president-elect donald trump nominate republican u.s. representative mick mulvaney director white house office management budget senior transition official say friday follow list republican trump selections top job administration post national security adviser white house chief staff white house director national economic council white house strategist require senate confirmation sessions 69 first u.s. senator endorse trump presidential bid close ally since son country store owner alabama senator former federal prosecutor long take tough stance illegal immigration oppose path citizenship undocumented immigrants u.s. representative pompeo 52 third-term congressman kansas serve house representatives intelligence committee oversee cia national security agency cyber security retire army officer harvard law school graduate pompeo support u.s. government sweep collection americans communications data want scrap nuclear deal iran ross 79 head private equity firm w.l ross co. net worth peg forbes 2.9 billion staunch supporter trump economic adviser ross help shape trump campaign view trade policy blame north american free trade agreement canada mexico go force 1994 2001 entry china world trade organization cause massive u.s. factory job losses mattis retire marine general know tough talk distrust iran battlefield experience iraq afghanistan former leader central command oversee u.s. military operations middle east south asia mattis 66 know many u.s. force nickname mad dog rebuke say 2005 fun shoot people devos 58 billionaire republican donor former chair michigan republican party advocate privatization education chair american federation children push state level vouchers families use send children private school expansion charter school perry 66 add list oil drill advocate skeptical climate change pick senior position trump cabinet selections worry environmentalists cheer oil gas industry eager expansion perry also briefly run 2016 presidential race would confirm senate head energy department responsible u.s. energy policy oversee nation nuclear weapons program environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measure stem climate change oklahoma attorney general pruitt 48 enrage environmental activists fit president-elect promise cut agency back eliminate regulation say stifle oil gas drill pruitt become top state prosecutor oklahoma extensive oil reserve 2011 challenge epa multiple time since u.s. representative price 62 orthopedic surgeon head house budget committee representative georgia since 2005 price criticize obamacare champion plan tax credit expand health save account lawsuit reform replace oppose abortion final leadership role kelly 45-year career head u.s. southern command responsible u.s. military activities relationships latin america caribbean 66-year-old retire marine general differ obama key issue warn vulnerabilities along unite state southern border mexico carson 65 retire neurosurgeon drop republican presidential nominate race march throw support trump popular writer speaker conservative circle carson previously indicate reluctance take position incoming administration lack experience federal government carson first african-american pick cabinet spot trump zinke 55 first-term republican representative member house subcommittee natural resources vote legislation would weaken environmental safeguard public land take stances favor coal fossil fuel suffer obama administration league conservation voters rank lawmakers environmental record give zinke extremely low lifetime score percent puzder chief executive officer cke restaurants inc run carl jr. hardee fast-food chain vociferous critic government regulation workplace national labor relations board puzder 66 argue high minimum wag would hurt workers force restaurants close praise benefit automation appointment likely antagonize organize labor cohn 56 president chief operate officer investment bank goldman sachs widely consider heir apparent lloyd blankfein ceo wall street firm trump hammer goldman blankfein presidential campaign release television ad call blankfein part global power structure rob america work class retire lieutenant general flynn 57 early trump supporter serve vice chairman transition team begin army career 1981 deploy afghanistan iraq flynn become head defense intelligence agency 2012 president barack obama retire year early expect accord media report become fierce critic obama foreign policy u.s. representative mick mulvaney 49 south carolina republican fiscal conservative outspoken critic former house representatives speaker john boehner resign 2015 amid opposition fellow republicans members house freedom caucus mulvaney first elect congress 2010. tillerson 64 spend entire career exxon mobil corp rise serve chairman ceo 2006. civil engineer train texan join world large energy company 1975 lead several operations unite state well yemen thailand russia exxon chief executive maintain close tie moscow oppose u.s. sanction russia incursion crimea mcmahon 68 co-founder former chief executive professional wrestle franchise wwe base stamford connecticut run unsuccessfully republican u.s. senate seat connecticut 2010 2012 early supporter trump presidential campaign chao 63 labor secretary president george w. bush eight years first asian-american woman hold cabinet position director ingersoll rand news corp vulcan materials company marry u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell republican kentucky mnuchin 53 successful private equity investor hedge fund manager hollywood financier spend 17 years goldman sachs leave 2002. assemble investor group buy fail california mortgage lender 2009 rebranded onewest bank build southern california large bank house advocacy group criticize bank foreclosure practice accuse quick foreclose struggle homeowners haley 44 republican governor south carolina since 2011 little experience foreign policy federal government daughter indian immigrants lead successful push last year remove confederate battle flag ground south carolina state capitol kill nine black churchgoers charleston white gunman recently re-elected serve republican national committee chairman priebus give party post join trump white house low-key washington operative could help forge tie congress advance trump agenda 44-year-old steadfast supporter trump presidential campaign even party fracture amid choice chief white house strategist senior counselor steve bannon former head conservative website breitbart news come aboard trump campaign chairman august rabble-rousing conservative media figure help shift breitbart forum alt-right loose confederation reject mainstream politics include neo-nazis white supremacists anti-semites hire signal trump dedication operate outside norms washington white house chief staff bannon 63 serve trump gatekeeper agenda-setter factbox trump fill top job administration