Government Experience and President Trump's Domestic Policy Cabinet

In this brief, we compare the combined government experience of President Donald Trump's initial domestic policy cabinet appointees to that of the first confirmed officials of the previous three administrations. Trump's domestic cabinet appointees have fewer years of experience in governme...

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Published in:Policy File 2017
Main Authors: Smarick, Andy, Hamilton, Kelsey
Format: Report
Language:English
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American Enterprise Institute
Government
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Summary:In this brief, we compare the combined government experience of President Donald Trump's initial domestic policy cabinet appointees to that of the first confirmed officials of the previous three administrations. Trump's domestic cabinet appointees have fewer years of experience in government service than the previous administrations analyzed. Six of Trump's appointees have no government experience, while previous administrations had a maximum of two nongovernment appointees. However, Trump's choices are conventional regarding experience in congressional positions, state-level elected office, and senior federal appointed positions. Trump's appointees are unique in their lack of local government experience and experience in other policy-implementation positions.