Edward Walter Gillespie is an American politician,strategist,and lobbyist who served as the 61st Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2003 to 2005 and was counselor to the President from 2007 to 2009 during the Presidency of George W. Bush. In 2012 Gillespie was a senior member of the Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
Kenneth Brian Mehlman is an American social entrepreneur and businessman. He serves as a member,global head of public affairs,and co-head of KKR global impact at investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. He oversees the firm's responsible investment efforts,leading the firm's Environmental Social Governance programs. Prior to joining KKR,Mehlman spent a year as an attorney and partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld. In January 2017,Mehlman announced that he would act as chairman of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Policy Advisory Board.
Robert B. Asher is an American political figure and businessman from Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. He is the co-chairman of the board of directors of Asher's Chocolates in Pennsylvania and also served as Pennsylvania's committeeman on the Republican National Committee by appointment in 1998 by Governor Tom Ridge. He was a member of the 2016 Electoral College.
John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney is an American politician who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 2017 until March 2020,and as acting White House Chief of Staff from January 2019 until March 2020. Prior to his appointments to the Trump administration,he served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
James Nicholas Ayers is an American political strategist and consultant who served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence between July 2017 and January 2019. He had previously served as national chairman for Pence's vice-presidential campaign in 2016,as well as executive director of the Republican Governors Association from 2007 to 2010.
Reinhold Richard "Reince" Priebus is an American lawyer and politician who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and as White House chief of staff during the first six months of Donald Trump's first presidency.
BGR Group is a lobbying and communications firm based in Washington,D.C.,with offices in London,Beijing and Austin,Texas. Founded in 1991 by former White House aides Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour,the firm was joined by Lanny Griffith to form Barbour Griffith &Rogers. In 2019,BGR was recognized by both The Hill and Bloomberg as a "Top Performing Lobbying Firm".
Ryan Anthony Costello is an American politician,lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 midterms. Costello previously served on the Chester County Board of Commissioners (2011–2015),which he chaired from 2013 to 2015.
Corey R. Lewandowski is an American political operative,lobbyist,political commentator and author who is politically associated with Donald Trump. He was the first campaign manager of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and was dismissed by Trump during the Republican Primary. He later became a political commentator for One America News Network (OANN),Fox News and CNN.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States elections in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Pennsylvania voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
The first presidential transition of Donald Trump was an effort to prepare for the presidential transition from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. It was led by Trump and his running mate,Indiana Governor Mike Pence,began before Trump won the presidential election on November 8,2016,and became the president-elect. Trump was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 19,2016. The transition was formerly led by Chris Christie until he and a number of his supporters were replaced or demoted on November 11. The results were certified by a joint session of Congress on January 6,2017,and the transition ended when Trump was inaugurated on January 20,2017.
Kayleigh McEnany is an American conservative political commentator,television personality,and writer who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021.
Sean Michael Spicer is an American former political aide who served as the 30th White House Press Secretary and as White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017. Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017,and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Democratic lieutenant governor John Fetterman won his first term in office,defeating Republican surgeon Mehmet Oz. Fetterman succeeded Republican incumbent senator Pat Toomey,who did not seek re-election after two terms. This was the only U.S. Senate seat to flip parties in 2022.
Johnny DeStefano is an American political advisor who served as Assistant to President Donald Trump and Counselor to the President from 2017 to May 2019. He previously oversaw the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,White House Presidential Personnel Office,Office of Political Affairs,and Office of Public Liaison. DeStefano entered the Trump administration as Director of Presidential Personnel. After leaving the White House,DeStefano was appointed an adviser to the e-cigarette company Juul.
Katherine Marie Walsh is an American Republican political operative who served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation in the Donald Trump administration. She also worked with the Trump-aligned 501(c)(4) advocacy organization America First Policies.
Donald Trump,a member of the Republican Party,sought re-election in the 2020 United States presidential election. He was inaugurated as president of the United States on January 20,2017,and filed for re-election with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on the same day.
Raj Shah is an American political aide who served as the White House Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President from 2017 to 2019. Before joining the Trump administration,Shah was in charge of opposition research at the Republican National Committee. He is currently deputy chief of staff for communications for House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Michael A. Roman is an American Republican political operative and opposition researcher. He was director of election day operations for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign,and was subsequently involved in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He previously worked on Trump's 2016 campaign and served in Trump's White House in 2017 and 2018. Prior to joining the Trump campaign,he ran an in-house intelligence unit for the Koch brothers.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Democratic state Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator Doug Mastriano to win his first term in office. Shapiro succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf,who was term limited.
