FIRST ON FOX: The senior employees for the brand new Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) that can assist incoming Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., in his quest to broaden the GOP majority in 2026 had been revealed on Thursday, and so they embrace veterans of President-elect Donald Trump, Scott himself and former Vice President Mike Pence.Â
Scott, who was chosen to guide the NRSC within the upcoming cycle, will probably be assisted by a slate of veteran GOP operatives.Â
Jennifer DeCasper, Scott’s longtime chief of employees and prime adviser, would be the subsequent NRSC govt director. Stephen DeMaura will be a part of her as deputy govt director. He served as Pence’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign supervisor and has an in depth historical past of working with campaigns and out of doors teams to win elections.Â
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“Two years of full Republican management is nice, however 4 years of a Trump agenda is even higher,” Scott mentioned in a press release to Fox Information Digital. “Defending the bulk, occurring offense, and advancing President Trump’s agenda requires an elite workforce to execute on the highest ranges. I am excited in regards to the group we’re constructing, the wins we are going to placed on the board, and the outcomes we are going to ship for the American individuals.”
“Jennifer DeCasper is an excellent selection to guide the NRSC as Govt Director,” present NRSC Chairman Steve Daines, R-Mont., mentioned in a press release. “As a trusted advisor to Senator Tim Scott, she’s confirmed to be a grasp at navigating each politics and coverage. Her strategic perception, relentless drive, and dedication to conservative rules make her uniquely geared up to assist us preserve and develop our hard-fought Senate majority.”
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Cara Mason, a Trump alum, will function finance director. Nathan Model is becoming a member of the NRSC workforce as Scott’s senior adviser. The committee’s subsequent political director will probably be Brendan Jaspers, who beforehand served as director of campaigns on the Membership for Progress.Â
The NRSC’s subsequent communications director will probably be Joanna Rodriguez, who’s at present operating communications for Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb. Ricketts will probably be taking up the function of vice chair on the NRSC for the 2026 cycle as effectively.Â
Moreover, veteran Senate staffer Brennen Britton would be the NRSC’s director of exterior affairs and the committee’s senior finance adviser will probably be Brittney Godoy, who has led Scott’s fundraising efforts up to now.Â
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“It can take a workforce of seasoned, conservative operatives to make sure President Trump has a Senate majority for his total time period, and that’s precisely who Senator Scott has lined up,” mentioned Ricketts in a press release. “I’m particularly excited to see a member of my senior employees, Joanna Rodriguez, be a part of the workforce. She is going to share her expertise crafting successful, conservative messages with incumbents and challengers throughout the map. As an NRSC Vice Chair and in-cycle Senator, I’m assured this workforce will do no matter it takes to win races and champion President Trump’s agenda of prosperity and safety.”
The NRSC famous the worth added by the wide selection of political expertise that every member of the workforce brings to the desk, which they consider will assist to take care of and develop a GOP Senate majority to work with Trump.Â
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In 2026, there are a number of races anticipated to be aggressive, together with these for the seats of Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Susan Collins, R-Maine.Â
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has made an aggressive case to her fellow Democrats to let her tackle the function of Democratic Senatorial Marketing campaign Committee chairwoman throughout the identical cycle. Central to her pitch has been her capability to talk successfully to voters in purple areas, which she says Democrats should do.Â