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Overview

This roster catalogs the elected Republican officials and senior strategists most closely aligned with the MAGA / America First agenda. It includes both currently serving members of Congress, governors, and former officials whose alignment with the Trump movement is central to their political identity.

SourcesJanuary 6th Select Committee final report; OpenSecrets; Ballotpedia; Heritage Action congressional scorecard; Brookings Vital Statistics on Congress; AP; Reuters; Punchbowl News; Politico; Axios.Status: Living document. Last updated 2026-05-06.

This file is keyword-dense by design so the AI advisor’s RAG can surface specific names. Figures appearing in January 6th Coup Plotters and Co-Conspirators (the J6-specific roster) are also listed here for completeness.

Senate Republicans (MAGA-aligned)

Closest to Trump

  • JD Vance (OH) — Vice President; deep profile: JD Vance — Political Accountability Profile.
  • Josh Hawley (MO) — Jan 6 fist-raise gesture; consistent Trump ally.
  • Ted Cruz (TX) — Eastman memo recipient; Senate objector to electors.
  • Ron Johnson (WI) — Senator; aide attempted to deliver fake-electors slate to VP Pence office on Jan 6.
  • Tommy Tuberville (AL) — Held up military promotions over abortion rules; election-fraud claims; gives Trump full deference.
  • Marsha Blackburn (TN) — Reliable Trump ally; election integrity rhetoric.
  • Markwayne Mullin (OK) — MAGA caucus member; Trump endorser.
  • Eric Schmitt (MO) — Former MO AG; election-integrity-coalition member; Trump-aligned freshman.
  • JD Vance, Eric Schmitt, Pete Ricketts are the post-2022 Trump-bench.

Conditional / Strategic Trump Allies

  • John Thune (SD) — Senate Majority Leader as of 2025; navigated Trump-McConnell tension.
  • John Cornyn (TX) — Lost Majority Leader race to Thune.
  • Ron Johnson (WI) — See above.
  • Cynthia Lummis (WY) — Crypto / Bitcoin caucus.
  • Tim Sheehy (MT) — Defeated Tester 2024.
  • Bernie Moreno (OH) — Defeated Brown 2024.
  • Dave McCormick (PA) — Defeated Casey 2024.

Ousted / Departed

  • Mitch McConnell (KY) — Stepped down as leader Jan 2025; openly broke with Trump on key issues.

House Republicans (MAGA-aligned)

Leadership / Trump-Loyal Caucus

  • Mike Johnson (LA) — House Speaker; objected to 2020 electors; Trump-aligned.
  • Steve Scalise (LA) — House Majority Leader.
  • Tom Emmer (MN) — House Majority Whip.
  • Elise Stefanik (NY) — House Republican Conference chair (until 2025 when nominated UN ambassador, then withdrew over House math); promoted election-fraud claims.
  • Jim Jordan (OH) — House Judiciary Chair; deep profile: Jim Jordan — U.S. Representative (OH-4), House Judiciary Committee Chair.

House Freedom Caucus / MAGA-aligned

  • Andy Biggs (AZ) — Freedom Caucus chair 2020.
  • Scott Perry (PA) — Freedom Caucus; introduced Jeffrey Clark to Trump; deep profile: Scott Perry — U.S. Representative (PA-10).
  • Paul Gosar (AZ) — Spoke at “Stop the Steal” rally.
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) — MAGA loyalist; recently broke with Trump on Ukraine issue but reconciled.
  • Lauren Boebert (CO) — Election fraud rhetoric.
  • Matt Gaetz (FL) — Resigned Nov 2024 amid AG nomination collapse and ethics report release.
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene (above)
  • Chip Roy (TX) — Freedom Caucus.
  • Bob Good (VA, ret. 2024) — Freedom Caucus chair; lost primary 2024.
  • Eli Crane (AZ) — Freedom Caucus.
  • Andy Ogles (TN) — Election integrity coalition.
  • Andy Harris (MD) — Freedom Caucus chair 2025.
  • Andrew Clyde (GA) — “Normal tourists” Jan 6 quote.
  • Jody Hice (GA, ret.) — Election certification objector.
  • Mo Brooks (AL, ret.) — Stop the Steal rally speaker.
  • Louie Gohmert (TX, ret.) — Filed lawsuit attempting to compel Pence.
  • Madison Cawthorn (NC, ret.) — Spoke at rally.
  • Anthony Sabatini (FL) — MAGA candidate.
  • Anthony Kern (AZ) — Fake elector indictee.
  • Lance Gooden (TX) — Election fraud rhetoric.
  • Wesley Hunt (TX) — Trump-aligned.
  • Brian Mast (FL) — House Foreign Affairs chair 2025.

House Trump Allies (2024 Cycle / 2026 Cycle)

  • Andy Barr (KY) — McConnell ally pivoted to Trump.
  • Brian Jack (GA) — Former Trump WH political director, elected to House 2024.
  • Burt Jones (GA) — GA Lt. Gov.; fake elector indictee.
  • Butch Miller (GA) — GA Senate.
  • Calvin Tucker — GOP operative.
  • Carolyn Hall Fisher — GOP operative.

Governors / Trump-Aligned

  • Greg Abbott (TX) — Border wall / Operation Lone Star; aligned with Trump immigration agenda.
  • Ron DeSantis (FL) — 2024 primary challenger; reconciled to Trump’s agenda.
  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR) — Former Trump WH Press Sec.
  • Kristi Noem (SD → DHS Secretary) — Deep profile: Personality Profile: Kristi Noem.
  • Doug Burgum (ND → Interior Secretary) — Deep profile: Doug Burgum – Secretary of the Interior.
  • Brian Kemp (GA) — Strained relationship with Trump over 2020 certification.

Former Trump 1.0 Officials in Trump 2.0

These figures from Trump 1.0 returned to government in Trump 2.0. Many have deep profiles.

Trump-Aligned Strategists / Operatives Outside Government

  • Steve Bannon — War Room podcast. Deep profile: Steve Bannon — Ideologist of the American Far Right, War Room Architect, Convicted Felon.
  • Susie Wiles — White House Chief of Staff. Deep profile: Susie Wiles — White House Chief of Staff.
  • Brad Parscale — Former 2020 campaign manager; data operations.
  • Bill Stepien — Former 2020 campaign manager.
  • Andy Surabian — Republican strategist; close to Donald Trump Jr.
  • Bernadette Comfort — Republican strategist.
  • Brian Walsh — Republican strategist.
  • Bobby Peede Jr. — Trump WH aide.
  • Boris Epshteyn — Trump aide / Arizona indictee. Deep profile: Boris Epshteyn — Political Accountability Profile.
  • Justin Caporale — Event Strategies / Ellipse rally.
  • Tim Unes — Event Strategies.
  • Maggie Mulvaney — Niece of Mick Mulvaney, Event Strategies staff.
  • Kellyanne Conway — Former Counselor to the President.
  • Sean Spicer — Former Press Secretary; podcast.
  • Hogan Gidley — Former WH spokesperson.
  • Ben Williamson — Former WH spokesperson.
  • Charlie Kirk — TPUSA founder (assassinated Sep 2025). Deep profile: Charlie Kirk — Political Accountability Profile.
  • Cleta Mitchell — Election integrity. Deep profile: Cleta Mitchell — Political Accountability Profile.
  • Jason Miller — Trump campaign senior advisor.
  • Sebastian Gorka — Counterterrorism deputy.
  • Brian Baker — Republican operative.
  • Bryan Lewis — DC permit coordinator.
  • Brent Lowder — GOP operative.

Trump-Aligned Republicans Outside Federal Office

State-Level Election Officials (Election-Integrity Coalition)

These officials publicly aligned with the Trump 2020 election-fraud claims or the post-2020 voter-suppression push.

  • Burt Jones (GA Lt. Gov.) — Fake elector indictee.
  • Mark Finchem (AZ) — Lost AZ Sec of State 2022.
  • Kari Lake (AZ) — Lost AZ Senate 2022 and 2024; election-denier.
  • Kris Kobach (KS) — Now KS AG; election-restriction advocate.
  • Rusty Bowers (AZ) — Republican who refused Trump pressure (in opposite direction; included for comparator).
  • Brad Raffensperger (GA Sec of State) — Resisted Trump pressure (comparator); subject of “find 11,780 votes” call.

House / Senate Republicans Who Voted to Object (Jan 6, 2021)

A historical reference set. Approximately 147 House Republicans and 8 Senators voted to object to Arizona and/or Pennsylvania’s electors after the Capitol attack.

The full list is in the J6 Select Committee final report. Notable senators voting to object: Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, John Kennedy, Roger Marshall, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Tommy Tuberville, Cynthia Lummis, Rick Scott.

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