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Trump has chosen Kelly Loeffler, a major donor, to lead the Small Business Administration. Loeffler showed strong support for the president-elect’s goals towards the end of his first term while serving as a senator from Georgia for a short period of time.
Written by Madeleine Ngo and Chris Cameron
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Kelly Loeffler, a former Georgia senator and a major donor to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s 2024 campaign, has been selected to lead the Small Business Administration.
In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump mentioned that Kelly will use her background in business and Washington to help small businesses succeed by cutting down on unnecessary regulations and creating more opportunities for growth and innovation. He also stated that she will prioritize making sure the Small Business Administration is responsible to taxpayers by fighting against wasteful spending, fraud, and excessive regulations.
Ms. Loeffler lacks extensive experience in working in government. She was chosen by Gov. Brian Kemp to take over a Senate position in Georgia in early 2020, but lost in a special election to Rev. Raphael Warnock in January 2021. Towards the end of her time in the Senate, Ms. Loeffler was heavily involved in supporting Mr. Trump’s attempts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
During the first Trump administration, Ms. Loeffler experienced a notable change in her political views. Initially considered a moderate Republican focused on business, she was appointed to the Senate to help broaden the appeal of the Georgia Republican Party.
However, Ms. Loeffler drastically changed her political stance in office, aligning herself closely with and fully supporting Mr. Trump as she campaigned for re-election in 2020. Ultimately, Mr. Warnock emerged victorious in the runoff election, winning by a margin of two percentage points.
Should she be approved by the Senate, Ms. Loeffler would be in charge of overseeing an organization that distributes large sums of money in loans and disaster relief to small businesses nationwide. The Small Business Administration (S.B.A.) was instrumental during the Covid-19 crisis, providing hundreds of billions of dollars to support businesses in staying operational and covering employee wages.
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