Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus was named White House Chief of Staff shortly after the 2016 campaign. Prior to managing the White House staff, Priebus served as the longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee in modern history. He oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the RNC, rescuing its finances, repairing its operations, and rebuilding its ground game. By welcoming new voters and harnessing the power of new technologies, Priebus built the infrastructure needed for landslide GOP victories. He left the RNC the winningest chairmen of either political party in American history. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2017. Before serving as RNC Chairman, Priebus was the most successful chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Priebus created the framework for one of the most historic election cycles Wisconsin has ever experienced. During his tenure, the state’s Republicans elected Ron Johnson to the Senate, elected Scott Walker as Governor, gained two additional U.S. House seats, and took back both the state Assembly and Senate, defeating the democratic leaders of both those chambers. Priebus currently serves as a regular political commentator for major news channels and is an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Prior to his political commentator role, he served as a visiting Fellow at Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Priebus and his wife, Sally, have two young children, Jack and Grace. He was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin and is a die-hard Packers fan.
