Tracking Trump's Cabinet and Staff Picks: Who Has He Nominated So Far?

Mr. Rubio, a senator from Florida who was first elected in 2010 as part of a new generation of conservative tea party leaders, was derided by Mr. Trump as “Little Marco” as they vied for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

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Mr. Gaetz, a Republican congressman from Florida who successfully campaigned to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker in 2023, is a fierce ally of Mr. Trump. He was the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation that concluded in 2023 when the Biden Justice Department declined to press charges, and the House Ethics Committee is investigating him for sexual misconduct.

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Mr. Hegseth is a Fox News host and a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, is a Trump loyalist who was once considered a potential candidate for vice president.

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Mr. Ratcliffe is a former Texas congressman who served as director of national intelligence during Mr. Trump's first term.

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Ms. Gabbard, a former Democratic House member who ran for president in 2020 and then left the party, was briefly considered by Mr. Trump as a possible candidate to run. She is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and served in Iraq.

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A former Long Island congressman who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022, Mr. Zeldin is an avid supporter of Mr. Trump, who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 election. During his term in the House, Mr. Zeldin voted against clean water legislation at least a dozen times and against clean air legislation at least half a dozen times, according to a tally of results compiled by the League of Conservation Voters.

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Ms. Stefanik, who represents a district in upstate New York in the House of Representatives and is a member of the House Republican leadership, has been a vocal supporter of Mr. Trump. She proved a key ally during Mr. Trump's first impeachment trial. She has minimal experience in foreign policy and national security.

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Mr. Vance, a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is a relative political newcomer. He rose to fame in 2016 with the release of “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir about his experiences as a child in the Appalachian Mountains. He had previously criticized Mr. Trump as “reprehensible,” but won Mr. Trump's support when he successfully ran for Senate in 2022 by seizing on Mr. Trump's policies and his lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

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Ms. Wiles, the political tactician who ran Mr. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, has worked in Republican campaigns and administrations at both the federal and state levels since the Reagan era. She was the only campaign manager to last an entire campaign for Mr. Trump and will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff.

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Mr Blair will join the White House as deputy chief of staff for legislation, policy and public affairs. He served as political director for the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee during the 2024 election cycle.

Mr. Budowich joined the Trump campaign after running a pro-Trump super PAC called MAGA Inc. He will be responsible for communications and personnel in the Trump White House.

Mr. Miller is an immigration hardliner who was an influential adviser during Mr. Trump's first term. He traveled with Mr. Trump during the campaign and encouraged him to make immigration a top issue in the final weeks of the campaign. He returns to the White House as homeland security adviser and deputy chief of staff for policy.

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Mr. Scavino, one of the president-elect's closest advisers, served as social media director and deputy chief of staff for communications during the first Trump administration.

Mr. Homan, who served as a top immigration official in Mr. Trump's first administration, will carry out Mr. Trump's campaign promises of widespread deportations of undocumented immigrants and tightening measures that allow some of them to stay in the country legally. He has decades of experience in immigration enforcement.

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A former Green Beret deputy and current congressman from Florida, Mr. Waltz is widely viewed on Capitol Hill as a hawk on China and Iran. He completed several combat missions in Afghanistan and opposed President Biden's withdrawal of troops from the country.

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Mr. McGinley was Cabinet secretary during Mr. Trump's first term. A vocal supporter of Mr. Trump, he was favored by allies who backed more aggressive lawyers than some who had worked for Mr. Trump in the past.

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Mr. Musk – owner of SpaceX, Tesla and the social network X and other companies – is the richest person in the world. Once a critic of Mr. Trump, he has risen to a position of extraordinary influence in the future president's orbit.

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An entrepreneur and political newcomer, Mr. Ramaswamy became an ardent Trump supporter after challenging him for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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Mr. Lutnick is chairman and chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company. A long-time registered Democrat, he said the party has drifted away from his interests and he is now a Republican. He donated $1 million to Mr. Trump's inauguration in 2017 and appeared on an episode of “The Apprentice” while Mr. Trump was the show's host. He has no known experience in the federal government.

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Ms. McMahon is a major donor to Mr. Trump, a former Senate candidate from Connecticut and a former executive of a professional wrestling empire she founded with her husband. She served in Mr. Trump's first Cabinet as head of the Small Business Administration.

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