Russell Vought
Director, White House Office of Management & Budget
Russell Thurlow Vought was born in March 1976 and grew up in Trumbull, Connecticut. He earned an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and a Juris Doctor from George Washington School of Law. He served as vice president of a conservative lobbying firm.
Vought became executive director and budget director of a party committee and the House of Representatives Republican Conference. He served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Phil Gramm.
Vought was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the Senate confirmed him in 2018 with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. He served as acting director while Mick Mulvaney served as White House Chief of Staff. President Trump nominated Vought to director and he was confirmed in July 2020.
Between President Trump’s first and second terms, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America. He also contributed to the creation of Project 2025 from The Heritage Foundation.
President Trump nominated Vought for director of the Office of Management and Budget again in November 2024. He was again confirmed in February 2025.
Vought is divorced from Mary. They have two daughters. He is a Christian.
In the News…
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought outlined the request being made this week by the White House to rescind funds appropriated by Congress to remove “waste and garbage” found in the government by DOGE efforts. The first rescission request will include funding for the Public Broadcasting Corporation, National Public Radio, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
“We’ve had good conversations to make sure [Congress] knew it was coming,” Director Vought said. “They had some input as to some of the changes that could be made to make it something that could pass the House.” He confirmed that all that is necessary for the rescission bills is a simple majority in the Senate.
Director Vought also touched on the legislative priority of funding the president’s agenda, stating, “We have been in the process of getting the most important priority done, and that is the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ … we are in the business of actually passing a law. It has $1.6 trillion in actual, mandatory savers for the first time ever.”
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The Honorable Russell Vought
Director, Office of Management and Budget
725 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20503
