List of politicians affiliated with the America First Movement

The exact terms of what makes up Trumpism are contentious and are sufficiently complex to overwhelm any single framework of analysis; ^[1] it has been called an American political variant of the far-right, ^{[2] [3]} and the national-populist and neo-nationalist sentiment seen in multiple nations worldwide from the late 2010s ^[4] to the early 2020s. Though not strictly limited to any one party, Trump supporters became a significant faction of the Republican Party in the United States, with the remainder often characterized as "establishment" in contrast. Some Republicans became members of the Never Trump movement, with several leaving the party in protest.

Other terms used to describe the movement include: America First and MAGA.

Alaska

• Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska (2006–2009) and Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008 ^{[5] [6]}

Arizona

• Paul Gosar, Republican U.S. representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district (2011–2023) and 9th district (2023–present) ^[7]
• Andy Biggs, Republican U.S. representative from Arizona's 5th congressional district (2017–present) ^[8]
• Wendy Rogers, member of the Arizona State Senate from the 6th legislative district ^[9]
• Kari Lake, the Republican nominee in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election ^[10]
• Blake Masters, the Republican nominee in the 2022 Arizona Senate election ^[11]
• Eli Crane, Republican U.S. representative from Arizona's 2nd congressional district (2023–present) ^[12]

Florida

• Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative from FL-01 (2017–2024); member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 4th district (2010–2016) ^[13]

Georgia

• Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican U.S. representative from Georgia's 14th congressional district (2021–present) ^[14]

Idaho

• Janice McGeachin, lieutenant governor of Idaho (2019–2023) ^[15]

Illinois

• Mary Miller, Republican U.S. representative from Illinois's 15th congressional district (2021–present) ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Iowa

• Steve King, Republican State Senator (1997–2003), U.S. representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district (2003–2013), from the 4th (2013–2021) ^[20]

Louisiana

• Clay Higgins, U.S. Representative from LA-03 (2017–present) ^[21]

Missouri

• Josh Hawley, United States Senator of Missouri (2019-present) ^[22]

Ohio

• Vivek Ramaswamy, former 2024 candidate for President ^[23]
• JD Vance, Vice President of the United States (2025-Present), United States Senator from Ohio (2023-2025) ^[24]

South Carolina

• Nancy Mace, United States Representative of SC-01 ^[25]

Texas

• Beth Van Duyne, U.S. Representative from TX-24 (2021–present) ^[26]

See also

• Factions in the Republican Party
• List of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign endorsements
• List of politicians affiliated with the Tea Party movement
• List of politicians associated with Trumpism
• Never Trump movement

References

1. Gordon 2018, p. 68.
2. Lowndes 2019.
3. Bennhold 2020.
4. Isaac 2017.
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6. Nelson, Libby (2016-01-21). "Sarah Palin's rambling endorsement of Donald Trump, annotated". Vox. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
7. "How Paul Gosar got *exactly* what he wanted this week - CNNPolitics". Cnn.com. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
8. "Rep. Andy Biggs debuts 'America First Contract' with aggressive conservative agenda for GOP majority". Washington Times. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
9. "Arizona lawmaker's deranged conspiracy theory about Buffalo shooting sparks investigation". MSNBC.com. 17 May 2022.
10. "Kari Lake, Combative Hard-Right Former TV Anchor, Wins GOP Nod For Arizona Governor". HuffPost. August 5, 2022.
11. Hains, Tim (June 2, 2022). "Blake Masters Ad: The NYT Attacked Me As A "Nationalist," Got Me, Guilty As Charged!". RealClearPolitics . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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14. Diaz, Daniella; Grayer, Annie; Nobles, Ryan; LeBlanc, Paul (April 17, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene launching 'America First' caucus pushing for 'Anglo-Saxon political tradition'". CNN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new "America First" caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric
15. "In Idaho governor's race, a far-right candidate leans into extremism". The 19th. May 16, 2022.
16. "Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Mary Miller win GOP primaries: 'Professional RINO hunters'". Nydailynews.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
17. Philip Bump (March 19, 2021). "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
18. "Mary Miller and Rodney Davis square off in heated GOP primary to return to Congress". Illinois Newsroom. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
19. Christopher Mathias (June 30, 2022). "A Lot Of Far-Right Candidates Got Walloped In This Week's GOP Primaries". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
20. Dana Milbank (2020-06-04) [2020-06-03]. "Steve King was Trump before Trump. It's good news that Republicans just ousted him". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.^{[ please check these dates ]}
21. Metzger, Bryan (December 3, 2022). "Trump has just a handful of vocal 2024 supporters in Congress. We asked them why they back him over Ron DeSantis and others". Business Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
22. Schuessler, Jennifer (19 July 2019). "Polishing the Nationalist Brand in the Trump Era". The New York Times.
23. Novelo, Allison; Mizelle, Shawna (2024-01-11). "Vivek Ramaswamy says he's running an "America first" campaign, urges Iowans to caucus for him to "save Trump" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
24. Burgis, Ben (May 7, 2022). "J.D. Vance's Unbelievably Phony Populism". The Daily Beast– via www.thedailybeast.com.
25. "How Capitol Hill Drama Made a Mess for Nancy Mace Ahead of Her Next Election". 9 June 2024.
26. "The New Face of Trumpism in Texas". The Atlantic . 17 April 2021.

Works cited

• Bennhold, Katrin (September 7, 2020). "Trump Emerges as Inspiration for Germany's Far Right". The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
• Gordon, Peter E. (2018). "The Authoritarian Personality Revisited: Reading Adorno in the Age of Trump". In Brown, Wendy; Gordon, Peter E.; Pensky, Max (eds.). Authoritarianism: Three Inquiries in Critical Theory (e-book ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226597300.001.0001. ISBN   978-0226597300.
• Isaac, Jeffrey (November 2017). "Making America Great Again?". Perspectives on Politics. 15 (3). Cambridge University Press: 625–631. doi: 10.1017/S1537592717000871 .
• Lowndes, Joseph (2019). "Populism and race in the United States from George Wallace to Donald Trump". In de la Torre, Carlos (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Global Populism. London & New York: Routledge. "Trumpism" section, pp. 197–200. ISBN   978-1315226446. Trump unabashedly employed the language of white supremacy and misogyny, rage and even violence at Trump rallies was like nothing seen in decades.