In the past few months President Donald Trump has recruited numerous North Carolina Republicans to join his administration.

Here’s a look at those he has selected:

Linda McMahon 

McMahon was raised in New Bern, N.C., and graduated from East Carolina University. She led the Small Business Administration in President Donald Trump’s first term, and she now serves as education secretary in Trump’s second term. McMahon is leading the Education Department as Trump works to dismantle the agency.

Dan Driscoll

Driscoll ran unsuccessfully for Congress in western North Carolina in 2020 and is a veteran of the Iraq War. President Trump nominated Driscoll to be Army secretary, and in February the Senate voted to confirm him 66-28. Driscoll previously served as an adviser to Vice President JD Vance.

“A lot of us in North Carolina politics hadn’t thought much about Driscoll in a while, but it turns out he was pretty close to a guy named JD Vance who has obviously risen. So it appears that at least part of that one is really about personal connection,” Western Carolina politics professor Chris Cooper said.

Dan Bishop

Former Rep. Dan Bishop opted not to seek reelection to Congress in 2024, so he could run for North Carolina attorney general. He lost his bid to former Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson. Trump nominated Bishop to deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget.

“It’s a position of significance,” Cooper said. “I think he became a good possibility the minute he lost. This isn’t a sort of booby prize. It’s a real position in the administration but one he wouldn’t have had if he won that office.”

The Senate confirmed Bishop in late March by a vote of 53-45.

Bo Hines 

Republican Bo Hines ran for Congress in 2022 and 2024, but he lost in both bids. Trump appointed Hines the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, which is a leading role involving cryptocurrency.

“Obviously Trump thinks he is a rising star,” Cooper said. “It’s a pretty prominent position and one that’s going to be growing in power obviously as crypto becomes more the norm.”

Tariq Bokhari

Bokhari has represented southern Charlotte on the City Council for years, but recently announced his resignation to serve deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration in the Department of Transportation.

Laurie Buckhout 

Buckhout ran for Congress in eastern North Carolina in 2024 and lost to Democratic Rep. Don Davis. She is a retired Army colonel and on March 17 started as the new deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy at the Department of Defense.

N.C. Republicans not selected 

There are also a few North Carolina Republicans who have not been chosen to join the Trump administration so far:

Mark Walker

Walker previously served in Congress and after losing in the 2022 Republican Senate primary, he dropped out of the 6^th District Republican congressional primary last year to join the Trump campaign. He was named director of outreach for faith and minority communities. Republican Addison McDowell won the seat.

“Mark Walker does appear to be kind of the person in this game of musical chairs who’s left standing, who’s left without a seat. And I was surprised. I mean he’s prominent, he’s run for office before, he’s won for office before…but for whatever reason he doesn’t appear to break in.”

Mark Meadows 

Meadows previously represented western North Carolina in Congress and was the White House Chief of Staff during part of Trump’s first administration. 

Correction: An earlier version of this article used the incorrect last name for Rep. Addison McDowell.