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This is a list of people appointed to high-level positions in the United States federal government by a president whose political party affiliation was different from that of the appointee. The list includes executive branch appointees and independent agency appointees.
In United States politics, the system of political appointments comes from a history of the spoils system (also known as a patronage system) which is a practice where a political party, after winning an election, would give government jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory.
Following his election victory in 2020, U.S. president Joe Biden had 4,000 political appointments to make to the federal government. Of those 4,000 political appointments, more than 1250 require Senate confirmation. Upon taking office, Biden quickly placed more than 1,000 high-level officials into roles that did not require confirmation. [1]
vote by party: R D Ind. 52–0 45–0 2–0 Rubio: 53–0 20–24 (1 NV) 1–1 ... Political appointments of the second Trump administration; References ...
This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump. Color key
“Political appointees are supposed to be like advisers for policy. They’re competitive jobs, but they’re not competitive merit system jobs,” the former OPM employee said. “The CIOs have ...
Political appointees, chosen by the president, serve at his discretion and include both Cabinet-level department heads and other senior-level officials. They are tasked with carrying out the ...
This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. Links to lists of announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn or appointees who have resigned or have been terminated , as well as lists of appointments to other independent agencies and of holdovers from ...