Russell Vought

Russ Vought
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyDan Bishop (nominee)
SucceedingShalanda Young
In office
January 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Acting: January 2, 2019 – July 22, 2020[a]
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyDerek Kan
Preceded byMick Mulvaney
Succeeded byShalanda Young
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
March 14, 2018 – July 22, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBrian Deese
Succeeded byDerek Kan
Personal details
Born
Russell Thurlow Vought

(1976-03-26) March 26, 1976 (age 48)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Grace Vought (divorced 2023)
Children2
EducationWheaton College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: /vt/ VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American political analyst who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.

In 2021, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a Christian nationalist[1] organization that opposes critical race theory[2] and advocates for the idea of America as a "nation under God."[1] He has also played a significant role in Project 2025, an initiative led by the Heritage Foundation that aim to advance conservative, right-wing policies and reshape the federal government.[3] In May 2024, he was appointed policy director of the Republican National Committee's platform committee.

In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would renominate Vought as director of the OMB for his second term as president.


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  2. ^ "Center for Renewing America". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Savage, Charlie; Swan, Jonathan (July 17, 2023). "Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

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