Jeff DeWit | |
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Chair of the Arizona Republican Party | |
In office January 28, 2023 – January 24, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kelli Ward |
Succeeded by | Jill Norgaard (acting) |
Chief Financial Officer of NASA | |
In office April 3, 2018 – February 14, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Robinson |
Succeeded by | Melanie Saunders (acting) |
43rd Treasurer of Arizona | |
In office January 5, 2015 – April 3, 2018 | |
Governor | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | Doug Ducey |
Succeeded by | Mark Swenson (Acting) Eileen Klein |
Personal details | |
Born | December 21, 1972 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marina DeWit |
Education | University of Southern California (BS) |
Jeffrey James DeWit[1] (born December 21, 1972) is an American businessman and politician who served as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party from January 2023 to January 2024. A member of the Republican Party, DeWit became the State Treasurer of Arizona in 2015, succeeding Doug Ducey. DeWit said in 2016 that he did not plan to seek re-election in 2018. In 2017, President Trump nominated him to be chief financial officer of NASA.[2] His nomination as chief financial officer of NASA was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2018. He resigned from NASA in February 2020 and joined Trump's 2020 campaign later that year.