Three days ahead of inauguration, Vice President-elect JD Vance has filled out his senior staff with some major hires.
Vance has tapped nine senior employees to lead his operation in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is just a stone’s throw away from the West Wing, according to a source familiar with the hires.
One of the most notable hires is Sean Cooksey, the former chair of the Federal Election Commission in 2024, who will serve as counsel to the vice president. Trump appointed Cooksey to the role of FEC commissioner in 2020. Prior to his time in that position, Cooksey was general counsel to Sen. Josh Hawley, and had been deputy chief counsel to Sen. Ted Cruz.