Vance chief of staff Jacob Reses to depart role
Reses informed Vance months ago after learning his wife was pregnant, and his next role has not been announced.
- Jacob Reses, chief of staff to Vice President JD Vance, will depart the administration at the end of the summer, people close to the vice president's office said Thursday.
- Reses informed Vance of his plans several months ago after learning he and his wife were expecting their first child, solidifying a partnership that began during Vance's successful 2022 Ohio Senate campaign.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Reses's counsel "invaluable," while Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff described their foreign work as "historic" and said, "Beneath his kind exterior, he's a killer."
- The departure comes amid broader administration turnover, with senior staff shifts at 35% per the Brookings Institution, though sources suggested Reses could eventually return to the Vice President's office.
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Jacob Reses, JD Vance's chief of staff, will leave his post at the end of the summer. This was confirmed by the vice president through a statement, where he made clear his good relationship with Reses, whose future remains uncertain. "Jacob has been at my side throughout my career in public life. I cannot imagine having walked this path that has changed my life without him," the vice president said in a statement. "From the first day of my term …
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Vance chief of staff Jacob Reses to depart role
Jacob Reses, Vice President Vance’s chief of staff who has been with him since his Senate campaign, will be leaving the role at the end of the summer. Reses has served in the role since Vance took office with President Trump in January 2025. “Jacob’s been by my side for my whole career in public…
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Jacob Reses, the longtime chief of staff to Vice President JD Vance, will depart the Trump administration at the end of the summer, a source familiar with the matter confirms to Jewish Insider. Reses, 35, became a confidante to Vance in 2021, advising the vice president through the heated primary and general election contests for the Ohio Senate seat Vance briefly held before being tapped by President Donald Trump as his running mate in 2024. Va…
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