Madeleine Westerhout

Madeleine Westerhout
Personal Secretary to the President
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Ferial Govashiri
Personal details
Born Madeleine Elise Westerhout
(1990-10-08) October 8, 1990
Irvine, California, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education College of Charleston (BA)

Madeleine Elise Westerhout (born October 8, 1990) is the personal secretary to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Early life and education

Westerhout was born in Newport Beach, California and spent most of her time growing up in Irvine, California. She studied at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, receiving a BA degree in political science in 2013.[1][2] After her graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as a fitness trainer in the Pure Barre gym of Carrie Rezabek Dorr.[3]

Career

In the 2012 presidential election, Westerhout worked for the campaign of Mitt Romney. In 2013, she worked for candidate John Kuhn in the Republican primary for the special election in South Carolina's first congressional district. Later that year, she interned for Congressman John Campbell. In the summer of 2013, Westerhout began working for the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party Organizing Committee. From January 2015, she worked as an assistant to RNC chief of staff Katie Walsh.[4]

On January 19, 2017, Donald Trump's transition team announced that Westerhout would serve as special assistant and executive assistant to the President.[5] A June 2018 release of White House salary data revealed that Westerhout is paid $130,000 USD for the position.[6] She is the only way to reach the president other than calling his cell phone, according to a story in the Washington Post.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Gillespie, Erin (January 20, 2017). "College of Charleston grad named special assistant to president in Trump administration". Post and Courier.
  2. ↑ Ward, Marguerite (30 June 2017). "Here's how much President Trump's 26-year-old assistant makes".
  3. ↑ "'Greeter Girl' Revealed: Ex-Fitness Instructor Is Mystery Woman Escorting Bigwigs Through Trump Tower". Inside Edition. December 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kopan, Tal (December 15, 2016). "Meet the Trump Tower gatekeeper". CNN.
  5. ↑ Nussbaum, Matthew (January 19, 2017). "Trump team announces additional White House hires". Politico.
  6. ↑ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/07012018-report-final.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/09/04/madeleine-is-the-key-who-is-madeleine-westerhout-trumps-27-year-old-secretary-and-gatekeeper-to-the-president/
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