Vince Haley
{{Short description|American speechwriter and political advisor}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vince Haley
| office = 24th Director of the Domestic Policy Council
| president = Donald Trump
| term_start = January 20, 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Neera Tanden
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|48|2015|1|21}}
| birth_place = Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| education = College of William & Mary (BA)
University of Virginia (MA, JD)
College of Europe (LLM)
| image = Vince Haley Crop.png
| caption = Haley in 2025
}}
Vince Haley (born {{birth based on age as of date|48|2015|1|21|noage=1}}){{Cite news|url=https://archive.today/20241127200819/https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/gingrich-ally-haley-seeks-stoschs-senate-seat/article_ea2848ac-f413-5975-98d7-9f4834c1685d.html|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Gingrich ally Haley seeks Stosch's Senate seat|date=January 21, 2015|author=Nolan, Jim|via=archive.ph}} is an American speechwriter and political advisor. He is the current director of the Domestic Policy Council and assumed office in January 2025 as part of the second Donald Trump administration.
Early life and education
Haley was born in 1966 or 1967 in Virginia, as the youngest of 11 children; he has a twin sister.{{Cite news|url=https://archive.today/20241127200513/https://richmond.com/opinion/column/12th-district-senate-candidate-vince-haley/article_2c2a0a87-c1ad-5683-8cfe-eead89242973.html|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|via=archive.ph|title=12th District Senate candidate: Vince Haley|author=Haley, Vince|date=May 31, 2015}} He attended the College of William & Mary where he received a bachelor's degree, and later earned a Juris Doctor degree and a master's degree from the University of Virginia, as well as a Master of Laws degree from the College of Europe.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2017 |title=W&M alumnus to serve in White House |url=https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2017/wm-alumnus-to-serve-in-white-house.php |publisher=College of William & Mary}}
Career
After receiving his education, Haley practiced law in New York and San Francisco. He left law to work in politics following the September 11 attacks in 2001. He worked closely for over a decade with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5011438-trump-speechwriter-vince-haley-domestic-policy-council-chief/|newspaper=The Hill|title=Trump names speechwriter Vince Haley as Domestic Policy Council chief |author=Timotija, Filip|date=November 26, 2024}} He served as the vice president of policy for Gingrich's American Solutions organization and also worked as a research director for the American Enterprise Institute and as a researcher for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Haley co-authored multiple books with Gingrich and also worked on his documentary film Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, serving as an associate producer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/trump-campaign-policy-stephen-miller-newt-gingrich|agency=Axios|author=Thompson, Alex; Cai, Sophia|date=May 26, 2024|title=Trump's new policy wonks are proteges of Stephen Miller and Newt Gingrich}} When Gingrich ran for president in 2012, Haley served as his campaign manager. Haley also served as vice president of special projects at the Gingrich Productions media company.
Haley ran for the Virginia Senate in 2015 to succeed the retiring Republican Walter Stosch. He was defeated in the Republican primaries by Siobhan Dunnavant, receiving 22% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Vince_Haley|website=Ballotpedia|title=Vince Haley}} In 2016, he worked for Donald Trump's presidential campaign. After Trump won the election, Haley was appointed to his White House policy team, working under senior advisor Stephen Miller in the role of advisor for policy, strategy and speechwriting. Haley and Ross Worthington served as the two main speechwriters for Trump during his presidency, including developing Trump's State of the Union addresses.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 3, 2020|title=The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It?|author=Rogers, Katie}}
Haley and Worthington remained Trump's main speechwriters by 2024, working for his 2024 presidential campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/inside-trumps-election-a-team-lean-mean-largely-unseen-2024-02-01/|work=Reuters|date=February 1, 2024|title=Trump's election A-team: Lean, mean and largely unseen|author=Ulmer, Alexandra; Layne, Nathan; Holland, Steve}} After Trump won the 2024 election, Haley was appointed to be the director of the United States Domestic Policy Council, a post that "oversees the development and implementation of the president's domestic policies across the federal government." In a press release, Trump described Haley as "very well-educated and [having] a brilliant mind for Policies that work for the American People."
Personal life
Haley lives in Henrico County, Virginia, and is married, having four children with his wife, Bethany.
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Category:College of Europe alumni
Category:College of William & Mary alumni
Category:First Trump administration personnel
Category:Second Trump administration personnel