Brian Jack | |
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White House Director of Political Affairs | |
In office February 2, 2019 –January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Bill Stepien |
Succeeded by | Emmy Ruiz (Political Strategy and Outreach) |
Personal details | |
Born | Atlanta,Georgia,United States | February 17,1988
Political party | Republican |
Education | Pepperdine University (BA) |
Brian Jack (born February 17,1988) is an American political advisor and politician and who served as White House Political Director under President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2021 and as a senior advisor on Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
Early in his career,Jack worked at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). During the 2016 Republican primary,Jack worked on Ben Carson's presidential campaign before joining Trump's campaign. After Trump was elected,Jack worked in the presidential transition of Donald Trump.
In 2024,Jack won the Republican primary for election to the House of Representatives in Georgia's 3rd congressional district . He will be facing Democrat Maura Keller in the general election. [1]
Born in Atlanta on February 17,1988,Jack graduated from Woodward Academy in College Park,Georgia in 2006. [2] In 2010,Jack graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu,California.
Jack worked at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),a pro-Israel nonprofit organization. At AIPAC,Jack was a political analyst who liaised with candidates for Congress. [3]
Jack left AIPAC to work for Ben Carson's 2016 presidential campaign,where he managed the nationwide volunteer effort to qualify Carson for Republican presidential primary ballots. [4] Later,Jack also coordinated Carson’s campaign in the Southeastern states. [5] On March 11,2016,Jack joined Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as its national delegate director. [6]
At the 2016 Republican National Convention,Jack led the efforts to combat the Never Trump movement. [7] [8] Following the Convention,Jack coordinated Trump’s campaign in Georgia and Florida. [9] Following Trump’s election,Jack worked in the presidential transition,recommending personnel appointments for the incoming Administration. [10]
On January 20,2017,Jack was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Political Director by President Trump. Following the 2018 midterm elections,Jack was appointed White House Political Director on February 2,2019. [11]
On September 13,2020,Jack was promoted to Assistant to the President,the highest rank of Executive Office of the President staff. [12] Shortly after Election Day 2020,Jack contracted COVID-19 amid the White House COVID-19 outbreak. [13]
Upon the announcement of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign,Jack joined the campaign as one of its three key advisors. [14] As President Trump’s liaison to Congress,Jack managed the effort to secure endorsements from elected officials and Republican Party leaders during the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. [15]
In 2024,Jack announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives in Georgia's 3rd congressional district ,after incumbent Congressman Drew Ferguson announced his plans to retire. Jack defeated state senator Mike Dugan in the primary election and will face Democrat Maura Keller in the general election. [1]
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