Brian Jack

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Brian Jack

| image = Jack Brian 119th Congress (cropped).jpg

| alt = Official House portrait of Jack smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and blue tie.

| state = Georgia

| district = {{ushr|GA|3|3rd}}

| term_start = January 3, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Drew Ferguson

| successor =

| office1 = White House Director of Political Affairs

| president1 = Donald Trump

| term_start1 = February 2, 2019

| term_end1 = January 20, 2021

| predecessor1 = Bill Stepien

| successor1 = Emmy Ruiz (Political Strategy and Outreach)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|17}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = Pepperdine University (BA)

| website = {{url|jack.house.gov|House website}}

}}

Brian Timothy Jack{{Cite web |title=Rep. Brian Jack - R Georgia, 3rd - Biography |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/509056/Brian_Timothy_Jack.html |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=LegiStorm |language=en}} (born February 17, 1988) is an American political advisor and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Georgia’s 3rd congressional district since 2025. Previously, he served as White House Political Director under President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2021 and as a senior advisor on Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

Early in his career, Jack worked at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). During the 2016 Republican primary, Jack worked on Ben Carson's presidential campaign before joining Trump's campaign. After Trump was elected, Jack worked in the presidential transition of Donald Trump.

In 2024, Jack won the Republican primary for election to the House of Representatives in {{ushr|GA|3}}. He defeated Democrat Maura Keller in the general election.{{cite news |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Former Trump advisor poised to become new Georgia congressman representing west Georgia |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/06/18/former-trump-advisor-poised-to-become-new-georgia-congressman-representing-south-atlanta-suburbs/ |work=Georgia Recorder }}

Education

Born in Atlanta on February 17, 1988, Jack graduated from Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia in 2006.{{cite news |author= |title=Georgian now President's White House Political Director |url=http://insideradvantage.com/2019/02/15/georgian-now-presidents-white-house-political-director/ |work=InsiderAdvantage Georgia |location= |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2020}} In 2010, Jack graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Political career

Jack worked at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel nonprofit organization. At AIPAC, Jack was a political analyst who liaised with candidates for Congress.{{cite news |last=Battaglia |first=Danielle |date=March 9, 2014 |title=Berger attends Israeli conference |url=https://www.newsadvance.com/archives/berger-attends-israeli-conference/article_53fd79b6-a78d-11e3-b341-0017a43b2370.html |work=The News & Advance |location= |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}

=2016 presidential election=

Jack left AIPAC to work for Ben Carson's 2016 presidential campaign, where he managed the nationwide volunteer effort to qualify Carson for Republican presidential primary ballots.{{cite news |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Meet the Georgia delegate wrangler who helped Trump win the nomination |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location= |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/meet-the-georgia-delegate-wrangler-who-helped-trump-win-the-nomination/BEMtHaUN7A5TMoyaLkng7K/ |access-date=February 18, 2020}} Later, Jack also coordinated Carson’s campaign in the Southeastern states.{{cite news |last=Poe |first=Ryan |date=February 26, 2016 |title=Carson plans Memphis visit at veterans' nonprofit, church |work=The Commercial Appeal |location= |url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/news/government/carson-plans-memphis-visit-at-veterans-nonprofit-church-2caedab9-f501-7aa8-e053-0100007f5bbb-370290521.html/ |access-date=February 18, 2020}} On March 11, 2016, Jack joined Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as its national delegate director.{{cite press release |author= |title=Donald J. Trump Receives Endorsement From Dr. Ben Carson and Announces Delegate Selection Team |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-donald-j-trump-receives-endorsement-from-dr-ben-carson-and-announces |location=New York, New York |publisher=Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. |agency= |date=March 11, 2016 |access-date=February 18, 2020}}

At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Jack led the efforts to combat the Never Trump movement.{{cite news |author= |title=Trump Campaign Moves to Block Convention Coup |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-moves-block-convention-coup-n597951 |work=NBC News |location= |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=February 18, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Vogel |first1=Kenneth P. |last2=Cheney |first2=Kyle|date=June 22, 2016 |title=Trump's secret plan to quash a 'Dump Trump' convention plot |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-convention-delegates-strategy-224685 |work=POLITICO |location= |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} Following the Convention, Jack coordinated Trump’s campaign in Georgia and Florida.{{cite news |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |date=January 27, 2017 |title=White House jobs: Georgians who could get gigs with Donald Trump |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/white-house-jobs-georgians-who-could-get-gigs-with-donald-trump/UkJe35x1KZy8TdcYjgpeJJ/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location= |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} Following Trump’s election, Jack worked in the presidential transition, recommending personnel appointments for the incoming Administration.{{cite news |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |date=January 15, 2017 |title=Georgians to ring in, or rally against, the Trump era |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgians-ring-rally-against-the-trump-era/auQekxMquLh4oHpNxMCICK/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location= |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}

= Trump Administration =

On January 20, 2017, Jack was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Political Director by President Trump. Following the 2018 midterm elections, Jack was appointed White House Political Director on February 2, 2019.{{cite press release |author= |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president-4/ |location=Washington, D.C. |agency= |date=February 2, 2019 |via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=February 18, 2020}}

On September 13, 2020, Jack was promoted to Assistant to the President, the highest rank of Executive Office of the President staff.{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Jake |last2=Palmer |first2=Anna |last3=Ross |first3=Garrett |last4=Okun |first4=Eli |date=October 9, 2020 |title=POLITICO Playbook PM: A Covid relief deal looks likelier than ever. A law, not so much |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2020/10/09/a-covid-relief-deal-looks-likelier-than-ever-a-law-not-so-much-490569 |work=POLITICO |location= |access-date=October 11, 2020 }} Shortly after Election Day 2020, Jack contracted COVID-19 amid the White House COVID-19 outbreak.{{cite news |last=Haberman |first=Maggie |date=November 11, 2020 |title=Three more White House staffers test positive, at least one of them after attending an election night event. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/11/world/covid-19-coronavirus-live-updates/three-more-white-house-staffers-test-positive-at-least-one-of-them-after-attending-an-election-night-event |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=November 21, 2020

}}

= 2024 presidential election =

Upon the announcement of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, Jack joined the campaign as one of its three key advisors.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ashley |last2=Dawsey |first2=Josh |last3=Scherer |first3=Michael |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Trump campaign operation takes shape ahead of expected 2024 announcement |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/14/trump-campaign-advisers-2024/ |work=The Washington Post |location= |access-date=February 24, 2024 }} As President Trump’s liaison to Congress, Jack managed the effort to secure endorsements from elected officials and Republican Party leaders during the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.{{cite news |last1=Swan |first1=Jonathan |last2=Goldmacher |first2=Shane |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |date=January 4, 2024 |title=How Trump Has Used Fear and Favor to Win Republican Endorsements|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-endorsements.html |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=February 24, 2024 }}

U.S. House of Representatives

In 2024, Jack announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives in {{ushr|GA|3}}, after incumbent Congressman Drew Ferguson announced his plans to retire. Jack defeated state senator Mike Dugan in the primary election and defeated Democrat Maura Keller in the general election.

=Committee assignments=

For the 119th Congress:{{cite web |title=Brian Jack |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/J000311 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=April 7, 2025}}

Personal life

Jack is an Episcopalian.{{cite web |title=Religious affiliation of members of the 119th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/12/pr_2025-01-02_faith-on-the-hill_member-list.pdf |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=January 8, 2025}}

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Brian Jack

|votes = 273,036

|percentage = 66.31

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Maura Keller

|votes = 138,749

|percentage = 33.69

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 411,785