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Susie Wiles is a veteran American strategist and politician. She was born in 1957, and has had experience in politics US Since the 1970s, she has been campaign manager forDonald Trump She led him to the presidency of America twice (2016 and 2024), and in 2024 he appointed her as chief of staff. The white house.
Susie Wiles is famous as a consultant and successful campaign manager. She was behind several American politicians becoming governor of the state, and successfully managed Trump’s two presidential campaigns.
Trump himself acknowledged her credit for his success in the elections, and said on November 7 in a statement appointing her as White House chief of staff that she “helped him achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history.”
Birth and upbringing
Susan Summerall Wiles (Susie Wiles) was born on May 14, 1957, In Florida American, and grew up in New JerseyShe is one of the three children of Pat Summerall, a prominent American football player and later sports commentator, who died in 2013.
Susie married her last name, Lanny Wiles, a Republican political consultant, and they have two daughters. They divorced in 2017.
Practical and political experience
Susie Wiles began her career in the 1970s in a member’s office US House of Representatives Jack Kemp in DC WashingtonThen I worked in the Republican president’s election campaign Ronald Reagan 1980, and appointment coordinator in The white house.
Wiles also worked as personal secretary to former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan during the Reagan administration. She moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and worked with a number of politicians, most notably John Delaney and John Peyton.
Wiles led election campaigns in the state of Florida, where she is credited with helping businessman Rick Scott win the position of governor of the state, in addition to managing the presidential campaign of Utah Governor Jon Huntsman in 2012, and the campaign of… Ron DeSantis Successful candidate for Governor of Florida in 2018.
Her relationship with Trump
Susie Wiles met with US President Donald Trump during the primaries to win the nomination Republican Party In 2015, she became co-chair of his election campaign in Florida, which he won over his rival Hillary Clinton 2016.
Two years later, Wiles helped elect Ron DeSantis as governor of Florida, but a dispute quickly broke out between them, prompting Ron to urge the Trump campaign in 2020 to sever its relationship with Wiles.
In 2024, Wiles served as Trump’s campaign manager. He said in the speech he delivered after winning the election that Susie helped him “achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history,” adding that she is “strong, smart, innovative, and admired and respected by everyone.”
Trump said that Susie likes to hide in the shadows, describing her as “a woman of ice.” On November 7, 2024, he announced her appointment as White House Chief of Staff for his second term (2024-2028).
Positions and responsibilities
- An employee in the office of Representative Jack Kemp in the 1970s.
- Member of the election campaign of former US President Ronald Reagan.
- Campaign manager for Rick Scott, candidate for US Senate in Florida.
- Campaign manager for Jon Huntsman, governor of Utah.
- Campaign manager for Ron DeSantis for Governor of Florida.
- Trump campaign director in Florida in 2016.
- Trump campaign director in Florida in 2020.
- Trump’s campaign director for the presidency in 2016 and 2024.
- White House Chief of Staff in 2024.