Mick Mulvaney | |
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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Nominee |
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Taking office TBD* |
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President | Donald Trump |
Succeeding | Shaun Donovan |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | John Spratt |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 16th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Chauncey Gregory |
Succeeded by | Chauncey Gregory |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 45th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Eldridge Emory |
Succeeded by | Debora Long |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Michael Mulvaney July 21, 1967 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
Georgetown University (BS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) |
*Pending Senate confirmation |
John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney (born July 21, 1967) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Mulvaney previously served as a member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 16th district (Lancaster and York counties), from 2009-11. He is the first Republican to represent South Carolina's 5th district since 1883.
On December 16, 2016, it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump had selected Mulvaney as his nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Mulvaney was born in Alexandria, Virginia and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Indian Land, South Carolina. He attended Charlotte Catholic High School and then Georgetown University, where he majored in International Economics, Commerce and Finance. At Georgetown, he was an Honors Scholar, the highest level of academic achievement awarded to members of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and ultimately graduated with honors in 1989.
Mulvaney attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned a full scholarship to attend law school, where his focus was on anti-trust law. He graduated with his J.D. degree in 1992.