page_title: Mick Mulvaney
section_title: U.S. House of Representatives
hierarchical_section_title: Mick Mulvaney / U.S. House of Representatives
caption_attribution_description: English: Official portrait of US Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
context_page_description: John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney is an American politician who currently serves as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. He previously served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget from February 2017 until March 2020. He also served as acting White House Chief of Staff from January 2019 until March 2020. He previously served as the acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from November 2017 to December 2018.
  Mulvaney, a Republican, served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 2007 to 2011, first in the State House of Representatives and then the State Senate. He served as a U.S. Representative from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated as OMB Director by President-elect Donald Trump in December 2016 and confirmed by Senate vote on February 16, 2017.
  Mulvaney was known for his support for fiscal conservatism as a congressman. However, as OMB Director, he oversaw an expansion in the deficit. The deficit increases were a result of both spending increases and tax cuts, and were unusually high for a period of economic expansion.
caption: Official freshman portrait
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