Judd Deere

Judson P. Deere (born November 28, 1987) is an American political advisor, currently serving as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary in the administration of United States President Donald Trump.[1][2]

Judd Deere
Special Assistant to the President and
Deputy Press Secretary
Assumed office
January 31, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byLindsay Walters
Personal details
Born
Judson P. Deere

(1987-11-28) November 28, 1987
Benton, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLyon College (BA)

Early life and education

Deere was born in Benton, Arkansas and graduated from Lyon College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history.[1]

Career

Deere began his career as a field director for the Republican Party of Arkansas during the 2010 election.[1] He then became an aide to U.S. Senator John Boozman, as Correspondence and Systems Director. In June 2012, he was hired as Director of New Media for U.S. Senator Mike Crapo and was based in his Boise, Idaho office.[3][4]

In 2014, Deere worked for Tim Griffin's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. In December 2014, he became the communications director for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, leaving in November 2017.[5][6][7]

Deere left Arkansas in November 2017 to work in Washington, D.C. in the Donald Trump administration, as director of state and local communications in the White House.[8] In September 2018, he was promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Affairs.[1] In January 2019, he was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary.[9]

Personal life

Deere, who is openly gay, has defended Donald Trump and Mike Pence amid criticisms that the Trump Administration is anti-LGBTQ.[10][11][12][13]

References
  1. Lockwood, Frank E. (September 9, 2018). "Arkansan on Trump team is promoted to special assistant to president, director of media affairs". Arkansas Online.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". The White House.
  3. Senate (2013-05-17). United States Senate Telephone Directory 2013. Government Printing Office.
  4. "Crapo Announces Staff Changes in Washington, D.C. | U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho". www.crapo.senate.gov. June 7, 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  5. "Rutledge Statement on Departure of Communications Director Judd Deere to the White House | Arkansas Attorney General". arkansasag.gov.
  6. "Arkansas AG's spokesman leaving for White House job". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 3, 2017.
  7. Henry, Larry (December 23, 2014). "Judd Deere Named Communications Director For Incoming Attorney General". KSFM.
  8. "Arkansas AG's spokesman leaving for White House job". KATV. Associated Press. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  9. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". The White House. January 31, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  10. "Trump's Spokesperson Is Gay — And He Doesn't Care If That Makes The Left Mad". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  11. Moran, Lee (2019-09-03). "WH Spokesperson Argues Pence Isn't Anti-Gay In The Worst Possible Way". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  12. "Trump's Gay Press Secretary Lies, Makes Excuses for His Boss". www.advocate.com. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  13. Gremore, Graham (2019-07-02). "Trump's gay press secretary on promoting anti-LGBTQ policies: "It just doesn't matter to me"". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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