White House Director of Legislative Affairs

The White House Director of Legislative Affairs, officially the Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the legislative agenda of the president and coordinating with members of both houses of Congress.

The legislative director, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president, without the need for United States Senate confirmation, is usually given an office in the West Wing of the White House.

Directors

Image	Name	Start	End	President
	Jerry Persons	January 20, 1953	October 7, 1958		Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
	Bryce Harlow	October 7, 1958	January 20, 1961
	Larry O'Brien	January 20, 1961	November 3, 1965		John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
					Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969)
	Vacant	November 3, 1965	May 1967
	Barefoot Sanders	May 1967	January 20, 1969
	Bryce Harlow	January 20, 1969	November 5, 1969		Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
	Bill Timmons	November 5, 1969	December 31, 1974
					Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
	Max Friedersdorf	December 31, 1974	January 20, 1977
	Frank Moore	January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981		Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
	Max Friedersdorf	January 20, 1981	January 2, 1982		Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
	Ken Duberstein	January 2, 1982	December 15, 1983
	M. B. Oglesby	December 15, 1983	February 28, 1986
	William Ball	February 28, 1986	March 28, 1988
	Alan Kranowitz	March 28, 1988	January 20, 1989
	Fred McClure	January 20, 1989	January 14, 1992		George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
	Nick Calio	January 14, 1992	January 20, 1993
	Howard Paster	January 20, 1993	January 1994		Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
	Pat Griffin	January 1994	January 5, 1996
	John Hilley	January 5, 1996	January 1998
	Larry Stein	January 1998	January 5, 2000
	Charles Brain	January 5, 2000	January 20, 2001
	Nick Calio	January 20, 2001	January 2003		George W. Bush (2001–2009)
	David Hobbs	January 2003	January 10, 2005
	Candi Wolff	January 10, 2005	March 20, 2007
	Dan Meyer	March 20, 2007	January 20, 2009
	Phil Schiliro	January 20, 2009	February 11, 2011		Barack Obama (2009–2017)
	Rob Nabors	February 11, 2011	January 25, 2013
	Miguel Rodriguez	January 25, 2013	January 1, 2014
	Katie Beirne Fallon	January 1, 2014	February 13, 2016
	Amy Rosenbaum	February 13, 2016	January 20, 2017
	Marc Short	January 20, 2017	July 20, 2018		Donald Trump (2017–2021)
	Shahira Knight	July 20, 2018	June 17, 2019
	Eric Ueland	June 17, 2019	June 5, 2020
	Amy Swonger	June 5, 2020	January 20, 2021
	Louisa Terrell	January 20, 2021	August 1, 2023		Joe Biden (2021–2025)
	Shuwanza Goff	August 1, 2023	January 20, 2025
	James Braid	January 20, 2025	Incumbent		Donald Trump (2025–present)