James Braid (political advisor)

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James Braid (born November 21, 1990) is an American legislative aide who served as the White House director of legislative affairs from 2025 to 2026. Braid graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 2013. After graduating, he worked for Heritage Action and The Washington Free Beacon. Braid served as the legislative director for South Carolina representative Mark Sanford and as the policy director of the Freedom Caucus. In July 2019, he became the deputy associate director for legislative affairs for appropriations at the Office of Management and Budget. In February 2023, he became Ohio senator JD Vance's legislative director. In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Braid as his White House director of legislative affairs. Braid was involved in negotiations over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In October 2026, he resigned as the director of legislative affairs.

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