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Donald Trump assumed office as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and his first term ended on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Before confirmation and during congressional hearings a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2016 presidential election.
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the first Trump administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).

## Cabinet
### Cabinet officials on January 20, 2021

All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. Although some are afforded cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House chief of staff, National Security Advisor, and White House press secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment.
The following were the final members of President Donald Trump's first cabinet on January 20, 2021.
First cabinet of President Donald Trump :
| Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president  Serving in an acting capacity  No Senate consent needed ||||
| Source: ||||
| Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee |
| – Vice President Announced July 15, 2016 Elected November 8, 2016 Assumed office January 20, 2017 | Governor Mike Pence of Indiana | – Secretary of State Announced March 13, 2018 Assumed office April 26, 2018 | CIA Director Mike Pompeo of Kansas |
| – Secretary of the Treasury Announced November 30, 2016 Assumed office February 13, 2017 | OneWest Bank CEO Steven Mnuchin of California | – Secretary of Defense Assumed acting office November 9, 2020 | Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christopher C. Miller of Iowa |
| – Attorney General Assumed acting office December 24, 2020 | Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen of Massachusetts | – Secretary of the Interior Announced December 15, 2018 Assumed office January 2, 2019 | Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt of Virginia |
| – Secretary of Agriculture Announced January 18, 2017 Assumed office April 25, 2017 | Former Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia | – Secretary of Commerce Announced November 30, 2016 Assumed office February 28, 2017 | WL Ross & Co. CEO Wilbur Ross of Florida |
| – Secretary of Labor Announced July 18, 2019 Assumed office September 30, 2019 | Former Solicitor Eugene Scalia of Virginia | – Secretary of Health and Human Services Announced November 13, 2017 Assumed office January 29, 2018 | Former Deputy Secretary Alex Azar of Indiana |
| – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Announced December 5, 2016 Assumed office March 2, 2017 | Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson of Virginia | – Secretary of Transportation Assumed acting office January 12, 2021 | Acting Deputy Secretary Steven G. Bradbury of Oregon |
| – Secretary of Energy Announced November 7, 2019 Assumed office December 1, 2019 | Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette of Texas | – Secretary of Education Assumed acting office January 8, 2021 | Deputy Secretary Mick Zais of South Carolina |
| – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Announced May 18, 2018 Assumed office July 30, 2018 | Under Secretary Robert Wilkie of North Carolina | – Secretary of Homeland Security Assumed acting office January 12, 2021 | FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor of Rhode Island |
| Cabinet-level officials ||||
| Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee |
| – White House Chief of Staff Announced March 6, 2020 Assumed office March 31, 2020 | U.S. Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina | – United States Trade Representative Announced January 3, 2017 Assumed office May 15, 2017 | Former Deputy Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer of Florida |
| – Director of National Intelligence Announced February 28, 2020 Assumed office May 26, 2020 | U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe of Texas | – Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Announced March 13, 2018 Assumed office April 26, 2018 | Deputy CIA Director Gina Haspel of Kentucky |
| – Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Announced July 5, 2018 Assumed office July 9, 2018 | Deputy EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler of Virginia | – Administrator of the Small Business Administration Announced April 4, 2019 Assumed office January 14, 2020 | Treasurer of the United States Jovita Carranza of Illinois |
| – Director of the Office of Management and Budget Announced January 2, 2019 Assumed office January 2, 2019 | Deputy Director Russell Vought of Virginia | ↑ Bernhardt served as Acting Secretary of the Interior from January 2, 2019 to April 11, 2019. ↑ Brouillette served as Acting Secretary of Energy from December 1, 2019 to December 4, 2019. ↑ Haspel served as Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from April 26, 2018 to May 21, 2018. ↑ Wheeler served as Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from July 9, 2018 to February 28, 2019. ↑ Vought served as Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget from January 2, 2019 to July 22, 2020 | ↑ Bernhardt served as Acting Secretary of the Interior from January 2, 2019 to April 11, 2019. ↑ Brouillette served as Acting Secretary of Energy from December 1, 2019 to December 4, 2019. ↑ Haspel served as Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from April 26, 2018 to May 21, 2018. ↑ Wheeler served as Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from July 9, 2018 to February 28, 2019. ↑ Vought served as Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget from January 2, 2019 to July 22, 2020 |

### Confirmation process
#### Confirmation votes

For comparison,
Senate confirmation votes of President Donald Trump's first cabinet
State
Senator
Party
Jan 20, 2017 Jim Mattis Defense 98–1
Jan 20, 2017 John F. Kelly Homeland 88–11
Jan 23, 2017 Mike Pompeo CIA 66–32
Jan 24, 2017 Nikki Haley UN 96–4
Jan 31, 2017 Elaine Chao Transport 93–6
Feb 1, 2017 Rex Tillerson State 56–43
Feb 7, 2017 Betsy DeVos Education 51–50
AlabamaJeff SessionsRNo voteNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard ShelbyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
AlaskaDan SullivanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lisa MurkowskiRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
ArizonaJeff FlakeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John McCainRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John BoozmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Kamala HarrisDYeaNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
ColoradoCory GardnerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Michael BennetDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
ConnecticutChris MurphyDYeaYeaNo voteYeaYeaNayNay
Richard BlumenthalDYeaNayNo voteYeaYeaNayNay
DelawareTom CarperDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Chris CoonsDYeaYeaNayNayYeaNo voteNay
FloridaBill NelsonDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Marco RubioRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Johnny IsaksonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
HawaiiMazie HironoDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Brian SchatzDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
IdahoJim RischRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike CrapoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IllinoisDick DurbinDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Tammy DuckworthDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
IndianaJoe DonnellyDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Todd YoungRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Jerry MoranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYeaYeaYeaPresentYeaYea
Rand PaulRYeaYeaNayYeaYeaYeaYea
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John KennedyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MaineAngus KingI-DYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
Susan CollinsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
MarylandBen CardinDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Chris Van HollenDYeaNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDYeaNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Ed MarkeyDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
MichiganDebbie StabenowDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Gary PetersDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Al FrankenDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Thad CochranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MissouriClaire McCaskillDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Roy BluntRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MontanaJon TesterDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Steve DainesRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Ben SasseRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NevadaDean HellerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDYeaNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Maggie HassanDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
New JerseyBob MenendezDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Cory BookerDYeaNayNayYeaNayNayNay
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDYeaNayNayNayYeaNayNay
Tom UdallDYeaNayNayNayYeaNayNay
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Chuck SchumerDYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNayNay
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard BurrRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
North DakotaHeidi HeitkampDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
John HoevenRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OhioSherrod BrownDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Rob PortmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
James LankfordRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OregonJeff MerkleyDYeaNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Ron WydenDYeaNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Pat ToomeyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Jack ReedDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Tim ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
South DakotaMike RoundsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John ThuneRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TennesseeBob CorkerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lamar AlexanderRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TexasTed CruzRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John CornynRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
UtahOrrin HatchRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike LeeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
VermontBernie SandersI-DYeaYeaNayNayNayNayNay
Patrick LeahyDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
VirginiaTim KaineDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNay
Mark WarnerDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
WashingtonMaria CantwellDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Patty MurrayDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
Shelley Moore CapitoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNayNay
Ron JohnsonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike EnziRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
51–0 (1 NV) 45–1 2–0 Mattis
51–0 (1 NV) 35–11 2–0 Kelly
51–1 14–30 (2 NV) 1–1 Pompeo
52–0 43–3 1–1 Haley
51–0 (1 Pres) 41–5 1–1 Chao
52–0 3–42 (1 NV) 1–1 Tillerson
50–2 (VP: Y) 0–46 0–2 DeVos
State
Senator
Party
Feb 8, 2017 Jeff Sessions Justice 52–47
Feb 10, 2017 Tom Price Health 52–47
Feb 13, 2017 Steven Mnuchin Treasury 53–47
Feb 13, 2017 David Shulkin Veterans 100–0
Feb 14, 2017 Linda McMahon SBA 81–19
Feb 16, 2017 Mick Mulvaney OMB 51–49
Feb 17, 2017 Scott Pruitt EPA 52–46
AlabamaJeff SessionsRPresent—
Luther Strange—YeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard ShelbyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
AlaskaDan SullivanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lisa MurkowskiRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArizonaJeff FlakeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John McCainRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNayNo vote
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John BoozmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Kamala HarrisDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
ColoradoCory GardnerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Michael BennetDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
ConnecticutChris MurphyDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Richard BlumenthalDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
DelawareTom CarperDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Chris CoonsDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
FloridaBill NelsonDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Marco RubioRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Johnny IsaksonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
HawaiiMazie HironoDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Brian SchatzDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
IdahoJim RischRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike CrapoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IllinoisDick DurbinDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Tammy DuckworthDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
IndianaJoe DonnellyDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNo vote
Todd YoungRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Jerry MoranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rand PaulRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John KennedyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MaineAngus KingI-DNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Susan CollinsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MarylandBen CardinDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Chris Van HollenDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Ed MarkeyDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
MichiganDebbie StabenowDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Gary PetersDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Al FrankenDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Thad CochranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MissouriClaire McCaskillDNayNo voteNayYeaYeaNayNay
Roy BluntRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MontanaJon TesterDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Steve DainesRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Ben SasseRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NevadaDean HellerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Maggie HassanDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
New JerseyBob MenendezDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Cory BookerDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Tom UdallDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Chuck SchumerDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard BurrRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
North DakotaHeidi HeitkampDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayYea
John HoevenRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OhioSherrod BrownDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Rob PortmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
James LankfordRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OregonJeff MerkleyDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Ron WydenDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Pat ToomeyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Jack ReedDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Tim ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
South DakotaMike RoundsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John ThuneRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TennesseeBob CorkerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lamar AlexanderRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TexasTed CruzRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John CornynRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
UtahOrrin HatchRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike LeeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
VermontBernie SandersI-DNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Patrick LeahyDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
VirginiaTim KaineDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Mark WarnerDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
WashingtonMaria CantwellDNayNayNayYeaYeaNayNay
Patty MurrayDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDYeaNayYeaYeaYeaNayYea
Shelley Moore CapitoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDNayNayNayYeaNayNayNay
Ron JohnsonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike EnziRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
51–0 (1 Pres) 1–45 0–2 Sessions
52–0 0–45 (1 NV) 0–2 Price
52–0 1–45 0–2 Mnuchin
52–0 46–0 2–0 Shulkin
52–0 28–18 1–1 McMahon
51–1 0–46 0–2 Mulvaney
51–0 (1 NV) 2–43 (1 NV) 0–2 Pruitt
State
Senator
Party
Feb 27, 2017 Wilbur Ross Commerce 72–27
Mar 1, 2017 Ryan Zinke Interior 68–31
Mar 2, 2017 Ben Carson HUD 58–41
Mar 2, 2017 Rick Perry Energy 62–37
Mar 15, 2017 Dan Coats Intelligence 85–12
Apr 24, 2017 Sonny Perdue Agriculture 87–11
Apr 27, 2017 Alex Acosta Labor 60–38
AlabamaLuther StrangeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard ShelbyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
AlaskaDan SullivanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lisa MurkowskiRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArizonaJeff FlakeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
John McCainRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John BoozmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Kamala HarrisDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
ColoradoCory GardnerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Michael BennetDYeaYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
ConnecticutChris MurphyDNayYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
Richard BlumenthalDNayNayNayNayYeaNayNay
DelawareTom CarperDYeaNayNayYeaYeaYeaNay
Chris CoonsDYeaYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
FloridaBill NelsonDYeaYeaNayNayYeaYeaYea
Marco RubioRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaPresentYea
Johnny IsaksonRNo voteNo voteNo voteNo voteNo voteYeaYea
HawaiiMazie HironoDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Brian SchatzDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
IdahoJim RischRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike CrapoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IllinoisDick DurbinDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Tammy DuckworthDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
IndianaJoe DonnellyDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNay
Todd YoungRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Jerry MoranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rand PaulRYeaYeaYeaYeaNayYeaYea
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John KennedyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MaineAngus KingI-DYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Susan CollinsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MarylandBen CardinDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Chris Van HollenDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Ed MarkeyDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
MichiganDebbie StabenowDNayNayNayYeaYeaYeaNay
Gary PetersDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNo vote
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Al FrankenDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Thad CochranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MissouriClaire McCaskillDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaYeaYea
Roy BluntRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MontanaJon TesterDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Steve DainesRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Ben SasseRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NevadaDean HellerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaYeaYea
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Maggie HassanDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
New JerseyBob MenendezDNayNayNayNayYeaNayYea
Cory BookerDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDNayYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
Tom UdallDNayYeaNayYeaNayYeaNay
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Chuck SchumerDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard BurrRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
North DakotaHeidi HeitkampDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John HoevenRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OhioSherrod BrownDYeaYeaYeaNayYeaYeaNay
Rob PortmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
James LankfordRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OregonJeff MerkleyDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Ron WydenDNayYeaNayNayNayNayNay
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Pat ToomeyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo vote
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDNayNayNayNayYeaNayNay
Jack ReedDNayNayNayNayYeaNayNay
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Tim ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
South DakotaMike RoundsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John ThuneRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TennesseeBob CorkerRYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYeaYea
Lamar AlexanderRYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYeaYea
TexasTed CruzRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John CornynRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
UtahOrrin HatchRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike LeeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
VermontBernie SandersI-DNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Patrick LeahyDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
VirginiaTim KaineDYeaYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
Mark WarnerDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WashingtonMaria CantwellDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Patty MurrayDNayNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDNayYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Shelley Moore CapitoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Ron JohnsonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike EnziRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
51–0 (1 NV) 20–26 1–1 Ross
51–0 (1 NV) 16–30 1–1 Zinke
51–0 (1 NV) 6–40 1–1 Carson
51–0 (1 NV) 10–36 1–1 Perry
48–1 (3 NV) 36–10 1–1 Coats
50–0 (1 NV; 1 Pres) 36–10 1–1 Perdue
51–0 (1 NV) 8–37 (1 NV) 1–1 Acosta
State
Senator
Party
May 11, 2017 Robert Lighthizer Trade 82–14
Dec 5, 2017 Kirstjen Nielsen Homeland 62–37
Jan 24, 2018 Alex Azar Health 55–43
Apr 26, 2018 Mike Pompeo State 57–42
May 17, 2018 Gina Haspel CIA 54–45
July 23, 2018 Robert Wilkie Veterans 86–9
Feb 14, 2019 William Barr Justice 54–45
AlabamaLuther StrangeRYeaYea—
Doug JonesD—YeaYeaNayYeaYea
Richard ShelbyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
AlaskaDan SullivanRNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lisa MurkowskiRNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArizonaJeff FlakeRYeaYeaYeaYeaNayYea—
Kyrsten SinemaD—Yea
John McCainRNayYeaNo voteNo voteNo voteNo vote—
Martha McSally—Yea
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John BoozmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDYeaNayNayNayNayNayNay
Kamala HarrisDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
ColoradoCory GardnerRNayYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Michael BennetDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
ConnecticutChris MurphyDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Richard BlumenthalDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
DelawareTom CarperDYeaYeaYeaNayNayYeaNay
Chris CoonsDYeaYeaYeaNayNayYeaNay
FloridaBill NelsonDYeaYeaNayYeaYeaYea—
Rick ScottR—Yea
Marco RubioRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Johnny IsaksonRNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
HawaiiMazie HironoDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Brian SchatzDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
IdahoJim RischRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike CrapoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IllinoisDick DurbinDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Tammy DuckworthDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
IndianaJoe DonnellyDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea—
Mike BraunR—Yea
Todd YoungRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Jerry MoranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rand PaulRYeaYeaNayYeaNayYeaNay
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John KennedyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
MaineAngus KingI-DYeaYeaYeaYeaNayYeaNay
Susan CollinsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MarylandBen CardinDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Chris Van HollenDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Ed MarkeyDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
MichiganDebbie StabenowDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Gary PetersDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Al FrankenDYeaNay—
Tina Smith—NayNayNayYeaNay
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Thad CochranRYeaYeaYea—
Cindy Hyde-Smith—YeaYeaYeaYea
MissouriClaire McCaskillDYeaYeaNayYeaNayYea—
Josh HawleyR—Yea
Roy BluntRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MontanaJon TesterDYeaYeaNayNayNayYeaNay
Steve DainesRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Ben SasseRNayYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NevadaDean HellerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea—
Jacky RosenD—Nay
Catherine Cortez MastoDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDYeaNayNayNayYeaYeaNay
Maggie HassanDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
New JerseyBob MenendezDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Cory BookerDYeaNayNayNayNayNayNay
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Tom UdallDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Chuck SchumerDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard BurrRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteNo vote
North DakotaHeidi HeitkampDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea—
Kevin CramerR—Yea
John HoevenRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OhioSherrod BrownDYeaNayNayNayNayNo voteNay
Rob PortmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
James LankfordRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OregonJeff MerkleyDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Ron WydenDYeaNayNayNayNayNayNay
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Pat ToomeyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Jack ReedDNayNayNayNayNayYeaNay
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Tim ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
South DakotaMike RoundsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John ThuneRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TennesseeBob CorkerRYeaYeaNo voteYeaYeaNo vote—
Marsha Blackburn—Yea
Lamar AlexanderRYeaNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TexasTed CruzRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John CornynRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
UtahOrrin HatchRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea—
Mitt Romney—Yea
Mike LeeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
VermontBernie SandersI-DNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Patrick LeahyDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
VirginiaTim KaineDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Mark WarnerDYeaYeaNayNayYeaYeaNay
WashingtonMaria CantwellDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Patty MurrayDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Shelley Moore CapitoRNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDYeaNayNayNayNayYeaNay
Ron JohnsonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike EnziRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
45–3 (4 NV) 36–10 1–1 Lighthizer
51–0 (1 NV) 10–36 1–1 Nielsen
48–1 (2 NV) 6–41 1–1 Azar
50–0 (1 NV) 6–41 1–1 Pompeo
48–2 (1 NV) 6–41 0–2 Haspel
47–0 (4 NV) 38–8 (1 NV) 1–1 Wilkie
51–1 (1 NV) 3–42 0–2 Barr
State
Senator
Party
Feb 28, 2019 Andrew R. Wheeler EPA 52–47
Apr 11, 2019 David Bernhardt Interior 56–41
July 23, 2019 Mark Esper Defense 90–8
July 31, 2019 Kelly Craft UN 56–34
Sept 26, 2019 Eugene Scalia Labor 53–44
Dec 2, 2019 Dan Brouillette Energy 70–15
Jan 7, 2020 Jovita Carranza SBA 88–5
AlabamaDoug JonesDNayNayYeaNayNayNo voteYea
Richard ShelbyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
AlaskaDan SullivanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lisa MurkowskiRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArizonaKyrsten SinemaDNo voteYeaYeaYeaNayYeaYea
Martha McSallyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John BoozmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Kamala HarrisDNayNo voteNayNo voteNayNo voteNay
ColoradoCory GardnerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Michael BennetDNayNayYeaNo voteNayNo voteYea
ConnecticutChris MurphyDNayNayYeaYeaNayYeaYea
Richard BlumenthalDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
DelawareTom CarperDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Chris CoonsDNayNayYeaNo voteNayYeaYea
FloridaRick ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Marco RubioRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaNo voteYeaYeaYeaYeaNo vote
Johnny IsaksonRYeaYeaNo voteNo voteYeaYea—
Kelly Loeffler—Yea
HawaiiMazie HironoDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
Brian SchatzDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
IdahoJim RischRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike CrapoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IllinoisDick DurbinDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Tammy DuckworthDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
IndianaMike BraunRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Todd YoungRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Jerry MoranRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Rand PaulRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John KennedyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MaineAngus KingI-DNayYeaYeaNayNayYeaYea
Susan CollinsRNayYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MarylandBen CardinDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaNo vote
Chris Van HollenDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDNayNayNayNo voteNo voteNo voteNo vote
Ed MarkeyDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
MichiganDebbie StabenowDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Gary PetersDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDNayNayNayNo voteNayNo voteNo vote
Tina SmithDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Cindy Hyde-SmithRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
MissouriJosh HawleyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Roy BluntRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
MontanaJon TesterDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Steve DainesRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Ben SasseRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
NevadaJacky RosenDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDNayNayYeaYeaNayYeaYea
Maggie HassanDNayNayYeaYeaNayYeaYea
New JerseyBob MenendezDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
Cory BookerDNayNo voteNayNo voteNo voteNo voteNo vote
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDNayYeaYeaNayNayYeaYea
Tom UdallDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNayNayNo voteNayNo voteNay
Chuck SchumerDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Richard BurrRYeaYeaYeaNo voteYeaYeaYea
North DakotaKevin CramerRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John HoevenRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OhioSherrod BrownDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
Rob PortmanRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
James LankfordRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
OregonJeff MerkleyDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
Ron WydenDNayNayNayNayNayNayNay
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Pat ToomeyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDNayNayYeaNayNayNo voteYea
Jack ReedDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
Tim ScottRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
South DakotaMike RoundsRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo voteYea
John ThuneRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
TennesseeMarsha BlackburnRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Lamar AlexanderRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaNo vote
TexasTed CruzRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
John CornynRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
UtahMitt RomneyRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike LeeRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
VermontBernie SandersI-DNayNayNo voteNo voteNo voteNo voteNo vote
Patrick LeahyDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
VirginiaTim KaineDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Mark WarnerDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
WashingtonMaria CantwellDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
Patty MurrayDNayNayYeaNayNayYeaYea
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDNayYeaYeaYeaNayYeaYea
Shelley Moore CapitoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDNayNayYeaNayNayNayYea
Ron JohnsonRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Mike EnziRYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
52–1 0–44 (1 NV) 0–2 Wheeler
52–0 (1 NV) 3–40 (2 NV) 1–1 Bernhardt
52–0 (1 NV) 37–8 1–0 (1 NV) Esper
51–0 (2 NV) 5–33 (7 NV) 0–1 (1 NV) Craft
53–0 0–43 (2 NV) 0–1 (1 NV) Scalia
47–0 (6 NV) 22–15 (8 NV) 1–0 (1 NV) Brouillette
51–0 (2 NV) 36–5 (4 NV) 1–0 (1 NV) Carranza
State
Senator
Party
May 21, 2020 John Ratcliffe Intelligence 49–44
July 20, 2020 Russell Vought OMB 51–45
           Summary of votes cast by senators
Congress
Yea
Did not vote
Nay
Present
AlabamaJeff SessionsR—115th5201
Luther StrangeR—115th15000
Doug JonesDNayNay115th｜116th6170
Richard ShelbyRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
AlaskaDan SullivanRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
Lisa MurkowskiRNo voteYea115th｜116th34210
ArizonaJeff FlakeR—115th25110
Kyrsten SinemaDNayNay116th6130
John McCainR—115th20520
Martha McSallyRYeaYea116th10000
ArkansasTom CottonRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
John BoozmanRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
CaliforniaDianne FeinsteinDNayNay115th｜116th140230
Kamala HarrisDNayNay115th｜116th43300
ColoradoCory GardnerRYeaYea115th｜116th36010
Michael BennetDNayNay115th｜116th142210
ConnecticutChris MurphyDNayNay115th｜116th151210
Richard BlumenthalDNayNay115th｜116th91270
DelawareTom CarperDNayNay115th｜116th170200
Chris CoonsDNayNay115th｜116th162190
FloridaBill NelsonD—115th160110
Rick ScottRYeaYea116th10000
Marco RubioRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
GeorgiaDavid PerdueRYeaYea115th｜116th34201
Johnny IsaksonR—115th｜116th26800
Kelly LoefflerRYeaYea116th3000
HawaiiMazie HironoDNayNay115th｜116th120250
Brian SchatzDNayNo vote115th｜116th121240
IdahoJim RischRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Mike CrapoRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
IllinoisDick DurbinDNayNay115th｜116th120250
Tammy DuckworthDNayNay115th｜116th130240
IndianaJoe DonnellyD—115th19170
Mike BraunRYeaNo vote116th9100
Todd YoungRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
IowaJoni ErnstRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Chuck GrassleyRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
KansasPat RobertsRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Jerry MoranRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
KentuckyMitch McConnellRYeaYea115th｜116th36001
Rand PaulRYeaYea115th｜116th32050
LouisianaBill CassidyRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
John KennedyRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
MaineAngus KingI-DNayNay115th｜116th240130
Susan CollinsRYeaYea115th｜116th35020
MarylandBen CardinDNayNay115th｜116th121240
Chris Van HollenDNayNay115th｜116th100270
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDNayNay115th｜116th34300
Ed MarkeyDNo voteNay115th｜116th51310
MichiganDebbie StabenowDNayNay115th｜116th140230
Gary PetersDNayNay115th｜116th141220
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDNayNay115th｜116th123220
Al FrankenD—115th90140
Tina SmithDNayNay115th｜116th40100
MississippiRoger WickerRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Thad CochranR—115th24000
Cindy Hyde-SmithRYeaYea115th｜116th13000
MissouriClaire McCaskillD—115th17190
Josh HawleyRYeaYea116th10000
Roy BluntRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
MontanaJon TesterDNayNay115th｜116th190180
Steve DainesRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
NebraskaDeb FischerRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Ben SasseRYeaYea115th｜116th36010
NevadaDean HellerR—115th27000
Jacky RosenDNayNay116th2080
Catherine Cortez MastoDNayNay115th｜116th150220
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDNayNay115th｜116th170200
Maggie HassanDNayNay115th｜116th160210
New JerseyBob MenendezDNayNay115th｜116th120250
Cory BookerDNayNay115th｜116th45280
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDNayNay115th｜116th120250
Tom UdallDNayNay115th｜116th110260
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDNayNay115th｜116th22330
Chuck SchumerDNayNay115th｜116th100270
North CarolinaThom TillisRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Richard BurrRNo voteNo vote115th｜116th32500
North DakotaHeidi HeitkampD—115th22050
Kevin CramerRYeaYea116th10000
John HoevenRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
OhioSherrod BrownDNayNay115th｜116th131230
Rob PortmanRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
OklahomaJim InhofeRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
James LankfordRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
OregonJeff MerkleyDNayNay115th｜116th40330
Ron WydenDNayNay115th｜116th60310
PennsylvaniaBob Casey Jr.DNayNay115th｜116th140230
Pat ToomeyRYeaYea115th｜116th35200
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDNayNay115th｜116th101260
Jack ReedDNayNay115th｜116th100270
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
Tim ScottRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
South DakotaMike RoundsRNo voteYea115th｜116th35200
John ThuneRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
TennesseeBob CorkerR—115th24300
Marsha BlackburnRYeaYea116th10000
Lamar AlexanderRNo voteYea115th｜116th33400
TexasTed CruzRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
John CornynRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
UtahOrrin HatchR—115th27000
Mitt RomneyRYeaYea116th10000
Mike LeeRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
VermontBernie SandersI-DNo voteNay115th｜116th36280
Patrick LeahyDNayNay115th｜116th120250
VirginiaTim KaineDNayNay115th｜116th160210
Mark WarnerDNayNay115th｜116th220150
WashingtonMaria CantwellDNayNay115th｜116th130240
Patty MurrayDNo voteNo vote115th｜116th122230
West VirginiaJoe ManchinDNayNay115th｜116th29080
Shelley Moore CapitoRYeaYea115th｜116th36100
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDNayNay115th｜116th100270
Ron JohnsonRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
WyomingJohn BarrassoRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
Mike EnziRYeaYea115th｜116th37000
 vote by partyR D Ind.  
49–0 (4 NV) 0–43 (2 NV) 0–1 (1 NV) Ratcliffe
51–0 (2 NV) 0–43 (2 NV) 0–2 Vought
R (1930 votes) D (1696 votes) Ind. (74 votes) Total (3700)
1870 598 27 Yea
44 35 6 No vote
13 1063 41 Nay
3 0 0 Present
Affiliation: D denotes Democratic, R denotes Republican, and I-D denotes an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
Notes: — = not a Senator during this vote; NV = Not Voting; Pres = Present; VP: Y/N = Vice President voted Yea or Nay :

#### Committee process

Cabinet confirmation process :
| Office | Nominee | State | Announcement | Hearing date | Senate committee vote date | Senate committee vote | Full Senate vote date | Confirmation | Hearings |
| Secretary of State | Rex Tillerson | TX | December 13, 2016 | January 11, 2017 | January 23, 2017 | 11–10 | February 1, 2017 | 56–43 | |
| Secretary of State | Mike Pompeo | KS | March 13, 2018 | April 12, 2018 | April 23, 2018 | 11–9 | April 26, 2018 | 57–42 | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Steven Mnuchin | CA | November 30, 2016 | January 19, 2017 | February 1, 2017 | 14–0 | February 13, 2017 | 53–47 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Jim Mattis | WA | December 1, 2016 | January 12, 2017 | January 18, 2017 | 26–1 | January 20, 2017 | 98–1 | |
| Secretary of Defense | Patrick Shanahan | WA | May 9, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on June 18, 2019 |
| Secretary of Defense | Mark Esper | VA | June 24, 2019 | July 16, 2019 | July 18, 2019 | Voice vote (26–1) | July 23, 2019 | 90–8 | |
| Attorney General | Jeff Sessions | AL | November 18, 2016 | January 10, 2017 | February 1, 2017 | 11–9 | February 8, 2017 | 52–47 | |
| Attorney General | William Barr | VA | December 7, 2018 | January 15, 2019 | February 7, 2019 | 12–10 | February 14, 2019 | 54–45 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Ryan Zinke | MT | December 15, 2016 | January 17, 2017 | January 31, 2017 | 16–6 | March 1, 2017 | 68–31 | |
| Secretary of the Interior | David Bernhardt | CO | February 4, 2019 | March 28, 2019 | April 4, 2019 | 14–6 | April 11, 2019 | 56–41 | |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Sonny Perdue | GA | January 18, 2017 | March 23, 2017 | March 30, 2017 | Voice vote (19–1) | April 24, 2017 | 87–11 | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Wilbur Ross | FL | November 30, 2016 | January 18, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | Voice vote | February 27, 2017 | 72–27 | |
| Secretary of Labor | Andrew Puzder | TN | December 8, 2016 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 | Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017 |
| Secretary of Labor | Alex Acosta | FL | February 16, 2017 | March 22, 2017 | March 30, 2017 | 12–11 | April 27, 2017 | 60–38 | |
| Secretary of Labor | Eugene Scalia | VA | July 18, 2019 | September 19, 2019 | September 24, 2019 | 12–11 | September 26, 2019 | 53–44 | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Tom Price | GA | November 29, 2016 | January 18, 2017 | February 1, 2017 | 14–0 | February 10, 2017 | 52–47 | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Alex Azar | IN | November 13, 2017 | November 29, 2017 | January 17, 2018 | 15–12 | January 24, 2018 | 55–43 | |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Ben Carson | FL | December 5, 2016 | January 12, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | 23–0 | March 2, 2017 | 58–41 | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Elaine Chao | KY | November 29, 2016 | January 11, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | Voice vote | January 31, 2017 | 93–6 | |
| Secretary of Energy | Rick Perry | TX | December 14, 2016 | January 19, 2017 | January 31, 2017 | 16–7 | March 2, 2017 | 62–37 | |
| Secretary of Energy | Dan Brouillette | TX | October 18, 2019 | November 14, 2019 | November 19, 2019 | 16–4 | December 2, 2019 | 70–15 | |
| Secretary of Education | Betsy DeVos | MI | November 23, 2016 | January 17, 2017 | January 31, 2017 | 12–11 | February 7, 2017 | 51–50 | |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | David Shulkin | PA | January 11, 2017 | February 1, 2017 | February 7, 2017 | 15–0 | February 13, 2017 | 100–0 | |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ronny Jackson | TX | March 28, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018 |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Robert Wilkie | NC | May 18, 2018 | June 27, 2018 | July 10, 2018 | 14–1 | July 23, 2018 | 86–9 | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | John F. Kelly | MA | December 7, 2016 | January 10, 2017 | January 18, 2017 | Voice vote (14–1) | January 20, 2017 | 88–11 | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Kirstjen Nielsen | FL | October 12, 2017 | November 8, 2017 | November 14, 2017 | 11–4 | December 5, 2017 | 62–37 | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Chad Wolf | VA | August 25, 2020 | September 23, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | 6–3 | Nomination withdrawn on January 7, 2021 | Nomination withdrawn on January 7, 2021 | |
| Trade Representative | Robert Lighthizer | FL | January 3, 2017 | March 14, 2017 | April 25, 2017 | 26–0 | May 11, 2017 | 82–14 | |
| Director of National Intelligence | Dan Coats | IN | January 7, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | March 9, 2017 | 13–2 | March 15, 2017 | 85–12 | |
| Director of National Intelligence | John Ratcliffe | TX | July 28, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on August 2, 2019 |
| Director of National Intelligence | John Ratcliffe | TX | February 28, 2020 | May 5, 2020 | May 19, 2020 | 8–7 | May 21, 2020 | 49–44 | |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Mike Pompeo | KS | November 18, 2016 | January 12, 2017 | January 20, 2017 | Voice vote | January 23, 2017 | 66–32 | |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Gina Haspel | KY | March 13, 2018 | May 9, 2018 | May 16, 2018 | 10–5 | May 17, 2018 | 54–45 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Scott Pruitt | OK | December 7, 2016 | January 18, 2017 | February 2, 2017 | 11–0 | February 17, 2017 | 52–46 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Andrew R. Wheeler | VA | November 16, 2018 | January 16, 2019 | February 5, 2019 | 11–10 | February 28, 2019 | 52–47 | |
| Small Business Administration | Linda McMahon | CT | December 7, 2016 | January 24, 2017 | January 31, 2017 | 18–1 | February 14, 2017 | 81–19 | |
| Small Business Administration | Jovita Carranza | IL | April 4, 2019 | December 11, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | 17–2 | January 7, 2020 | 88–5 | |
| Management and Budget | Mick Mulvaney | SC | December 16, 2016 | January 24, 2017 | February 2, 2017 | 12–11, 8–7 | February 16, 2017 | 51–49 | |
| Management and Budget | Russell Vought | VA | March 18, 2020 | June 2, 2020 June 3, 2020 | June 10, 2020 June 11, 2020 | 7–4, 11–10 | July 20, 2020 | 51–45 | |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Nikki Haley | SC | November 23, 2016 | January 18, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | Voice vote (19–2) | January 24, 2017 | 96–4 | |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Heather Nauert | IL | December 7, 2018 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 | Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019 |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Kelly Craft | KY | February 22, 2019 | June 19, 2019 | July 25, 2019 | 15–7 | July 31, 2019 | 56–34 | |

## Analysis

Due to Trump's lack of prior government or military experience, and his political positions, much interest was expressed in the media over his cabinet nominations, as they were believed to show how he intended to govern.
Trump's proposed cabinet was characterized by the media as being very conservative. It was described as a "conservative dream team" by Politico, "the most conservative cabinet [in United States history]" by Newsweek, and "one of the most consistently conservative domestic policy teams in modern history" by the Los Angeles Times. The Hill described Trump's potential cabinet as "an unorthodox team" popular with conservatives, that more establishment Republicans such as John McCain or Mitt Romney likely would not have chosen. CNN agreed, calling the proposed cabinet "a conservative dream team of domestic Cabinet appointments." On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal stated that "it's nearly impossible to identify a clear ideological bent in the incoming president's" cabinet nominations. The Wall Street Journal also stated that Trump's nominations signaled a pro-deregulation administration policy. Several of his cabinet nominees politically opposed the federal departments they were selected to lead.
In terms of total personal wealth, Trump's cabinet was the wealthiest in modern American history. The cabinet was largely made up of nominees who had business experience but minimal or no experience in the government when compared to the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The Pew Research Center also noted that Trump's cabinet was one of the most business-heavy in American history: "A third of the department heads in the Trump administration (33%) were people whose prior experience had been entirely in the public sector. Only three other U.S. presidents are in the same range: William McKinley (three out of eight Cabinet positions, or 37.5%), Ronald Reagan (four out of 13 positions, or 31%), and Dwight Eisenhower (three out of 10 positions, or 30%)." There were no economists in President Trump's cabinet. There were also significantly fewer lawyers in Trump's cabinet compared to previous presidents' cabinets.

### Confirmation delays

Despite being nominated promptly during the transition period, most cabinet members were unable to take office on Inauguration Day because of delays in the formal confirmation process. By February 8, 2017, President Trump had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed than any prior president two weeks into his mandate, except George Washington. Part of the lateness was ascribed to opposition by Senate Democrats and part to delays in submitting background-check paperwork. The final initial Cabinet member to take office, Robert Lighthizer, took office as U.S. Trade Representative on May 11, 2017, more than four months after his nomination.

## History

Choosing members of the presidential Cabinet (and other high-level positions) is a complicated process, and began before the November 2016 general election results were known. In the case of the Trump 2016 campaign, his former rival for the Republican nomination Chris Christie was appointed to lead the transition team in May 2016, shortly after Ted Cruz and John Kasich suspended their campaigns (thus making Trump the presumptive nominee of the party). In addition to various other responsibilities, the transition team is responsible for making preliminary lists of potential executive branch appointees—at least for the several dozen high-level positions if not for the several thousand lower-level positions—and doing some early vetting work on those people. The transition team also hires policy experts (more than a hundred in the case of the Trump transition team by October 2016), using primarily federal funds and federal office space, to help plan how a then-hypothetical Trump administration would implement their policy-goals via the various federal agencies and departments.
After the election on November 8, 2016, when the ticket formed by Trump and Pence defeated the Clinton and Kaine ticket as well as various third party opponents, the transition team was quickly reshuffled and expanded; Mike Pence was given the lead role (over Chris Christie), and several additional top-level transition personnel were added to the transition effort, most of them from the now-finished campaign effort. During the remainder of 2016, the team continued finding and vetting potential nominees for the various positions, as the Electoral College process was ongoing (including recounts in some states where the winning margin was relatively tiny) and before the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2017.
President-elect Trump announced his first post-election Cabinet nominee, Jeff Sessions for the role of United States Attorney General, on November 18, 2016. (Trump had earlier announced Mike Pence as his pick for vice-presidential running mate in July 2016, which was shortly thereafter confirmed by the delegates to the Republican National Convention when they officially nominated first Trump and then Pence.) Although most positions were simultaneously under consideration by the transition team, the official announcement of offers, and the public acceptance of the offers, usually happens gradually as slots are filled (Richard Nixon being the exception).
| President | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Week (from election to announcement) | Weighted average | Notes |
| President | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Weighted average | Notes |
| Nixon '68 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 6.0 weeks | The Postmaster General position was quasi-privatized in 1971. |
| Carter '76 | | | | | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | 6.8 weeks | Two new Cabinet positions: Energy in 1977, Education in 1979. |
| Reagan '80 | | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | 1 | 6.6 weeks | Failed attempt to abolish the federal Department of Education. |
| Bush '88 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | 1 | 5.3 weeks | The VA was established in 1989. The four earliest nominees were continuations of the Reagan Cabinet. |
| Clinton '92 | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | 7.0 weeks | |
| Bush '00 | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 8 | | | 7.5 weeks | The DHS was established in 2003. Announcements of appointees were delayed by the Florida recount. |
| Obama '08 | | | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | 5.4 weeks | Slightly differing figures are given in some sources. |
| Trump '16 | | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | 2 | 4.9 weeks | |
| Biden '20 | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 3 | 6.3 weeks | |
| Trump '24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | 2.2 weeks | |
For purposes of historical comparison, this chart includes only Cabinet roles, and not the cabinet-level positions. However, note that the number of Cabinet positions has varied from administration to administration: under Nixon there were twelve such roles in 1968, whereas under Trump in 2016 there are fifteen.

## Formation

After Election Day, media outlets reported on persons described by various sources as possible appointments to senior positions in the incoming Trump presidency. The number of people which have received media attention as potential cabinet appointees is higher than in most previous presidential elections, partly because the Trump '16 campaign staff (and associated PACs) was significantly smaller and less expensive, thus there are not as many people already expected to receive specific roles in the upcoming Trump administration. In particular, "Trump ha[d] a smaller policy brain trust [policy group] than a new president normally carries" because as an anti-establishment candidate who began his campaign by largely self-funding his way to the Republican Party nomination, unlike most previous presidential winners "Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet." An additional factor that tends to make the field of potential nominees especially broad, is that unlike most presidential transition teams who select politicians as their appointees, the Trump transition team "has started with a mandate to hire from the private sector [as opposed to the governmental sector] whenever possible."

## Elected officials
### President

Donald Trump defeated the former secretary of state and Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 presidential election, receiving 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227 electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2017. He assumed office on January 20, 2017.
President of the United States :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Donald Trump | June 14, 1946 | New York | Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971–2017) Host and producer of The Apprentice (2004–2015) | |

### Vice President

The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position who does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the pleasure of the president. There were dozens of potential running mates for Trump who received media speculation. Trump's eventual pick of the governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, was officially announced on July 15, 2016, and confirmed by acclamation via parliamentary procedure amongst delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016.
Governor of Indiana Mike Pence was elected Vice President of the United States, receiving 305 electoral votes, compared to United States senator, Tim Kaine (D-VA), who received 227 electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2017. He assumed office on January 20, 2017.
Vice President of the United States :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Mike Pence | June 7, 1959 | Indiana | 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2017) Chair of the House Republican Conference (2009–2011) U.S. representative from IN-2 (2001–2003) and IN-6 (2003–2013) | |
vteMike Pence's Office of the Vice President :
Position Appointee Chief of Staff to the Vice President Marc Short Counsel to the Vice President Matt Morgan Counselor to the Vice President Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Sarah Makin Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications Jarrod Agen Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President Jen Pavlik Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President Policy Director to the Second Lady Sara Egeland National Security Adviser to the Vice President Andrea Thompson
Position Appointee Chief of Staff to the Second Lady Kristan King Nevins Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President Mike Boisvenue Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Daris Meeks Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Press Secretary to the Vice President Marc Lotte Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President Director of Legislative Affairs Jonathan Hiler Director of Communications for the Second Lady Kara Brooks :

## Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions

The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).

### Secretary of State

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Thomas Shannon (acting)

Before Tillerson was sworn in, Tom Shannon served as the acting secretary from January 20 until February 1, 2017.

#### Rex Tillerson (2017–2018)

President-elect Trump officially selected CEO of ExxonMobil Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State on December 12, 2016. Tillerson was first recommended to Trump for the secretary of state role by Condoleezza Rice, during her meeting with Trump in late November. Rice's recommendation of Tillerson to Trump was backed up by Robert Gates three days later.
Tillerson's confirmation hearing with the Foreign Relations committee was held on January 11, 2017. During the hearing, Tillerson voiced support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and opposed a Muslim immigration ban that has been proposed by Donald Trump in the past. Tillerson was approved by the Foreign Relations committee on January 23, 2017, by a vote of 11–10. On February 1, Tillerson was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 56–43 and was sworn in later that day.
Secretary of State :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Rex Tillerson | March 23, 1952 (age 72) | Texas | President of the Boy Scouts of America (2010–2012) CEO of ExxonMobil (2006–2016) | |

#### John Sullivan (acting)

John J. Sullivan served as acting secretary from April 1, 2018, until April 26, 2018.

#### Mike Pompeo (2018–2021)

On March 13, 2018, President Trump dismissed Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, and announced his nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to the office. On April 26, Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 57–42 and was sworn in later that day. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of State :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Mike Pompeo | December 30, 1963 (age 61) | Kansas | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018) U.S. representative from KS-4 (2011–2017) | |

### Secretary of the Treasury

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Finance committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Adam Szubin (acting)

Adam Szubin served as acting secretary from January 20 until February 13, 2017.

#### Steven Mnuchin (2017–2021)

President-elect Trump announced the selection of investment banker Steve Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury on November 30, 2016. The New York Times noted that Mnuchin's selection was surprising, since Trump had attacked the banking industry and Goldman Sachs during the campaign. Mnuchin is the third Goldman alumnus to serve as treasury secretary.
During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on January 19, 2017, Mnuchin was criticized by Democrats due to the foreclosure practices at his company OneWest. Mnuchin also failed to disclose, in required disclosure documents, $95 million of real estate he owned, and his role as director of Dune Capital International, an investment fund in a tax haven. Mnuchin described the omissions as mistakes made amid a mountain of bureaucracy.
Democrats of the Finance Committee boycotted the vote of Mnuchin and many other nominees in response to Trump's controversial immigration executive order. On February 1, 2017, Republicans suspended committee rules to send the nomination to the Senate floor on a vote of 11–0.
Mnuchin was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–47 on February 13, 2017. The vote fell along party lines with exception of Senator Joe Manchin as the sole Democratic vote for Mnuchin. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of the Treasury :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Steven Mnuchin | December 21, 1962 (age 62) | California | CEO of OneWest Bank | |

### Secretary of Defense

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Armed Services committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Jim Mattis (2017–2019)

President-elect Trump informally announced the selection of General Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense on December 1, 2016. (The Trump Transition Team formally announced the selection on December 6, 2016.) As with most cabinet roles, the Secretary-designate of Defense undergoes hearings before the appropriate committee of the United States Senate, followed by a confirmation-vote. In the case of Mattis, there was an additional step needed as he had retired from the military three years ago, since statute section 903(a) of the NDAA demands a minimum of seven years as a civilian for Pentagon appointees, therefore Mattis needed a waiver to be allowed to become Secretary of Defense.
During his hearing, Mattis agreed with the assessment that debt was the greatest threat to national security. He placed Russia first among the "principal threats" facing the United States and called Iran "the primary source of turmoil" for unrest in the Middle East. In contrast with Trump's campaign promises, Mattis advocated for maintaining NATO and keeping the Iran Nuclear Deal. He urged for a clear cybersecurity doctrine to be implemented.
On January 12, 2017, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted, 24–3, to grant the waiver. The full Senate voted, 81–17, to pass the waiver three hours later. After the Trump transition team canceled a meeting between Mattis and the House Armed Services Committee, the waiver narrowly passed the committee by a vote of 34–28. The House voted, 268–151, to grant the waiver. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Mattis's confirmation on January 18, 2017, by a 26–1 margin, and sent the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was the approval of Mattis's waiver to become Secretary of Defense. After being confirmed by the Senate on the evening of January 20, 2017, in a vote of 98–1, Mattis was sworn in by Vice President Pence on the same evening.
On December 20, 2018, Secretary Mattis announced his intention to resign at the end of February 2019. President Trump moved the departure date up to January 1, 2019.
Secretary of Defense :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Jim Mattis | September 8, 1950 (age 74) | Washington | 11th Commander of the United States Central Command (2011–2013) 5th Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command (2007–2010) 3rd Allied Command Transformation (2007–2008) | |

#### Patrick Shanahan (acting)

Upon the end of Secretary Mattis's tenure on January 1, Patrick M. Shanahan, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, became acting Secretary until June 23, 2019.

#### Failed nomination of Patrick Shanahan

Five months later, in May, the White House announced its intent to nominate Shanahan to serve as Secretary of Defense on a permanent basis; by June, Shanahan withdrew, citing family issues.

#### Mark Esper (2019–2020)

With Shanahan's withdrawal, President Trump named Mark Esper, the Secretary of the Army, as his replacement as acting secretary. Once Esper was officially nominated on July 15, he stepped down in accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; Richard V. Spencer, the Secretary of the Navy, then became acting secretary.
On July 23, Esper was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 90–8 and was sworn in later that day.
On November 9, 2020, Esper was removed from his position, and replaced with Christopher C. Miller.
Secretary of Defense :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Mark Esper | April 26, 1964 (age 60) | Virginia | 23rd Secretary of the Army (2017–2019} | |

#### Christopher C. Miller (acting)

Christopher C. Miller served as acting Secretary from November 9, 2020, to the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.

### Attorney General

The nomination of an Attorney General-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Judiciary committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Sally Yates (acting)

Sally Yates served as acting attorney general from January 20, 2017, until her firing ten days later, on January 30, 2017.

#### Dana Boente (acting)

On January 30, 2017, Trump appointed Dana Boente, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting Attorney General until Jeff Sessions' Senate confirmation. Boente had replaced Sally Yates who was fired by Trump for ordering the Justice Department to not defend Trump's Executive Order 13769 which restricted entry to the United States. Yates claimed that, "At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities [of the Department of Justice], nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful". Boente served until the confirmation of Jeff Sessions on February 9, 2017.

#### Jeff Sessions (2017–2018)

President-elect Trump officially announced the selection of Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama as Attorney General on November 18, 2016.
Members of the Democratic party in the Senate had stated their intention to oppose Sessions; that said, successfully defeating the nomination of Sessions would have required peeling away the votes of at least two or three Republican members of the Senate body. Republican members of the Judiciary Committee spoke favorably towards Sessions, as Sessions had been a former member of the Judiciary Committee while serving as senator. Although Democratic party senators, including Elizabeth Warren, criticized Sessions, at least one Democratic Senator, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, stated he would vote to confirm Sessions. Historically, there has never been a sitting senator appointed to cabinet position who was denied that post during the confirmation process.
The confirmation process for Trump's nominee Senator Jeff Sessions was described as "strikingly contentious" by The New York Times; as Senator Mitch McConnell invoked Rule XIX to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren for the rest of the consideration of the nomination. While explaining his use of the rule, McConnell said, "She [Warren] was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted." The last three words, "Nevertheless, she persisted" were appropriated by feminist and liberals as a rally cry in favor of women's rights. McConnell interrupted Warren as she had read a letter by Coretta Scott King opposing Sessions' nomination to a federal judgeship along with several statements which were made by Senator Ted Kennedy in 1986 during Senate hearings on Sessions' nomination. Afterwards, Warren live-streamed herself reading the letter, critical of Sessions, that Coretta Scott King had written to Senator Strom Thurmond in 1986.
On February 8, Sessions was confirmed as United States Attorney General by the Senate in a vote of 52–47, with all the Republican senators and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin voting in favor of Sessions' confirmation and all other senators voting against Sessions' confirmation. Sessions' confirmation ended a nomination battle which was described by The New York Times as "bitter and racially charged".
On November 7, 2018 – the day after the 2018 midterm elections – Jeff Sessions resigned as Attorney General at the president's request.
Attorney General :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Jeff Sessions | December 24, 1946 (age 78) | Alabama | United States senator from Alabama (1997–2017) 44th Attorney General of Alabama (1995–1997) United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1981–1993) | |

#### Matthew Whitaker (acting)

With the resignation of Sessions on November 7, 2018, Trump appointed Sessions' chief of staff Matthew Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general. Multiple legal challenges to Whitaker's appointment were filed. All were dismissed.

#### William Barr (2019–2020)

William Barr, a former Attorney General in the George H. W. Bush administration, was nominated to reprise his former role as the permanent replacement for Sessions on December 7, 2018. On February 14, 2019, he was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 54–45 and was sworn in later that day. Barr announced that he would resign as attorney general on December 14, 2020, which came into effect on December 23, 2020.
Attorney General :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | William Barr | May 23, 1950 (age 74) | Virginia | 77th United States Attorney General (1991–1993) 25th United States Deputy Attorney General (1990–1991) United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (1989–1990) | |

#### Jeffrey Rosen (acting)

Jeffrey A. Rosen became the acting Attorney General following the resignation of Barr on December 23, 2020. He served until the end of the Trump administration, January 20, 2021.

### Secretary of the Interior

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Kevin Haugrud (acting)

Kevin Haugrud served as the acting Secretary of the Interior from January 20 until March 1, 2017.

#### Ryan Zinke (2017–2019)

President-elect Trump announced the selection of Representative Ryan Zinke from Montana as Secretary of the Interior on December 15, 2016. His nomination was approved by a 16–6 vote from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on January 31, 2017. On March 1, 2017, Zinke was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 68–31, becoming the first Navy SEAL to occupy a Cabinet position. Zinke resigned as Secretary of the Interior on January 2, 2019. Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt became Acting Secretary of the Interior.
Secretary of the Interior :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Ryan Zinke | November 1, 1961 (age 63) | Montana | U.S. representative from MT-AL (2015–2017) Member of the Montana Senate from the 2nd district (2009–2013) | |

#### David Bernhardt (acting)

David Bernhardt served as acting secretary from January 2 until April 11, 2019, when he was sworn in.

#### David Bernhardt (2019–2021)

On February 4, 2019, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Interior Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary Bernhardt to be the next United States Secretary of the Interior. On April 11, 2019, Bernhardt was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 56–41. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of the Interior :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | David Bernhardt | August 17, 1969 (age 55) | Colorado | 77th United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior (2017–2019) Solicitor of the United States Department of the Interior (2006–2009) | |

### Secretary of Agriculture

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Mike Young (acting)

Mike Young served as acting secretary from January 20 until April 25, 2017.

#### Sonny Perdue (2017–2021)

President-elect Trump announced the selection of Sonny Perdue, former Governor of Georgia as Secretary of Agriculture on January 18, 2017. On April 24, 2017, Perdue was confirmed by the Senate in an 87–11 vote. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Agriculture :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Sonny Perdue | December 20, 1946 (age 78) | Georgia | 81st Governor of Georgia (2003–2011) Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 18th district (1991–2002) | |

### Secretary of Commerce

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Vacant

President Trump left this position vacant until Ross was sworn in.

#### Wilbur Ross (2017–2021)

President-elect Trump officially announced the selection of CEO Wilbur Ross from Florida (formerly of New York) on November 30, 2016. Confirmation hearings were originally scheduled for January 12, but were postponed because the Commerce Committee had not yet received the ethics agreement from the Office of Government Ethics and the Department of Commerce. On February 27, 2017, he was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 72–27. He assumed office on February 28, 2017, and served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Commerce :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Wilbur Ross | November 28, 1937 (age 87) | Florida | CEO of the WL Ross & Co. | |

### Secretary of Labor

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Edward Hugler (acting)

Edward C. Hugler served as acting secretary from January 20 until April 28, 2017.

#### Failed nomination of Andy Puzder

President-elect Trump officially announced the selection of Andy Puzder, then CEO of CKE Restaurants as the Secretary of Labor on December 8, 2016. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee (HELP) delayed Puzder's hearing five times due to missing paperwork from the Office of Government Ethics. It was revealed that before the nomination Puzder employed a housekeeper who was not authorized to work in the U.S. Puzder failed to pay employer taxes. Puzder fired the housekeeper and amended his taxes only after his nomination. Prior cabinet nominations from the Bush and Clinton administrations with undocumented housekeepers have had to withdraw their nominations.
On February 8, 2017, the Office of Government Ethics submitted Puzder's ethics paperwork to Congress. It was also revealed Puzder's ex-wife Lisa Fierstein appeared in disguise on Oprah Winfrey's talk show in the 1980s. In the interview, she alleged Puzder beat her. She later recanted. Fierstein sent a letter to Congress shortly after his nomination stating, "Andy is not and was not abusive or violent." Complying with the HELP committee, the Oprah Winfrey Network produced tapes from the interview for members of the committee to view. Four Republican Senators from the HELP committee – Susan Collins, Tim Scott, Johnny Isakson, and Lisa Murkowski – expressed doubt over Puzder's nomination. On February 15, a day before his scheduled hearing, Puzder released a statement to the Associated Press officially withdrawing his nomination.

#### Alexander Acosta (2017–2019)

On February 16, 2017, Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University College of Law and former Justice Department attorney, was officially selected to be the Secretary of Labor. On April 27, 2017, Acosta was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 60–38.
Acosta announced his resignation on July 12, 2019, following widespread criticism of his handling of the prosecution of and subsequent plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein when serving as U.S. District Attorney in Florida. His deputy, Patrick Pizzella, became acting secretary.
Secretary of Labor :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Alexander Acosta | January 16, 1969 (age 56) | Florida | Dean of the Florida International University College of Law (2009–2017) United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (2005–2009) United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division (2003–2005) Member of the National Labor Relations Board (2002–2003) | |

#### Patrick Pizzella (acting)

Patrick Pizzella served as acting secretary from July 20 until September 30, 2019.

#### Eugene Scalia (2019–2021)

On July 18, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Eugene Scalia, the former Solicitor of Labor and the son of Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor; the nomination became official on August 27.
Almost exactly a month later, on September 26, Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–44. He was sworn in four days later. He served until the end of the Trump administration, January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Labor :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Eugene Scalia | August 14, 1963 (age 61) | Virginia | 25th United States Solicitor of Labor (2002–2003) | |

### Secretary of Health and Human Services

Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, officially the nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Norris Cochran (acting)

Norris Cochran served as acting secretary from January 20 until February 10, 2017.

#### Tom Price (2017)

President-elect Trump officially announced the selection of Representative Tom Price from Georgia as Secretary of Health and Human Services on November 28, 2016. On February 10, 2017, Price was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 52–47, along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats voting against.
Price resigned on September 29, 2017, amid reports that he had expended more than $1 million of department funds for his own travel on private charter jets and military aircraft. Price is the shortest-serving confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services, with a tenure of just 231 days.
Secretary of Health and Human Services :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Tom Price | October 8, 1954 (age 70) | Georgia | U.S. representative from GA-6 (2005–2017) Chair of the House Budget Committee (2015–2017) Majority Leader of the Georgia State Senate (2002–2003) Majority Whip of the Georgia State Senate (1998–2002) Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 56th district (1997–2005) | |

#### Don J. Wright (acting)

Don J. Wright served as acting secretary from September 29, 2017, until his resignation on October 10, 2017.

#### Eric Hargan (acting)

Eric Hargan served as acting secretary from October 10, 2017, until January 29, 2018.

#### Alex Azar (2018–2021)

On November 13, 2017, President Trump announced via Twitter that Alex Azar was his nominee to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Azar was the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush (2005–2007) and president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Company from 2012 to 2017. On January 24, 2018, Azar was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–43. He took office on January 29, 2018, and served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Health and Human Services :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Alex Azar | June 17, 1967 (age 57) | Indiana | United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (2005–2007) General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (2001–2005) | |

### Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The nomination of a secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Craig Clemmensen (acting)

Craig Clemmensen served as acting secretary from January 20 until March 2, 2017.

#### Ben Carson (2017–2021)

President-elect Trump announced the selection of Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on December 5, 2016. During confirmation hearings, Carson was held under close scrutiny for his lack of relevant experience, and because he has been one of the most hostile critics of HUD's role in enforcing anti-discrimination laws. On January 24, 2017, the Senate Banking Committee voted unanimously to approve the nomination, sending it to the Senate floor for a complete vote. On March 2, 2017, Carson was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 58–41. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Ben Carson | September 18, 1951 (age 73) | Florida | Candidate for President of the United States in 2016 Neurosurgeon | |

### Secretary of Transportation

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Michael Huerta (acting)

Michael Huerta served as acting secretary from January 20 until January 31, 2017.

#### Elaine Chao (2017–2021)

On November 29, 2016, it was reported that President-elect Trump announced the selection of Elaine Chao, former Secretary of Labor in the George W. Bush administration as his Secretary of Transportation. On January 31, Chao was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–6. On January 7, 2021, Chao announced her resignation effective January 11, due to the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack.
Secretary of Transportation :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Elaine Chao | March 26, 1953 (age 71) | Kentucky | 24th United States Secretary of Labor (2001–2009) 12th Director of the Peace Corps (1991–1992) 4th United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991) Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (1988–1989) Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission (1988–1989) | |

#### Steven G. Bradbury (acting)

With the resignation of Chao, her deputy, Steven G. Bradbury became acting Secretary on January 11, 2021, and served for the final days until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.

### Secretary of Energy

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Grace Bochenek (acting)

Grace Bochenek served as acting secretary from January 20 until March 2, 2017.

#### Rick Perry (2017–2019)

President-elect Trump announced his selection of Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas as Secretary of Energy on December 13, 2016. During a previous presidential campaign, Perry said he intended to abolish the department. His nomination was approved by a 16–7 vote from the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2017. On March 2, 2017, Perry was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 62–37.
On October 17, 2019, Perry informed President Trump that he planned to resign by the end of the year. On October 18, 2019, Trump nominated the Deputy Secretary of Energy, Dan Brouillette, to replace him; Perry left in early December.
Secretary of Energy :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Rick Perry | March 4, 1950 (age 75) | Texas | Candidate for President of the United States in 2012 and 2016 47th Governor of Texas (2000–2015) 39th Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1999–2000) 9th Agriculture Commissioner of Texas (1991–1999) Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 64th district (1985–1991) | |

#### Dan Brouillette (2019–2021)

Dan Brouillette, the Deputy Secretary, served as acting secretary from December 2 until December 4, 2019. He was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 70–15, on December 2, 2019. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Energy :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Dan Brouillette | August 18, 1962 (age 62) | Texas | 19th United States Deputy Secretary of Energy (2017–2019) Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (2001–2003) | |

### Secretary of Education

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Phil Rosenfelt (acting)

Phil Rosenfelt served as acting secretary from January 20 until February 7, 2017.

#### Betsy DeVos (2017–2021)

President-elect Trump officially announced the selection of former RNC member Betsy DeVos from Michigan as Secretary of Education on November 23, 2016.
Originally scheduled for January 11, but was postponed because the Office of Government Ethics had not completed its review of DeVos' financial holdings and potential conflicts of interest. On January 20, the Office of Government Ethics completed their ethics report on DeVos, three days after her hearing with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was held. Senate Democrats requested a second hearing for DeVos after the ethics report was released, but committee chair Senator Lamar Alexander denied it. DeVos repeatedly said she would divest from 102 companies within ninety days if confirmed. On February 7, 2017, the full senate voted 51–50 – with Vice President Pence casting the tie-breaking vote – to confirm DeVos, with Pence becoming the first vice president to cast the tie-breaking vote for a cabinet nominee ever. DeVos resigned on January 7, 2021, due to the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack, effective the next day.
Secretary of Education :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Betsy DeVos | January 8, 1958 (age 67) | Michigan | Chair of the Michigan Republican Party (1996–2000; 2003–2005) | |

#### Mick Zais (acting)

Deputy Secretary Mick Zais succeeded DeVos in an acting capacity on January 8, 2021, and served for the final days until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.

### Secretary of Veterans Affairs

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans Affairs committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Robert Snyder (acting)

Robert Snyder served as acting secretary from January 20 until February 14, 2017.

#### David Shulkin (2017–2018)

On January 11, 2017, David Shulkin, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health under President Barack Obama, was selected to be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. On February 13, he was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 100–0. He assumed office on February 14, 2017.
In February 2018, the VA inspector general issued a report criticizing Shulkin for misusing department funds to pay for his and his wife's personal travel. On March 28, President Trump fired him.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | David Shulkin | July 22, 1959 (age 66) | Pennsylvania | Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (2015–2017) | |

#### Robert Wilkie (acting)

Robert Wilkie served as acting secretary from March 28 until May 29, 2018.

#### Peter O'Rourke (acting)

Peter O'Rourke served as acting secretary from May 29 until July 30, 2018.

#### Failed nomination of Ronny Jackson

President Trump initially said he would replace Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, his White House personal physician. Senators expressed skepticism of the nomination due to Jackson's lack of management experience. Current and former employees on the White House Medical Unit accused Jackson of creating a hostile work environment, excessively drinking on the job, and improperly dispensing medication. Trump defended Jackson as "one of the finest people that I have met", but hinted that Jackson might withdraw from being considered for the position. Jackson withdrew his nomination on April 26.

#### Robert Wilkie (2018–2021)

President Trump nominated Former Defense Undersecretary and VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie on May 18, 2018, to replace Shulkin. On July 23, 2018, Wilkie was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 86–9. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Robert Wilkie | August 2, 1962 (age 62) | North Carolina | 8th Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (2017–2018) 25th Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs (2006–2009) | |

### Secretary of Homeland Security

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### John F. Kelly (2017)

President-elect Trump announced the selection of John F. Kelly, retired four-star Marine general as Secretary of Homeland Security on December 7, 2016. He was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 88–11 and sworn in on the evening of January 20. Kelly's term ended on July 28, 2017, following his appointment as White House Chief of Staff.
Secretary of Homeland Security :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | John F. Kelly | May 11, 1950 (age 74) | Massachusetts | Commander of the United States Southern Command (2012–2016) | |

#### Elaine Duke (acting)

Elaine Duke served as acting secretary from July 31 until December 6, 2017.

#### Kirstjen Nielsen (2017–2019)

On October 11, 2017, multiple sources reported President Trump's interest in nominating Kirstjen Nielsen as Secretary of Homeland Security. She had served as Principal Deputy White House Chief of Staff to Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. On December 5, 2017, she was confirmed by the Senate confirmed in a vote of 62–37. She took office the next day. On April 7, 2019, Nielsen resigned, with effect on April 11.
Secretary of Homeland Security :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Kirstjen Nielsen | May 14, 1972 (age 52) | Florida | White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff (2017) Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2017) | |

#### Kevin McAleenan (acting)

Kevin McAleenan served as acting secretary from April 11 until November 13, 2019, when he resigned.

#### Chad Wolf (acting)

Chad Wolf served as acting secretary from November 13, 2019, until he resigned on January 11, 2021.

#### Pete Gaynor (acting)

Pete Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, succeeded Wolf in an acting capacity on January 12, 2021 and served for the final days until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.

## Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions

Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not part of the Cabinet. Which exact positions are considered part of the presidential cabinet, can vary with the president. The CIA and FEMA were cabinet-level agencies under Bill Clinton, but not George W. Bush. The head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (aka the drug czar) was a cabinet-level position under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, but not under Barack Obama. (Not to be confused with the head of the DEA, who has remained in the org chart underneath the cabinet position held by the Attorney General.) Designation of an agency as being cabinet-level requires that Congress enact legislation, although executive orders unilaterally created by the president can be used to create many other types of position inside the executive branch. Members of the cabinet proper, as well as cabinet-level officials, meet with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office.

### White House Chief of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking employee of the White House. The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory over the president's official business. The chief of staff is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; it does not require Senate confirmation.

#### Reince Priebus (2017)

Trump's selection of former RNC chair Reince Priebus from Wisconsin was officially announced on November 13, 2016. This role does not require Senate confirmation. The appointment of Steve Bannon as Chief Strategist was announced simultaneously. Although that strategy-role is not a Cabinet-level position in the statutory sense, in an "unusual arrangement" Priebus and Bannon were envisioned by the Trump transition team as being equal partners, and were announced simultaneously. With Priebus accepting a role within the administration, Ronna Romney McDaniel was elected to replace Priebus in his former role as RNC chair. Priebus resigned on July 28, 2017.
White House Chief of Staff :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Years | Background | Reference |
| | Reince Priebus | March 18, 1972 (age 52) | Wisconsin | January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 | Chair of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017) Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin (2007–2011) | |

#### John F. Kelly (2017–2019)

On July 28, 2017, Trump announced his Secretary for Homeland Security, John Kelly, would serve as his chief of staff. On December 8, 2018, Trump announced that Kelly would be leaving as chief of staff.
White House Chief of Staff :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Years | Background | Reference |
| | John F. Kelly | May 11, 1950 (age 74) | Massachusetts | July 31, 2017 – January 2, 2019 | 5th United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2017) Commander of the United States Southern Command (2012–2016) | |

#### Mick Mulvaney (acting)

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney concurrently served as acting White House Chief of Staff from January 2, 2019, until March 31, 2020.

#### Mark Meadows (2020–2021)

Mark Meadows replaced Mick Mulvaney on March 31, 2020.
White House Chief of Staff :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Years | Background | Reference |
| | Mark Meadows | July 28, 1959 (age 65) | North Carolina | March 31, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | U.S. representative from NC-11 (2013–2020) Chair of the House Freedom Caucus (2017–2019) | |

### United States Trade Representative

The nomination of a Director-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Maria Pagan (acting)

Maria Pagan served in this position from January 20 until March 2, 2017.

#### Stephen Vaughn (acting)

Stephen Vaughn served in this position from March 2 until May 15, 2017.

#### Robert Lighthizer (2017–2021)

On January 3, 2017, Robert Lighthizer, a former Deputy United States Trade Representative under President Ronald Reagan, was selected to be the United States Trade Representative. Due to Lighthizer's prior representation of foreign governments with a trade dispute with the United States, he will first need to obtain a special waiver to bypass the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The waiver would need to pass Congress and have the President's signature to assume the position. Congress waived the ban for Charlene Barshefsky, President Clinton's choice for Trade Representative in 1997. Lighthizer was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative on May 11, 2017, by a margin of 82–14.
United States Trade Representative :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Robert Lighthizer | October 11, 1947 (age 77) | Florida | 1st United States Deputy Trade Representative (1983–1985) | |

### Director of National Intelligence
#### Mike Dempsey (acting)

Mike Dempsey served in this position from January 20 until March 15, 2017.

#### Dan Coats (2017–2019)

On January 7, 2017, Dan Coats, former senator of Indiana, was officially selected to be the Director of National Intelligence. On March 15, 2017, Coats was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 85–12. On August 15, 2019, Coats resigned from his position as Director of National Intelligence.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Dan Coats | May 16, 1943 (age 81) | Indiana | United States senator from Indiana (1989–1999; 2011–2017) Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (2015–2017) United States Ambassador to Germany (2001–2005) U.S. representative from IN-4 (1981–1989) | |

#### Joseph Maguire (acting)

Joseph Maguire took over as acting director on August 16, 2019. He resigned on February 21, 2020.

#### Richard Grenell (acting)

Richard Grenell took office as acting director on February 21, 2020, and resigned to take a position in the 2020 Trump Campaign.

#### John Lee Ratcliffe (2020–2021)

Former Congressman John Ratcliffe was confirmed and assumed the position May 26, 2020.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | John Ratcliffe | October 20, 1965 (age 59) | Texas | U.S. representative from TX-4 (2015–2020) Mayor of Heath, Texas (2004–2012) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas (2007–2008) | |

### Ambassador to the United Nations

Like all ambassadorships and all official Cabinet positions, the nominee for this ambassador to the U.N. requires confirmation by the Senate. The nomination of an Ambassador-designate to the United Nations is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Michele Sison (acting)

Michele J. Sison served in this position from January 20 until January 27, 2017.

#### Nikki Haley (2017–2018)

Trump officially announced Governor Nikki Haley from South Carolina as his selection for this role on November 23, 2016. She was confirmed on January 24, 2017, and subsequently resigned as South Carolina governor. Haley supported Marco Rubio in the Republican primaries and caucuses, but later endorsed Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee. Haley's lieutenant governor, Henry McMaster, who was an early supporter of Trump, was also under consideration for a role in the Trump administration, but since he did not accept such a role, he succeeded to the governorship of South Carolina upon Haley's resignation. On October 9, 2018, Haley announced that she was resigning her position as Ambassador effective at the end of 2018.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Nikki Haley | January 20, 1972 (age 53) | South Carolina | 116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017) Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 87th district (2005–2011) | |

#### Jonathan Cohen (acting)

Jonathan Cohen served in this position from June 8 until November 17, 2019.

#### Failed nomination of Heather Nauert

On December 7, 2018, Trump nominated Heather Nauert for UN Ambassador. Nauert withdrew her nomination on February 22, 2019.

#### Kelly Craft (2019–2021)

On February 22, 2019, Ambassador Kelly Craft was nominated by President Donald Trump to replace Nikki Haley, who had resigned two months prior, as his envoy to the United Nations. Craft was confirmed on July 31, 2019.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Kelly Craft | February 24, 1962 (age 63) | Kentucky | 31st United States Ambassador to Canada (2017–2019) | |

### Director of the Office of Management and Budget

The nomination of a Director-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Budget Committee then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Mark Sandy (acting)

Mark Sandy served in this position from January 20 until February 16, 2017.

#### Mick Mulvaney (2017–2020)

On December 13, 2016, Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district, was selected to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
In his statement to the Senate Budget Committee, Mulvaney admitted that he had failed to pay $15,000 in payroll taxes from 2000 to 2004 for a nanny he had hired to care for his triplets. Mulvaney said he did not pay the taxes because he viewed the woman as a babysitter rather than as a household employee. After filling out a questionnaire from the Trump transition team, he realized the lapse and began the process of paying back taxes and fees. Senate Democrats noted that Republicans had previously insisted that past Democratic nominees' failure to pay taxes for their household employees was disqualifying, including former Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle in 2009.
Budget Chairman Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) noted on the Senate floor, "According to Senate records from President Jimmy Carter to President Obama, the longest it has ever taken to approve a first budget director for a new president was one week – one week." On February 16, 2017, the Senate confirmed Mulvaney, 51–49.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Mick Mulvaney | July 21, 1967 (age 57) | South Carolina | U.S. representative from SC-5 (2011–2017) Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 16th district (2009–2011) Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 45th district (2007–2009) | |

#### Russell Vought (acting)

Russell Vought has served in this position from January 2, 2019 until July 22, 2020, when he was sworn in.

#### Russell Vought (2020–2021)

On January 2, 2019, President Trump announced that he would nominate Russell Vought to be the OMB director. On July 20, 2020, Vought was confirmed by the Senate in a 51–45 vote, officially giving him the post.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Russell Vought | March 26, 1976 (age 48) | Virginia | Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2018–2020) | |

### Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

On February 8, 2017, President Trump outlined the 24 members of the Cabinet with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency being newly included. The nomination of a Director-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Meroe Park (acting)

Meroe Park served in this position from January 20 until January 23, 2017.

#### Mike Pompeo (2017–2018)

On November 18, 2016, Mike Pompeo, the Representative of Kansas's 4th congressional district, was officially selected to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 23, 2017, with a vote of 66–32. Pompeo was opposed by 30 Democratic Senators while the sole Republican vote against him came from Rand Paul. He was sworn in on the same night by Vice President Mike Pence.
On March 13, 2018, Pompeo was named as secretary designate of the State Department following the dismissal of Rex Tillerson.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Mike Pompeo | December 30, 1963 (age 61) | Kansas | U.S. representative from KS-4 (2011–2017) | |

#### Gina Haspel (acting)

Gina Haspel served in this position from April 26, 2018, until May 21 when she was sworn in.

#### Gina Haspel (2018–2021)

On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced via Twitter that he would nominate Gina Haspel to be the CIA director. On May 17, Haspel was confirmed by the Senate in a 54–45 vote, officially giving her the post, and making her the first full-time female CIA director.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Gina Haspel | October 1, 1956 (age 68) | Kentucky | 6th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018) | |

### Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The nomination of an Administrator-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Catherine McCabe (acting)

Catherine McCabe served in this position from January 20 until February 17, 2017.

#### Scott Pruitt (2017–2018)

On December 7, 2016, Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma was selected to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In response to the nomination, Pruitt said, "I intend to run this agency in a way that fosters both responsible protection of the environment and freedom for American businesses."
During his January 18 confirmation hearing, Pruitt's testimony openly acknowledged climate change. Pruitt declared the EPA has a "very important role" in regulating carbon dioxide emissions. Pruitt has sued the Environmental Protection Agency as the Attorney General of Oklahoma on more than a dozen occasions. When pressed by Senator Ed Markey on whether he would recuse himself from ongoing lawsuits, Pruitt "would not commit to recusing himself from all the cases he had brought." Pruitt deflected questioning from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on the issue of whether human activity is largely responsible for climate change. Stating, "I believe the ability to measure, with precision, the degree of human activity's impact on the climate is subject to more debate on whether the climate is changing or whether human activity contributes to it." Pruitt declined to comment on whether California could set its own emission standards and said he would review the policy.
Amid 15 federal investigations of his conduct ranging from criminal record destruction to corrupt allocation of funds and abuse of power, Pruitt announced he would resign from office on July 6, 2018, leaving Andrew R. Wheeler as the acting head of the agency.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Scott Pruitt | May 9, 1968 (age 56) | Oklahoma | 17th Attorney General of Oklahoma (2011–2017) Member of the Oklahoma Senate (1999–2007) | |

#### Andrew Wheeler (acting)

Andrew R. Wheeler served in this position from July 9, 2018, until February 28, 2019, when he was sworn in.

#### Andrew Wheeler (2019–2021)

On November 16, 2018, President Trump nominated Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to the position full-time. Wheeler was confirmed by the senate on February 28, 2019, with a 52–47 vote.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Andrew R. Wheeler | December 23, 1964 (age 60) | Virginia | Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2018–2019) | |

### Administrator of the Small Business Administration

The nomination of an Administrator-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

#### Joseph Loddo (acting)

Joseph Loddo served in this position from January 20 until February 14, 2017.

#### Linda McMahon (2017–2019)

On December 7, 2016, Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and Senate nominee, was selected to be the head of the Small Business Administration. McMahon was confirmed by a Senate vote of 81–19 on February 14, 2017.
McMahon earned approval votes from Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy from Connecticut, who had both defeated McMahon in their respective Senate races. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship, said, "Mrs. McMahon made it very clear that she has the experience, understanding and instincts necessary to bolster America's small business community and advocate for much-needed regulatory reforms."
Administrator of the Small Business Administration :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Linda McMahon | October 4, 1948 (age 76) | Connecticut | Member of the Connecticut State Board of Education (2009–2010) Co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Connecticut in 2010 and 2012 | |

#### Chris Pilkerton (acting)

Chris Pilkerton served in this position from April 13, 2019, until January 14, 2020.

#### Jovita Carranza (2020–2021)

On April 4, 2019, President Trump nominated Treasurer of the United States Jovita Carranza to the Small Business Administration, replacing Linda McMahon. Carranza was confirmed by a vote of 88–5 in the Senate on January 7, 2020.
Administrator of the Small Business Administration :
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| | Jovita Carranza | June 29, 1949 (age 75) | Illinois | 44th Treasurer of the United States (2017–2020) Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2006–2009) | |

### Removal of the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers

On February 8, 2017, President Trump outlined the 24 members of the Cabinet, excluding the Council of Economic Advisers chairman position. In addition to the chairman, the council had two other members, also appointed by the president, as well as a staff of economists, researchers, and statisticians. Historically, appointees to chair the council have held Ph.D.s in economics, and the role of the group is to provide advice in the form of economic analysis with respect to policy, as distinct from shaping economic policy per se.
Trump released a list of his campaign's official economic advisers in August 2016, which simultaneously was anti-establishment and therefore leant on those with governmental experience, yet at the same time aimed to include some members of business and finance. Many of the listed names received media attention as potential appointees to the Council of Economic Advisers, or in other Trump administration roles.
Although removed from the Cabinet, the chair-designate, must be reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
Various other Trump administration appointees are directly involved with economic matters, for example, former director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, former National Trade Council director Peter Navarro, SEC chairman Jay Clayton, OMB director Mick Mulvaney, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and former SBA administrator Linda McMahon. On May 16, 2017, Trump nominated Dr. Kevin Hassett to be chair of the council. He took office on September 13, 2017.