Russell Vought

Russell Vought
Official portrait, 2018
42nd & 44th Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Assumed office
February 7, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyDan Bishop
Preceded byShalanda Young
In office
July 22, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Acting: January 2, 2019 – July 22, 2020[a]
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyDerek Kan
Preceded byMick Mulvaney
Succeeded byShalanda Young
Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Assumed office
February 7, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyZixta Martinez
Preceded byScott Bessent (acting)
Succeeded byJonathan McKernan (nominee)
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 49)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mary Vought
(div. 2023)
Children2
EducationWheaton College (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: /vt/ VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American government official and conservative political analyst who has been the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since February 2025. He held the same position from July 2020 to January 2021.

A self-described Christian nationalist, Vought is the founder of the Center for Renewing America,[1] an 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 aims to advance conservative policies and reshape the federal government.[3] In May 2024, he was appointed Policy Director of the Republican National Committee's platform committee.

On November 23, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would renominate Vought as director of the OMB for his second term as president. He was confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on February 6, 2025, by a vote of 53–47.


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  2. ^ "Center for Renewing America". InfluenceWatch. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. 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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