Koch Ties to President Trump's Administration

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This is a partial list of members of United States President Donald Trump's administration that are known to have ties to the Koch brothers. It is a partial list.

Koch Wiki

Charles Koch is the right-wing billionaire owner of Koch Industries. As one of the richest people in the world, he is a key funder of the right-wing infrastructure, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the State Policy Network (SPN). In SourceWatch, key articles on Charles Koch and his late brother David include: Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, Stand Together, Koch Family Foundations, Koch Universities, and I360.

Office of the President of the United States

  • Reince Priebus, Chief of Staff (See here)
  • Kellyanne Conway, Senior Advisor[1]
  • Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (see Koch Candidates, 2016)
  • Neomi Rao, Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs[2]
  • Marc Short, Director of Legislative Affairs[3]
  • Donald McGahn, White House Counsel[1]
  • Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers[1]
  • Mike Catanzaro, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Energy and Environmental Policy[1]
  • DJ Gribbin, Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy[1]
  • Brian Blasé, Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare Policy[1]
  • Mike Roman, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Special Projects and Research[1]

Office of Vice President Mike Pence

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of Commerce

  • Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce[2]
  • Linda McMahon, Small Business Administration Administrator[2]

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services

  • Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services (see Koch Candidates, 2016)
  • Roger Severino, Director, Office of Civil Rights[6]

Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing andUrban Development[2]

Department of the Interior

Department of Justice

  • Jeff Sessions, Attorney General,[7]
  • Noel Francisco, Nominee for Solicitor General[2]

Department of Labor

  • Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor[2]

Department of Transportation

Department of the Treasury

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Trade Commission

  • Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman[2]

Food and Drug Administration

United Nations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Checks and Balances Project, 70% of White House Senior Level Officials Have Koch Ties, Checks and Balances Project, June 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Checks and Balances Project, Koch Brothers Growing Control Extends to 16 Federal Departments, Checks and Balances Project, July 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Richard Eskow, Marc Short: Koch Dark-Money Operative Is Trump's Liaison to Congress, PRWatch, January 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Jane Mayer, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Big-Donor Education Secretary, New Yorker, November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kenneth P. Vogel, Perry hawkish at Koch-backed event, Politico, August 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Health and Human Services, Roger Severino, Health and Human Services, 2017.
  7. ↑ Open Secrets, Jeff Sessions: Top 20 Contributors, 2009-2014, Open Secrets, 2017.
  8. ↑ Elliott Negin,Unraveling the Koch Brothers' Connection to Trump's EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt, Alternet, February 1, 2017.
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