Russell Vought
Russell Vought | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 42nd & 44th Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Dan Bishop |
| Preceded by | Shalanda Young |
| In office July 22, 2020 – January 20, 2021 Acting: January 2, 2019 – July 22, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Derek Kan |
| Preceded by | Mick Mulvaney |
| Succeeded by | Shalanda Young |
| Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Zixta Martinez |
| Preceded by | Scott Bessent (acting) |
| Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
| In office March 14, 2018 – July 22, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Brian Deese |
| Succeeded by | Derek Kan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell Thurlow Vought March 26, 1976 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Vought (div. 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wheaton College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
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Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: /voʊt/ 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, an organization that opposes critical race theory and advocates for the idea of America as a "nation under God". 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. 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.