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Russell Vought
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Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Education

Bachelor's

Wheaton College

Law

The George Washington University Law School

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Russell Vought is the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) in President Donald Trump's (R) second term in office.

The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought on February 6, 2025.[1] Trump announced on November 22, 2024, that he had selected Vought as his nominee for OMB director in his second presidential term.[2] In a statement, Trump said, "He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term - We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!"[2]

Vought was born in New York and raised in Connecticut.[3] On his upbringing, Vought said, "Growing up as the son of an electrician and a schoolteacher, I saw firsthand the sacrifices my parents made to balance their budget and save for the future. They are a reminder of the burden government spending can place on everyday Americans."[4] Vought received a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College in 1998 and a J.D. from George Washington University in 2004.[5]

From 1999 to 2003, Vought was a legislative assistant for Sens. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.).[5] Vought said that through that work, he "developed a love for public policy, seeing how it could be used to help the people of this country live freer and more prosperous lives."[6] From 2003 to 2010, Vought worked in various roles in the U.S. Congress, including as policy director for Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), executive director for the House Republican Study Committee, and policy director for the House Republican Conference.[5] From 2010 to 2017, Vought was vice president of grassroots outreach and policy initiatives for Heritage Action for America, which sought to promote the public policy agenda recommended by the Heritage Foundation.[7]

In Trump's first term in office, Vought served as OMB deputy director and later director. The office's chief responsibilities are managing the development and execution of the annual federal budget, overseeing federal agencies and executive branch operations, and coordinating and reviewing agency regulations. During his tenure as OMB director, Vought worked with Trump to develop Executive Order 13957, which directed agencies to reclassify federal civil service employees in the competitive service who serve in policy-related roles as members of the excepted service.[8]

From 2021 to 2025, Vought was the president of the Center for Renewing America Inc., an organization that supported Trump's policies.[9] Heading into the 2024 presidential election, Vought was the policy director of the Republican National Committee platform committee.[10] He also wrote a chapter regarding the president's executive office in the political initiative Project 2025.[11] According to the initiative's website, it sought to "pave the way for an effective conservative administration."[12] In the chapter, Vought described the position of OMB director as "a President’s air-traffic control system."[11] Vought also wrote that an OMB director "must view his job as the best, most comprehensive approximation of the President’s mind as it pertains to the policy agenda while always being ready with actual options to effect that agenda within existing legal authorities and resources."[11]

Biography

Vought received his B.A. from Wheaton College and his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.[13] He began his career working for former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) as a legislative assistant. Vought's professional experience includes serving as policy director for the House Republican Conference, executive director of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), and budget director of the RSC.[14][13]

Vought served as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 2018 to January 2019. The United States Senate confirmed Vought as OMB director on July 20, 2020.[15] He left office on January 20, 2021. In 2021, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, an organization supporting Trump's policies.[16]

Nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget

See also: Donald Trump presidential transition, 2024-2025 and Confirmation process for Russell Vought for director of the Office of Management and Budget
Donald Trump's Cabinet
(second term)
Candidate: Russell Vought
Position: Director of the Office of Management and Budget
ApprovedaAnnounced:November 22, 2024
ApprovedaHearing:January 15, 2025 / January 22, 2025
ApprovedaCommittee:Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs / Budget
ApprovedaReported:Favorable (8-7) / Favorable (11-0)
ApprovedaConfirmed:February 6, 2025
ApprovedaVote:53-47

Trump announced on November 22, 2024, that he had selected Vought as his nominee for OMB Director in his second presidential term. In a statement, Trump said, "He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term - We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, and it was a Great Success!"[17]

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025, and the Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 22, 2025.[18][19] The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought as director on February 6, 2025.[20] Click here to read more about the confirmation process.

Summary of Senate vote on Russell Vought's nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget (February 6, 2025)
Party Votes for Votes against Not voting
Democratic Party Democrats 0 45 0
Republican Party Republicans 53 0 0
Grey.png Independents 0 2 0
Totals 53 47 0



Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

On February 7, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) appointed Russell Vought as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought retained his position as Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[21]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Associated Press, "Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office," February 6, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Truth Social, "Donald Trump on November 22, 2024," accessed November 22, 2024
  3. ↑ The Associated Press, "A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term," August 5, 2024
  4. ↑ Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, "Testimony of Russell T. Vought to be Director, Office of Management and Budget," accessed February 19, 2025
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 U.S. Governormet Information, "Nomination of the Honorable Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget," accessed February 19, 2025
  6. ↑ Committee on Budget, "Testimony of Russell T. Vought to be Director, Office of Management and Budget," accessed February 19, 2025
  7. ↑ The Heritage Foundation, "Restoring America’s Promise," accessed February 19, 2025
  8. ↑ NBC, "Trump zeroes in on a key target of his 'retribution' agenda: Government workers," April 26, 2023
  9. ↑ Center for Renewing America Inc., "Who We Are," accessed February 19, 2025
  10. ↑ NBC News, "Trump team moves behind the scenes to shift the GOP platform on abortion and marriage," May 23, 2024
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership, "Chapter 2: Executive Office of the President of the United States," accessed February 19, 2025
  12. ↑ Project 2025, "About Project 2025," accessed February 19, 2025
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts," March 18, 2020
  14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nominated
  15. ↑ The Hill, "Senate confirms Vought to be Trump's OMB director," July 20, 2020
  16. ↑ Center for Renewing America, "Who We Are," accessed December 3, 2024
  17. ↑ Truth Social, "Donald Trump on November 22, 2024," accessed November 22, 2024
  18. ↑ Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, "Nomination of Russell Vought," accessed January 13, 2025
  19. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Budget, "The Nomination of the Honorable Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget," accessed January 16, 2025
  20. ↑ AP News, "Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office," February 6, 2025
  21. ↑ CNN, OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account, February 8, 2025, accessed May 29, 2025
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