Ja'Ron Smith

Ja'Ron Smith
Deputy Director of the Office of American Innovation
In office
April 2019 – November 6, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
DirectorJared Kushner
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1982-07-29) July 29, 1982 (age 42)[1][2]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationHoward University (BBA, MDiv)

Ja'Ron K. Smith (born July 29, 1982) is an American political advisor. He served as a Deputy Assistant to the President and deputy director of the Office of American Innovation for Donald Trump from April 2019 to November 2020.[3][4] Smith had previously served in the administration as a Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs from June 2018 to April 2019 and Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy from February to June 2018.[5][6][7][8][9] He also served as the director of urban affairs and revitalization from the beginning of the Trump administration in January 2017.[10]

  1. ^ "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Ja'Ron Smith, deputy assistant to the president". Politico. July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Eaton, Sabrina (October 2, 2019). "Cleveland native Ja'Ron Smith guides President Donald Trump's urban policy". The Plain Dealer.
  3. ^ "Annual Report to Congress on White House Personnel 2020" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. June 26, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ Connolly, Griffin (November 7, 2020). "Ja'Ron Smith, highest-ranking Black Trump adviser, has left the White House". The Independent. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". whitehouse.gov. February 9, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "Domestic Policy Council, Staff Announcements | Federal Relations". www.washington.edu. January 5, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ja'Ron K. Smith | Trump Town". ProPublica. March 7, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Annual Report to Congress on White House Personnel 2019" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. June 28, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". whitehouse.gov. June 6, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ Bowden, John (January 29, 2020). "Trump supporters giving away thousands of dollars at events in black communities: report". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.