Will Scharf
2025 - Present
2029
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2025 - Present
2029
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Will Scharf is an officeholder of the Assistant to the President. He assumed office on January 20, 2025. His current term ends on January 20, 2029.
Scharf is also an officeholder of the White House Staff Secretary. He assumed office on January 20, 2025. His current term ends on January 20, 2029.
Scharf (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Missouri. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.
Scharf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Donald Trump (R) announced on November 16, 2024, that he had selected Scharf to serve as White House staff secretary in his second presidential term. In a statement, Trump said, "Will is a highly skilled attorney who will be a crucial part of my White House team."[1]
Biography
Will Scharf's career experience includes working as an assistant U.S. attorney.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Missouri
Incumbent Andrew Bailey defeated Elad Gross and Ryan Munro in the general election for Attorney General of Missouri on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Bailey (R) | 59.8 | 1,739,626 |
 | Elad Gross (D)  | 37.9 | 1,103,482 | |
 | Ryan Munro (L) | 2.3 | 66,878 | |
| Total votes: 2,909,986 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Elad Gross advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elad Gross | 100.0 | 344,661 |
| Total votes: 344,661 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Unsicker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Incumbent Andrew Bailey defeated Will Scharf in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Bailey | 63.0 | 413,915 |
 | Will Scharf | 37.0 | 243,012 | |
| Total votes: 656,927 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Ryan Munro advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Munro | 100.0 | 2,411 |
| Total votes: 2,411 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scharf in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Will Scharf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scharf's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Combatting Violent Crime
- Protecting Our Constitutional Rights
- Fighting for President Trump
Lifelong conservative dedicated to dismantling the radical left.
Warrior for law and order with years of experience defending it.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Trump taps personal lawyer Will Scharf for White House staff secretary," November 16, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 20, 2024
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