Welcome to FGS Global's 2024 U.S. Election Dashboard
Former (and future) President Donald Trump achieved an extraordinary political comeback, winning the 2024 presidential election.
Republicans also gained control of the Senate, picking up at least four additional seats to bring their total to 53, and are very likely to hold the House. This is the most significant shift to the right since Ronald Reagan's victory in 1980.
As we look ahead to Trump's second term, organizations will need to consider the various policies the Trump administration and the GOP may pursue. Meanwhile, Democrats will embark on the process of rebuilding their party and developing a policy agenda to contend with the new GOP majority.
Our goal: To help prepare our clients for the range of possible outcomes.
Election Results:
The 2024 election was a vote for change and significant realignment.
Building the Trump Team
Here are some names to watch as President-elect Trump makes his picks for roles in the White House and Cabinet agencies. This list represents assessments by FGS Global leaders and is not exhaustive. Watch this space for updates as roles are announced.
Announced:
Paul Atkins | Former SEC commissioner | SEC Chair
Michael Anton | Former NSC Deputy Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications | State Department Director of Policy Planning
Scott Bessent | Hedge fund executive | Treasury Secretary
Jay Bhattacharya | Physician; Stanford Medical School professor | National Institute of Health Director
James Blair | Political Director for Trump campaign and RNC | White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs
Todd Blanche | Trump defense attorney; former federal prosecutor | Deputy Attorney General
Frank Bisignano | President and CEO of Fiserv | Social Security Commissioner
Adam Boehler | Former CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs
Pam Bondi | Former Florida Attorney General; Trump impeachment defense attorney | Attorney General
Dan Bongino | Political Commentator | Secret Service Director
Massad Boulos | Business executive; Tiffany Trump's father-in-law | Senior Adviser to the President for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs
Matt Brasseur | Trump campaign deputy political director | White House Political Affairs Director
Taylor Budowich | Director of SuperPAC MAGA Inc. | White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Personnel
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) | Interior Secretary
Brendan Carr | FCC Commissioner | Federal Communications Commission Chairman
Steven Cheung | Trump campaign Spokesman | White House Communications Director
Former Representative Doug Collins (R-GA) | Secretary of Veteran Affairs
Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) | Labor Secretary
Harmeet K. Dhillon | Former Lawyers for Trump Co-Chair | Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Daniel Driscoll | Army veteran; attorney | Army Secretary
Former Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) | Fox Business Host | Transportation Secretary
Michael Faulkender | Former Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy | Deputy Treasury Secretary
Andrew Ferguson | FTC Commissioner | FTC Chair
Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard (R-HI) | U.S. Army Reserve Officer | Director of National Intelligence
Sergio Gor | Co-founder of Wining Team Publishing; Right for America SuperPAC CEO | Director of Personnel
Sebastian Gorka | TV commentator; former Deputy Assistant to the President | Deputy Assistant and Senior Director for Counterterrorism
Jamieson Greer | International trade attorney | United States Trade Representative
Richard (Ric) Grenell | Former Acting Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Ambassador to Germany | Envoy for Special Mentions
Alina Habba | Trump attorney and legal spokesperson | Counselor to the President
Vince Haley | Trump campaign director of policy and speechwriting | Domestic Policy Council Director
Kevin Hassett | Former Council of Economic Advisers chairman | White House National Economic Council Director
Pete Hegseth | Fox News Host | Defense Secretary
Tom Homan | Former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director | Border Czar
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee | U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Jared Isaacman | Entrepreneur; astronaut | NASA Administrator
Keith Kellogg | National Security Adviser to Vice President Pence | Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Former presidential candidate; Children's Health Defense founder/Chairman | Health and Human Services Secretary
Charles Kushner | Real estate developer | U.S. Ambassador to France
Alex Latcham | Trump campaign senior deputy political director | White House Public Liaison Director
Christopher Landau | Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico | Deputy Secretary of State
Karoline Leavitt | Transition spokesperson | White House Press Secretary
Former Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) | Small Business Administration Administrator
Former Representative Billy Long (R-MO) | Internal Revenue Service Commissioner
Howard Lutnick | Co-Chair of Trump transition team; CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald | Commerce Secretary
Marty Makary | Pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University | Food and Drug Administration Commissioner
Linda McMahon | America First Policy Institute Board Chair; former SBA Administrator | Education Secretary
Stephen Miller | Senior advisor and speechwriter to Trump | White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Elon Musk | Business executive (Tesla, SpaceX, X, etc.) | Government Efficiency Department (new) Co-Head
Peter Navarro | Former Trump trade adviser | Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing
Janette Nesheiwat | Fox News medical contributor; CityMD assistant doctor | Surgeon General
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) | Homeland Security Secretary
Former Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) | CEO of TruthSocial | Director of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
Mehmet Oz | Celebrity physician and former Senate candidate | CMS Administrator
Kash Patel | Former Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense | FBI Director
John Phelan | MSD Capital co-founder | Secretary of the Navy
Former Senator David Perdue (R-GA) | U.S. Ambassador to Chile
Vivek Ramaswamy | Founder of Roivant Sciences; former presidential candidate | Government Efficiency Department (new) Co-Head
Brooke Rollins | America First Policy Institute CEO; Acting Director of Domestic Policy Council under Trump 1 | Agriculture Secretary
John Ratcliffe | Former Director of National Intelligence | CIA Director
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) | Secretary of State
D. John Sauer | Trump defense attorney; former Missouri Solicitor General | Solicitor General
Gail Slater | Former National Economic Council adviser | Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
Dan Scavino | Former Director of Social Media and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications | White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Will Scharf | Trump defense attorney | White House Staff Secretary
Gail Slater | Economic adviser to Sen. JD Vance; former NEC tech policy adviser | Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) | UN Ambassador
Scott Turner | Former Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Caleb Vitello | ICE Assistant Director | Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Russell Vought | Former OMB Director | Office of Management and Budget Director
Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) | National Security Advisor
Former Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director
Matt Whitaker | Former Acting Attorney General | U.S. Ambassador to NATO
Bill White | Founder and CEO of Constellations Group | U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
Susie Wiles | Senior Advisor/co-campaign manager, Trump campaign | White House Chief of Staff
Steven Witkoff | Real estate investor; founder of the Witkoff Group | Special Envoy to the Middle East
Alex Wong | Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Korea | Principal Deputy National Security Adviser
Chris Wright | Liberty Energy CEO | Energy Secretary
Former Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) | Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
People to Watch:
Avi Berkowitz | Assistant to the President, Special Representative for International Negotiations and advisor to Jared Kushner during Trump 1
David Bernhardt | Co-Chair for American Freedom at the America First Policy Institute; Interior Secretary under Trump 1
Scott Bessent | Hedge fund manager; CEO/founder of Key Square
Brenna Bird | Iowa Attorney General
James Braid | Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Senator JD Vance
Sean Cairncross | Former Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO
Jeff Clark | Assistant Attorney General under Trump 1
Jay Clayton | Former SEC Chair
Elbridge Colby | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development under Trump 1
Dan Gallagher | Former SEC commissioner
Former Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Representative Garret Graves (R-LA)
Representative Sam Graves (R-MO)
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Brian Hook | Former State Department official
Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX) | White House physician under Obama and Trump; Chief Medical Advisor to Trump
Former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R)
Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Tiffany Justice | Moms for Liberty Co-Founder
Larry Kudlow | National Economic Council Director under Trump 1
Chris LaCivita | Senior Advisor/co-campaign manager, Trump campaign; RNC COO
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)
Chris Liddell | White House Deputy Chief of Staff under Trump 1; former Microsoft CFO
Robert Lighthizer | Former USTR under Trump 1
Kevin McCarthy | Former Congressman (R-CA-20) and Speaker of the House
Mark Menezes | Former Energy Department Deputy Secretary
Jason Miller | Strategist, Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson, Trump campaign
Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
Robert O’Brien | Former National Security Advisor under Trump 1
Kash Patel | Former Chief of Staff to Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller
John Paulson | Hedge fund manager, Paulson & Co.
Former Senator David Perdue (R-GA)
Matthew Pottinger | Former Deputy National Security Advisor to Trump
Jacob Reses | Chief of Staff, Office of Senator JD Vance
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
Donald Trump Jr. | Executive VP of the Trump Organization
David Warrington | Trump campaign lead attorney | White House Counsel
Andrew Wheeler | Former EPA Administrator
Robert Wilkie | Former Veterans Affairs Secretary
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R)
Withdrawn:
Chad Chorister | Hillsborough County, FL Sheriff | Drug Enforcement Administration
Former Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) | Attorney General
William McGinley | Partner at Holtzman Vogel | White House Counsel | *will move to a role in the new Department of Government Efficiency
Alternative Futures
Preparation, Not Prediction.
The 2024 election has proven to be one of the most unpredictable ever. At FGS Global, we are encouraging our clients to prepare for a range possible outcomes rather than try to predict the future.
Using the Alternative Futures Analysis Method (AFAM), we have developed a framework for thinking about the possible outcomes of the 2024 election. This framework can be applied to the business and regulatory environment generally, to an industry or economic sector, or to a specific issue or company.
The analytic process facilitates strategic decision-making for your business or organization.
FGS Election Blog
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