List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign

A range of notable Republicans openly expressed opposition to former President Donald Trump's [Donald Trump 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election|2024 presidential campaign|2024 campaign] for president of the United States.

Former Trump administration officials

U.S. vice president

Mike Pence, U.S. vice president under Trump, governor of Indiana, U.S. representative from IN-06, U.S. representative from IN-02 ''''

Cabinet-level officials

Trump cabinet members who oppose his election in 2024 include:

Only half of Trump's first term cabinet officials endorsed his 2024 campaign.

White House officials

Alyssa Farah Griffin, White House Director of Strategic Communications, Press Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, Press Secretary to the Vice President and co-host of The View '
Stephanie Grisham, White House Communications Director, Chief of Staff to the First Lady and White House Press Secretary '
Sarah Matthews, Deputy White House Press Secretary '
Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director '
Marc Short, Chief of Staff to the Vice President ''''

Other executive branch officials

Greg Brower, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada '
John Mitnick, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security '
Richard V. Spencer, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Olivia Troye, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor and lead COVID-19 advisor to the Vice President
William H. Webster, chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, Director of Central Intelligence, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ''''

Previous administration executive branch officials

U.S. vice president

Dick Cheney, U.S. vice president, U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, White House Chief of Staff, White House Deputy Chief of Staff ''''

Cabinet-level officials

William Cohen, U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. senator from Maine '
John Danforth, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. senator from Missouri
Stuart M. Gerson, acting U.S. Attorney General, United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division '
Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney General '
Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of Defense, co-chair of President's Intelligence Advisory Board, U.S. senator from Nebraska '
Carla Anderson Hills, U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development '
Peter Keisler, acting U.S. Attorney General, United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, acting United States Associate Attorney General '
Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. representative from IL-18, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 72nd district '
John Negroponte, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Director of National Intelligence, Deputy National Security Advisor '
William Howard Taft IV, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, Legal Adviser of the Department of State, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and great-grandson of President William Howard Taft '
Ann Veneman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture '
Robert Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, United States Deputy Secretary of State, White House Deputy Chief of Staff ''''

White House officials

Phillip D. Brady, White House Staff Secretary, White House Cabinet Secretary '
James W. Cicconi, White House Staff Secretary '
Frank Donatelli, White House Director of Political and Intergovernmental Affairs '
Bobbie Kilberg, Director of the Office of Public Liaison '
Harriet Miers, White House Counsel, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and White House Staff Secretary

Other executive branch officials

John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser of the Department of State '
Robert D. Blackwill, U.S. Ambassador to India '
Richard R. Burt, U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs '
Eliot A. Cohen, Counselor of the U.S. Department of State '
Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs '
Michael Donley, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force '
Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, U.S. Ambassador to Finland '
Richard A. Falkenrath, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor '
Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa '
Mary Kramer, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados '
Frank Lavin, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, White House Director of Political Affairs '
John Lehman, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Rosario Marin, U.S. Treasurer, mayor of Huntington Park, California, Member of the Huntington Park, California City Council '
Sean O'Keefe, Administrator of NASA, Secretary of the Navy '
Jeanne Phillips, U. S. Ambassador to the OECD
Victor H. Reis, assistant director for National Security and Space in the Office of Science and Technology Policy '
Larry Thompson, U.S. Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia '
Robert H. Tuttle, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom '
Matthew Waxman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs ''''

Other administration officials and campaign staff

1,043 former high-ranking national security officials ' '
304 alumni for Reagan, Bush, McCain & Romney '
238 former officials and staff for U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush, and U.S. presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain '
Over 100 former Republican national security officials
17 former officials and staff for U.S. President Ronald Reagan ''''

U.S. senators

Current

Susan Collins, U.S. senator from Maine '
Lisa Murkowski, U.S. senator from Alaska '
Todd Young, U.S. senator from Indiana, U.S. representative from IN-09

Former

Rudy Boschwitz, U.S. senator from Minnesota, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights '
Jeffrey Chiesa, U.S. senator from New Jersey, Attorney General of New Jersey
Bob Corker, U.S. senator from Tennessee, mayor of Chattanooga
Jeff Flake, Ambassador to Turkey, U.S. senator from Arizona, U.S. representative from AZ '
Judd Gregg, U.S. senator from New Hampshire, governor of New Hampshire '
Gordon J. Humphrey, U.S. senator from New Hampshire '
Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. senator from Kansas '
George LeMieux, U.S. senator from Florida '
Mack Mattingly, U.S. senator from Georgia, U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles, chair of the Georgia Republican Party
Rob Portman, U.S. senator from Ohio, director of the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. representative from OH-02, White House Director of Legislative Affairs '
Mitt Romney, U.S. senator from Utah, 2012 nominee for president, chair of the Republican Governors Association, governor of Massachusetts '
Alan Simpson, U.S. senator from Wyoming
John E. Sununu, U.S. senator from New Hampshire, U.S. representative from NH-01
Pat Toomey, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, U.S. representative from PA-15 ''''

U.S. representatives

Current

Greg Pence, U.S. representative from IN-06
David Valadao, U.S. representative from CA-22, U.S. representative from CA-21 ''''

Former

Gresham Barrett, U.S. representative from SC-03 '
John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative from OH-08
Charles Boustany, U.S. representative from LA-07 and LA-03 '
Mo Brooks, U.S. representative from AL-05, Madison County Commissioner
Susan Brooks, U.S. representative from IN-05 '
Ken Buck, CO-04, chair of the Colorado Republican Party
Rod Chandler, WA-08, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 45th district '
Liz Cheney, U.S. representative from WY-AL, chair of the House Republican Conference '
Tom Coleman, MO-06, member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 21st district '
Barbara Comstock, U.S. representative from VA-10 '
Tom DeLay, U.S. representative from TX-22
Charlie Dent, U.S. representative from PA-15 '
Charles Djou, U.S. representative from HI-01 '
Chuck Douglas, U.S. representative from NH-02, justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court '
Mickey Edwards, U.S. representative from OK-05, chair of the House Republican Policy Committee '
David Emery, U.S. representative from ME-01
Mike Gallagher, U.S. representative from WI-08
Wayne Gilchrest, MD-01 '
Anthony Gonzalez, U.S. representative from OH-16
Jim Greenwood, PA-08, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 143rd district, member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 10th district '
Will Hurd, U.S. representative from TX-23 ' ''
Bob Inglis, six-term U.S. representative from SC-04 '
David Jolly, U.S. representative from FL-13 '
John Katko, U.S. representative from NY-24
Adam Kinzinger, U.S. representative from IL-16, U.S. representative from IL-11 '
John LeBoutillier, NY-06 '
Dan Miller, U.S. representative from FL-13 '
Susan Molinari, NY-13, NY-14, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, member of the New York City Council from the 1st district '
Bill Paxon, U.S. representative from NY-31 and NY-27 '
Jack Quinn, NY-30 '
Dave Reichert, WA-08 '
Tom Rice, U.S. representative from SC-07
Denver Riggleman, VA-05 '
Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative from WI-01, 2012 nominee for vice president '
Joe Scarborough, U.S. representative from FL-01, host of Morning Joe '
Claudine Schneider, RI-02 '
Chris Shays, CT-4 '
Peter Smith, VT-AL, lt. governor of Vermont '
Alan Steelman, TX-05 '
David Trott, MI-11 '
Fred Upton, MI-06, MI-04 '
Joe Walsh, U.S. representative from IL-08, [Joe Walsh 2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential campaign|candidate for president] in 2020 ''''

State and local officials

Governors

Current

Former

Charlie Baker, governor of Massachusetts and president of NCAA
Jeb Bush, governor of Florida, candidate for president in 2016
Arne Carlson, governor of Minnesota '
Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey '
Jim Edgar, governor of Illinois '
Bill Haslam, governor of Tennessee, chair of the Republican Governors Association
Larry Hogan, governor of Maryland, chair of the National Governors Association '
Asa Hutchinson, governor of Arkansas, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. representative from AR-03 '
John Kasich, governor of Ohio, 2000 and 2016 candidate for president, chair of the U.S. House Budget Committee, U.S. representative from OH-12 '
Thomas Kean Sr., governor of New Jersey
James G. Martin, governor of North Carolina
Pat McCrory, governor of North Carolina
George Pataki, governor of New York, candidate for president in 2016
Marc Racicot, governor of Montana, chair of the RNC
Bruce Rauner, governor of Illinois '
Mark Sanford, governor of South Carolina, U.S. representative from SC-01, Republican candidate for U.S. President in 2020
Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, actor '
Bill Weld, governor of Massachusetts, candidate for president in 2020
Christine Todd Whitman, governor of New Jersey, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ''''

Other statewide elected officials

Current

John Dougall, Auditor of Utah, Utah state representative from District 27
Roby Smith, Treasurer of Iowa ''''

Former

Geoff Duncan, lieutenant governor of Georgia, member of the Georgia House of Representatives '
Kerry Healey, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts
Adam Laxalt, Attorney General of Nevada, 2022 nominee for U.S. senator from Nevada and 2018 nominee for governor of Nevada '
Bob Orr, associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court '
Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner '
Thomas Rath, Attorney General of New Hampshire '
James C. Smith, Florida Attorney General, Secretary of State of Florida '
Corey Stapleton, 2024 candidate for president, Secretary of State of Montana
Michael Steele, lieutenant governor of Maryland, chair of the RNC, co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend ''''
Cate Zeuske, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Treasurer of Wisconsin, Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Wisconsin State Assemblywoman from District 4 and District 54 ''''

State legislators

Current

Ashley Bartley, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Franklin District 1
Robert Cowles, member of the Wisconsin Senate, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly '
Dan Wolf, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Merrimack 5th district '
Chase Tramont, member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 30th district

Former

Rusty Bowers, member of the Arizona Senate from the 21st district, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 21st district and the 25th district '
Doug Coleman, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 16th district and former mayor of Apache Junction, Arizona '
Paula Dockery, member of the Florida State Senate from the 17th district, member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 64th District ' '
David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the KKK and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives '
Becky Edwards, Utah state representative from the 20th district
Steve Frias, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Susan Gerard, member of the Arizona Senate from the 18th district, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 18th district '
Deb Gullett, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 11th district and from the 18th district '
Pete Hershberger, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th district '
Joel John, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th district '
Roger Katz, member of the Maine Senate from the 15th district and from the 24th district '
Margaret S. Lewis, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 38th district '
Barbara Lorman, member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 13th district '
Steve May, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th district '
John S. McCollister, member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 20th district '
Peter Mills, member of the Maine Senate from the 26th district '
Kevin Raye, member of the Maine Senate from the 29th district, president '
John S. Rodgers, member of the Vermont Senate from the Essex-Orleans district '
Dale Schultz, member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 17th district, majority leader '
Robin Shaw, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th district
Susan Bowers Vergeront, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 60th district '
Jason Villalba, member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 114th district '
Roberta Voss, member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 19th district
Bob Worsley, member of the Arizona Senate from the 25th district ''''

Other state and local officials

Current

Manny Díaz Jr., Education Commissioner of Florida, Florida state senator from District 36, Florida state representative from District 103 '
John Giles, mayor of Mesa, Arizona '
David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City '
Joseph Ladapo, Surgeon General of Florida '
Shawn Reilly, mayor of Waukesha, Wisconsin
Stephen Richer, Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona
Daniel Rickenmann, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina

Former

Rich Crandall, director of the Wyoming Department of Education, Colorado Commissioner of Education '
Tom Evslin, Secretary of Transportation for the State of Vermont founder and chair of NG Advantage LLC '
Stephanie Kopelousos, Secretary of Transportation of Florida, Manager of Clay County, FL '
Steve Laffey, 2024 candidate for president, mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island
Jennifer McCormick, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2024 candidate for governor '
Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Rick Romley, county attorney of Maricopa County, Arizona ''''

Former judicial officials

Federal

J. Michael Luttig, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Deanell Reece Tacha, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ''''

State and county judicial officials

David G. Deininger, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals from District IV '
Robert F. Orr, associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court '
B. Glen Whitley, Tarrant County, Texas judge ''''

Party officials

Former

Steve Baer, president/executive director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois
Michael Brodkorb, deputy chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota '
Al Cárdenas, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, chairman of the American Conservative Union '
Ken Cole, Maine Republican Party chair '
Gerald (Rusty) Hills, chair of the Michigan Republican Party
Jennifer Horn, New Hampshire Republican Party chair, co-founder of The Lincoln Project '
Robert A. G. Monks, Maine Republican Party chair '
Jennifer Nassour, Massachusetts Republican Party chair '
Ted O’Meara, Maine Republican Party chair '
Gary Reed, Michigan Republican Party Executive Director '
Chip Saltsman, Tennessee Republican Party chair '
Amy Tarkanian, Nevada Republican Party chair '
Chris Vance, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, chair of the Washington State Forward Party ''''

Other public figures

Amanda Carpenter, political advisor '
John Anthony Castro, perennial candidate '
Mona Charen, columnist '
Mary Pat Christie, First Lady of New Jersey '
George Conway, lawyer and activist, launched the Anti-Psychopath PAC in July 2024 '
S.E. Cupp, political commentator
Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard and candidate for president in 2016
David French, evangelical political commentator and former attorney, senior editor of The Dispatch, and columnist for The New York Times '
David Frum, political commentator and speech writer
Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist
Robert Kagan, former Republican, former U.S. State Department official, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, contributor to The Washington Post
Bill Kristol, political commentator '
Sarah Longwell, political strategist '
Meghan McCain, political commentator, daughter of 2008 nominee for President John McCain '
Michael Medved, radio host '
Ana Navarro, political commentator '
Sophia A. Nelson, GOP counsel for U.S. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight '
Gregg Nunziata, executive director, Society for the Rule of Law, Federalist Society member, Chief Nominations Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, policy counsel to the Senate Republican Policy Committee, general counsel to Sen. Marco Rubio, attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division
Karen Pence, Second Lady of the United States, First Lady of Indiana '
John J. Pitney, political scientist, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at Claremont McKenna College '
Ramesh Ponnuru, political commentator
Geraldo Rivera, journalist, attorney, author, and political commentator '
Mark Salter, former Chief of Staff to John McCain '
Harry E. Sloan, former chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and SBS Broadcasting '
Bart Starr Jr., son of Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr '
Bret Stephens, conservative columnist '
Charlie Sykes, editor-in-chief of The Bulwark '
Eric Tanenblatt, former chief of staff to Sonny Perdue
Fred Trump III, author, advocate for people with disabilities, and Donald Trump's nephew
George Will, conservative columnist and political commentator ''''

Organizations

43 Alumni for America '
Americans for Prosperity
Haley Voters for Harris '
The Lincoln Project '
National Security Leaders for America '
Republican Accountability/Republican Voters Against Trump '
Republicans for the Rule of Law '
Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz
Women4US.org ''''

Publications

The Bulwark

''National Review''