James Blair (political advisor)

Not to be confused with James Braid (political advisor).

1. "Congrats Class of 2007!" St. Petersburg Times.
2. Michael James Blair in the Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1942-2023.
3. Hauserman 2018.
4. Vogel et al. 2025.
5. Dixon 2016.
6. Buzzacco-Foerster 2016.
7. "James Blair named to Enterprise Florida board". Florida Politics.
8. Mahoney 2018.
9. Wilson 2018.
10. "Ron DeSantis transition team announces first round of staff hires". Florida Politics.
11. "James Blair says he's out as Ron DeSantis' deputy chief of staff". Florida Politics.
12. Wilson 2020.
13. "Trump appoints 4 campaign advisers to new White House positions". PBS.
14. Caputo 2021.
15. Lizza et al. 2021.
16. Montellaro 2022.
17. Markay 2021.
18. Isenstadt 2021.
19. Fineout 2022.
20. Swan 2022.
21. Cameron 2024.
22. Swan, Goldmacher & Haberman 2024.
23. Messerly, Allison & Schneider 2024.
24. Browning, Oreskes & Medina 2024.
25. Booker 2024.
26. Goldmacher, Haberman & Swan 2024.
27. Schleifer 2024.
28. Dawsey 2024.
29. Gancarski 2024.
30. Traylor & Burns 2025.
31. Messerly & Cancryn 2025.

Works cited

Articles

• Booker, Brakkton (April 20, 2024). "Trump has a rocky relationship with Black voters. He's trying to change it". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Browning, Kellen; Oreskes, Benjamin; Medina, Eduardo (November 1, 2024). "Trump Is Courting Apolitical Young Men. Will It Pay Off?". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Buzzacco-Foerster, Jenna (August 23, 2016). "Richard Corcoran updates House members on leadership, staffing changes". Florida Politics . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Cameron, Chris (March 14, 2024). "New R.N.C. Chair Declares 'a United Front' With Trump After Sweeping Changes". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Caputo, Marc (June 17, 2021). "In secret recording, Florida Republican threatens to send Russian-Ukrainian 'hit squad' after rival". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• "Congrats Class of 2007!". St. Petersburg Times . May 18, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Dawsey, Josh (November 12, 2024). "Donald Trump is expected to announce that James Blair, Taylor Budowich, Dan Scavino and Stephen Miller are all going to be deputy chiefs of staff, per people familiar with the plan who spoke on the condition on anonymity to share personnel decisions that haven't been announced publicly". The Washington Post . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Dixon, Matt (April 14, 2016). "After state GOP reforms, one staffer fronts big-money expenses". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Fineout, Gary (August 1, 2022). "Florida Republicans tether themselves to DeSantis — even without his support". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Gancarski, A.G. (November 13, 2024). "James Blair, Taylor Budowich continue Florida influx into Donald Trump's senior staff". Florida Politics . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Goldmacher, Shane; Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (November 7, 2024). "How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Hauserman, Julie (December 17, 2018). "Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis's inner circle". Florida Phoenix . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Isenstadt, Alex (September 10, 2021). "Trump aides flock to Cheney challenger's campaign". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• "James Blair named to Enterprise Florida board". Florida Politics . September 24, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• "James Blair says he's out as Ron DeSantis' deputy chief of staff". Florida Politics . August 16, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Lizza, Ryan; Palmeri, Tara; Daniels, Eugene; Bade, Rachael (July 2, 2021). "What do Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance have in common?". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Mahoney, Emily (November 15, 2018). "Machine recount confirms: Ron DeSantis is Florida's next governor". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved June 17, 2025.
• Markay, Lachlan (July 26, 2021). "A political bogeyman of Silicon Valley". Axios . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
• Messerly, Megan; Allison, Natalie; Schneider, Elena (September 30, 2024). "Republicans are starting to raise alarms about Trump's ground game". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Messerly, Megan; Cancryn, Adam (May 22, 2025). "Trump's hands-off megabill strategy to face test in Senate". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Montellaro, Zach (July 26, 2022). "The GOP's messiest primary". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• "Ron DeSantis transition team announces first round of staff hires". Florida Politics . November 13, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Schleifer, Theodore (August 14, 2024). "Trump Gambles on Outside Groups to Finance Voter Outreach Efforts". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Swan, Jonathan (November 17, 2022). "New super PAC forms as Jim Banks eyes House GOP leadership role". Axios . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
• Swan, Jonathan; Goldmacher, Shane; Haberman, Maggie (July 18, 2024). "How Trump Dominated His Own Party on a New G.O.P. Platform". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Traylor, Jake; Burns, Dasha (February 28, 2025). "What 130-day cap? Musk is 'here to stay' in the Trump admin, adviser says". Politico . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• "Trump appoints 4 campaign advisers to new White House positions". PBS. November 13, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Vogel, Kenneth; Barker, Kim; Méheut, Constant; Schwirtz, Michael (January 12, 2025). "Pardoned by Trump, Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work". The New York Times . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Wilson, Drew (October 16, 2018). "All hands on deck: Ron DeSantis campaign staffs up for final sprint". Florida Politics . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
• Wilson, Drew (February 5, 2020). "Melissa Nelson launches State Attorney reelection campaign". Florida Politics . Retrieved June 20, 2025.

Documents

• "Michael James Blair in the Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1942-2023" (Document). Voter Registration Records.

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James Blair
Blair in 2025
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2025