Joe Hagin

Joseph Whitehouse Hagin II (born January 6, 1956) is an American political aide who served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018,[1][2] a role he also served in for President George W. Bush from 2001 until July 2008.[3] In September 2008, he was interim CEO of Jet Support Services Inc. Joe Hagin co-founded Command Consulting Group in April 2009.

Joe Hagin
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
In office January 20, 2017 – July 6, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Anita Decker Breckenridge
Succeeded by	Daniel Walsh
In office January 20, 2001 – July 20, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Steve Ricchetti
Succeeded by	Blake Gottesman
Personal details
Born	Joseph Whitehouse Hagin II (1956-01-06) January 6, 1956 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Kenyon College (BA)

Early life

Hagin was born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in the Village of Indian Hill near Cincinnati, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in 1979 where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Career

Hagin with President George W. Bush in 2005

Hagin during the April 2017 Syrian missile strike operation

Hagin aided George H.W. Bush during his unsuccessful GOP presidential nomination campaign in 1979. When Bush became Vice President in 1981, he selected Hagin as his personal aide. Bush also appointed him to head the Vice President's Legislative Affairs, 1983-85. In 1985, Hagin left the White House to be Public Affairs Director for Federated Department Stores, which owns Macy's and Bloomingdale's.

He returned to politics during the 1988 presidential campaign where he aided Bush in his successful run. He continued his service during the administration as Appointments Secretary to the President until he took a job as vice president of corporate affairs at Chiquita Brands International in 1991. Hagin also served as a volunteer firefighter for the Madeira Indian Hill Joint Fire District before moving to Washington D.C. and while working for Chiquita Brands International.

Hagin aided George W. Bush as a deputy campaign manager during the 2000 presidential campaign. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff in 2001 and remained in the position until July 2008. Prior to Karl Rove's resignation in 2007, Hagin's day-to-day power rivaled that of Rove.[4]

In January 2017, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Hagin would serve in as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.[1] Chief of Staff John F. Kelly announced on September 6, 2017, at a White House staff meeting, that Hagin will oversee the president’s schedule.[5]

Hagin played a central role in planning the North Korea–United States summit in Singapore in June 2018.[6]

Notes

1. "Trump names three senior White House staffers". Politico. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
2. Shear, Michael D.; Haberman, Maggie (2016-12-22). "Trump Rewards Kellyanne Conway With a Top White House Staff Slot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
3. Hagin leaving White House, Mike Allen. July 3, 2008. The Politico
4. 'Time' Asks, Who Is the Next Mike Brown? Fresh Air with Terry Gross. September 28, 2005. National Public Radio.
5. , Maggie Haberman; Glenn Thrush (September 8, 2017). "New White House Chief of Staff Has an Enforcer". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
6. politico.com 19 June 2018: White House deputy chief of staff Hagin to leave

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by Steve Ricchetti	White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations 2001–2008	Succeeded by Blake Gottesman
Preceded by Anita Decker Breckenridge	White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations 2017–2018	Succeeded by Daniel Walsh