Trumpism , a conservative movement with far-right, national-populist, and neo-nationalist viewpoints. Trumpism is a political movement that seeks to acquire and reatain power for former President Donald Trump. ^[1] Trump supporters became a sizable portion of the Republican Party in the United States, however they were not necessarily limited to any one party. In comparison, the rest were frequently labeled as the "establishment." Republicans who disapproved of Trump's rise joined the Never Trump campaign, and some even left the party altogether. The Freedom Caucus is the most major representation of the movement in Congress. ^[2]

Alabama

• Tommy Tuberville, Republican U.S. Senator from Alabama (2021–present). ^[3]
• Barry Moore, Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama's 2nd district (2021–present). ^[4]
• Roy Moore, Republican nominee in the 2017 Senate special election. ^[5]
• Dale Strong, Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama's 5th district (2023–present). ^[6]

Alaska

• Kelly Tshibaka, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Alaska in 2022. ^[7]
• Sarah Palin, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska's at-large congressional seat in 2022 Special and 2022 General, 9th Governor of Alaska (2006–2009), Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (2003–2004), Mayor of Wasilla (1996–2002), and Member of the Wasilla City Council from Ward E (1992–1996). ^[8]

Arizona

• Andy Biggs, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona's 5th district (2017–present). ^[9]
• Jacob Chansley, 2024 congressional candidate for Arizona's 8th district. ^{[10] [11]}
• Eli Crane, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd district (2023–present). ^[12]
• Mark Finchem, Member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2015–2023) and Republican nominee in the 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election ^[13]
• Paul Gosar, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona's 9th district (2011–present)
• Kari Lake, Republican nominee for Governor from Arizona in 2022. ^[14]
• Blake Masters, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Arizona in 2022. ^[15]
• Wendy Rogers, member of the Arizona Senate (2021–present). ^[16]
• Kelly Townsend, member of the Arizona Senate (2021–2023) and member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2013–2021) ^[17]
• Kelli Ward, Former chair of the Arizona Republican Party, former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018. ^[18]

California

• Duncan D. Hunter
• Darrell Issa
• Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2023) and U.S. Representative from California (2007–2023) ^[19]

Colorado

• Lauren Boebert, U.S. Representative from CO-03 (2021–present) ^[20]

Connecticut

• Leora Levy, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Connecticut in 2022. ^[21]

Delaware

• Lauren Witzke, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Delaware in 2020. ^{[22] [23]}

Florida

• Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st district (2017–present) ^[24]
• Laura Loomer, congressional candidate in 2020 and 2022. ^[25]

Georgia

• Marjorie Taylor Greene, U.S. Representative from Georgia's 14th district (2021–present) ^[26]
• Jody Hice, U.S. Representative from Georgia's 10th district (2015–2023) ^[27]
• Vernon Jones, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2017–2021) ^{[28] [29]}
• David Perdue, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2015–2021) and candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2022. ^[30]
• Herschel Walker, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022. ^[31]

Idaho

• Janice McGeachin, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2019–2023), candidate for governor in 2022, and member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2002–2012) ^{[32] [33]}

Illinois

• Mary Miller, Republican U.S. representative from Illinois's 15th congressional district (2021–present) ^{[34] [35] [36] [37]}

Louisiana

• Clay Higgins, U.S. Representative from LA-03 (2017–present) ^[38]

Maryland

• Dan Cox, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2019–2023), GOP nominee in the 2022 gubernatorial election, candidate for Maryland's 6th District in 2024. ^{[39] [40]}

Massachusetts

• Geoff Diehl

Michigan

• John Gibbs, nominee for Michigan's 3rd district in 2022 and Administrator of Ottawa County (2023–present) ^[41]
• Kristina Karamo, Chair of the Michigan GOP (2023–2024) and Republican nominee in the 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election. ^[42]

Missouri

• Eric Schmitt, Republican U.S. Senator from Missouri (2023–present), 43rd Attorney General of Missouri (2019–2023), 46th Treasurer of Missouri (2017–2019), and Member of the Missouri Senate from the 15th district (2001–2009). ^{[43] [44]}

Nevada

• Adam Laxalt, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada in 2022, Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2018, and 33rd Attorney General of Nevada (2015–2019). ^{[45] [46] [47] [48]}

New Hampshire

• Don Bolduc, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire in 2022 and candidate for U.S. Senator in 2020. ^[49]

New Mexico

• Solomon Peña, candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2022 ^{[50] [51]}

New York

• Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City (1994–2001), candidate for president in 2008, and lawyer ^[52]
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative from New York's 21st district (2015–present) ^[53]
• George Santos, Former U.S. Representative from New York's 3rd district (2022–2023)

North Carolina

• Ted Budd, Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina (2023–present) and U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 13th District (2017–2023). ^[54]
• Madison Cawthorn, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 11th district (2021–2023). ^[55]
• Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (2021–present) and candidate in the 2024 gubernatorial election. ^[56]
• Michael Whatley, Chair of the Republican National Committee (2024-present) and North Carolina Republican Party (2019–2024). ^[57]

North Dakota

• Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota (2016-present) ^[58]

Ohio

• Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 4th district (2007–present). ^[59]
• Bernie Moreno, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio in 2024.
• Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for president in 2024. ^[60]
• J. D. Vance, Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio (2023–present). ^[61]

Oklahoma

• Markwayne Mullin, Republican U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (2023–present) and U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd district. ^[62]

Pennsylvania

• Kathy Barnette, congressional nominee for PA-04 in 2020 and Senate candidate in 2022. ^{[63] [64]}
• Doug Mastriano, member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 33rd district (2019–present) and gubernatorial nominee in 2022. ^[65]
• Rick Saccone, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2011–2018). ^[66]

South Carolina

• Mark Burns, congressional candidate for SC-04 in 2018 and 2022. ^{[67] [68]}

Texas

• Greg Abbott, 48th Governor of Texas (2015-present)
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present) and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
• Beth Van Duyne, U.S. Representative from Texas's 24th congressional district (2021–present)
• Ken Paxton, 51st Attorney General of Texas (2015–present)
• Chip Roy, U.S. Representative from Texas's 21st congressional district (2019–present)

Virginia

• Corey Stewart, Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Virginia in 2018. ^[69]

Washington

• Joe Kent, congressional nominee in Washington's 3rd district in 2022. ^[70]

West Virginia

• Derrick Evans, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2021). ^{[71] [72]}

See also

• Factions in the Republican Party
• Sedition Caucus
• Freedom Caucus
• List of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign primary endorsements
• List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of politicians affiliated with the America First Movement
• List of politicians affiliated with the Tea Party movement
• Never Trump movement

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