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Donald Trump has chosen Kelly Loeffler, a major donor, to lead the Small Business Administration. Loeffler, who briefly served as a senator from Georgia, showed strong support for Trump’s agenda towards the end of his first term.
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, was selected by Trump to lead the Small Business Administration.
Mr. Trump expressed on Truth Social that Kelly will use her background in business and government to cut down on bureaucracy and create more opportunities for small businesses to succeed. She will prioritize making sure the Small Business Administration is responsible to taxpayers by addressing issues like wasteful spending, fraud, and excessive regulations.
Ms. Loeffler does not have much background in working in government. She was chosen by Gov. Brian Kemp to take over a Senate seat in Georgia in early 2020, but was later beaten by the Rev. Raphael Warnock in a special election 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 initial Trump administration, Ms. Loeffler experienced a notable shift in her political views. Initially perceived as a moderate Republican focused on business, her appointment to the Senate was seen as a strategy to make the Georgia Republican Party more attractive to a broader audience.
However, Ms. Loeffler drastically changed her political stance while in office, aligning herself closely with and fully supporting Mr. Trump as she campaigned for reelection in 2020. Despite this, Mr. Warnock was able to secure a victory with a two percentage point lead in the runoff election.
Pending approval from the Senate, Ms. Loeffler would be in charge of overseeing a government agency that provides loans and disaster aid to small businesses nationwide. The Small Business Administration was instrumental in supporting businesses during the Covid-19 crisis by distributing significant amounts of funding to help them remain operational and support their workforce.
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