Russell Vought
Director of OMB
Cabinet
Score
65/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$1.8M
Tenure
Director of OMB 2025-present
About
Russell Vought served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump's first term (2020-2021) and is a leading architect of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation-linked governing blueprint for a second Trump term. Confirmed as OMB Director again in 2025, he oversees the federal budget and regulatory review process. He is a Christian nationalist who has written that Muslims and other non-Christians are "disqualified" from certain forms of service. The Senate Budget Committee advanced his nomination 11-0, though floor confirmation was more contentious.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Primary architect of Project 2025, blueprint for dismantling federal government
- Impounded congressionally-appropriated foreign aid, courts ruled unconstitutional
- Claims president has unilateral power to impound funds Congress has appropriated
- Called administrative state 'the enemy', alarmed good-government experts
- Repeatedly held in contempt by Congress for withholding information