Shahira Knight

Shahira Knight
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
July 20, 2018 – June 17, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMarc Short
Succeeded byEric Ueland
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
George Mason University (MA)
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Shahira Knight is an American economist and lobbyist. Knight served as director of legislative affairs for President Donald Trump from July 2018 to May 2019, and also acted as his economic policy advisor.[2][3][4] During her tenure in the White House Office, she played a critical role in passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[5][6]

  1. ^ Politico Playbook Power List: Shahira Knight
  2. ^ "Shahira Knight - POLITICO Playbook Power List". Politico.
  3. ^ "Trump economic adviser to become his new top Hill aide". Politico. 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ Westwood, Sarah (12 July 2018). "Trump economic aide to take over WH legislative affairs". CNN.
  5. ^ "Shahira Knight leaving White House for Clearing House banking group". Politico. 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ Haberman, Maggie (2018-07-12). "Trump to Appoint a New Liaison to Congress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-13.