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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|name = Josh Pitcock
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|office = [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|Chief of Staff to the Vice President]]
|office = [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|Chief of Staff to the Vice President]]
|vicepresident = [[Mike Pence]]
|vicepresident = [[Mike Pence]]
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|spouse = {{marriage|Katherine A. Seaman|July 30, 2007}}
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|education = [[DePauw University]] [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Wake Forest University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|education = [[DePauw University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Wake Forest University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Josh Pitcock''' is an American political operative who served as [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|chief of staff]] to [[Mike Pence]], the [[Vice President of the United States]], from January 2017 to July 2017. Pitcock has also been [[Assistant to the President]]. He was a member of [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|Donald Trump's presidential transition]] team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nussbaum|first1=Matthew|title=Pence expected to name Josh Pitcock as chief of staff|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/josh-pitcock-mike-pence-chief-of-staff-233134|work=[[Politico]]|date=January 3, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}</ref>
'''Joshua Matthew Pitcock''' is an American political operative who served as [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|chief of staff]] to [[Mike Pence]], the [[Vice President of the United States]], from January 2017 to July 2017. Pitcock has also been [[Assistant to the President]]. He was a member of [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|Donald Trump's presidential transition]] team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nussbaum|first1=Matthew|title=Pence expected to name Josh Pitcock as chief of staff|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/josh-pitcock-mike-pence-chief-of-staff-233134|work=[[Politico]]|date=January 3, 2017|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
In 1994, Pitcock graduated from Anderson High School. Pitcock was a political science major and Asian Studies minor at [[DePauw University]], where he was a diver. He graduated from there in 1998. He went on to earn a law degree from [[Wake Forest University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Pitcock '98 is Chief of Staff to VP-Elect Mike Pence |url=http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/32801/ |date=January 6, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017| website=depauw.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=De La Bastide |first1=Ken |title=Anderson native Josh Pitcock, right, has been named Vice President-elect Mike Pence's chief of staff |url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/anderson-resident-named-pence-s-chief-of-staff/article_b132353e-d441-11e6-9e4d-43f958a29e51.html |date=January 6, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017 |website=heraldbulletin.com}}</ref>
In 1994, Pitcock graduated from [[Anderson High School (Indiana)|Anderson High School]] in Anderson, Indiana. Pitcock was a political science major and Asian Studies minor at [[DePauw University]], where he was a diver. He graduated from there in 1998. He went on to earn a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from [[Wake Forest University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Pitcock '98 is Chief of Staff to VP-Elect Mike Pence |url=http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/32801/ |date=January 6, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017 |website=depauw.edu |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106214102/https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/32801/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=De La Bastide |first1=Ken |title=Anderson native Josh Pitcock, right, has been named Vice President-elect Mike Pence's chief of staff |url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/anderson-resident-named-pence-s-chief-of-staff/article_b132353e-d441-11e6-9e4d-43f958a29e51.html |date=January 6, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017 |website=heraldbulletin.com}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Pitcock served as an aide to [[Mike Pence]] during his time in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and eventually became his chief of staff there. After Pence was elected governor of Indiana in 2012, Pitcock stayed in [[Washington, D.C.]] during Pence’s governorship, serving as the state’s lobbyist. Pitcock served as a senior policy adviser to Pence throughout the campaign and the transition. Having navigated the Hill with Pence before, he was seen as the natural choice to help Pence in his expected role as liaison between Congressional Republicans and the president.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weller |first1=Mark |title=The man behind the man behind the man: Pence chief Josh Pitcock |url=http://www.policysoapbox.com/elections-and-federal/man-behind-man-behind-man-pence-chief-josh-pitcock/ |date=January 10, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017|website=policysoapbox.com}}</ref>
Pitcock served as an aide to [[Mike Pence]] during his time in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and eventually became his chief of staff there. After Pence was elected governor of Indiana in 2012, Pitcock stayed in [[Washington, D.C.]] during Pence's governorship, serving as the state's lobbyist. Pitcock served as a senior policy adviser to Pence throughout the campaign and the transition. Having navigated the Hill with Pence before, he was seen as the natural choice to help Pence in his expected role as liaison between Congressional Republicans and the president.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weller |first1=Mark |title=The man behind the man behind the man: Pence chief Josh Pitcock |url=http://www.policysoapbox.com/elections-and-federal/man-behind-man-behind-man-pence-chief-josh-pitcock/ |date=January 10, 2017 |accessdate=February 4, 2017|website=policysoapbox.com}}</ref>


===Trump presidential transition team===
===Trump presidential transition team===
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In January 2017, Pitcock was appointed as Pence's chief of staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/behind-closed-doors/2017/01/25/pence-tapping-former-aides-and-some-lobbyists-vp-office-staff/97058968/|title=Pence tapping former aides, and some lobbyists, for VP office staff|work=[[Indianapolis Star]]|first=Maureen|last=Groppe|date=January 25, 2017|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Pitcock's tenure in the White House was always meant to be temporary, as he stayed on through the transition period and the first few months of the Trump administration, before stepping down during the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/politics/mike-pence-josh-pitcock-chief-of-staff.html|title=Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff|work=New York Times|first=Maggie|last=Haberman|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> He was succeeded in the position by [[Nick Ayers]], another longtime Pence advisor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/29/mike-pence-staff-shakeup-nick-ayers-vice-presidents-chief-staff/439727001/|title=Mike Pence's first major staff shakeup: Josh Pitcock out, Nick Ayers in as chief of staff|work=USA Today|first=Maureen|last=Groppe|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> In October 2017, Pitcock was appointed vice president of government affairs at [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], a multinational computer technology corporation based in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/10/josh-pitcock-to-oracle-243640|title=Former Pence aide Pitcock joining Oracle|work=Politico|first1=Nancy|last1=Cook|first2=Anna|last2=Palmer|date=October 10, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2017, Pitcock was appointed as Pence's chief of staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/behind-closed-doors/2017/01/25/pence-tapping-former-aides-and-some-lobbyists-vp-office-staff/97058968/|title=Pence tapping former aides, and some lobbyists, for VP office staff|work=[[Indianapolis Star]]|first=Maureen|last=Groppe|date=January 25, 2017|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Pitcock's tenure in the White House was always meant to be temporary, as he stayed on through the transition period and the first few months of the Trump administration, before stepping down during the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/politics/mike-pence-josh-pitcock-chief-of-staff.html|title=Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff|work=New York Times|first=Maggie|last=Haberman|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> He was succeeded in the position by [[Nick Ayers]], another longtime Pence advisor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/29/mike-pence-staff-shakeup-nick-ayers-vice-presidents-chief-staff/439727001/|title=Mike Pence's first major staff shakeup: Josh Pitcock out, Nick Ayers in as chief of staff|work=USA Today|first=Maureen|last=Groppe|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> In October 2017, Pitcock was appointed vice president of government affairs at [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], a multinational computer technology corporation based in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/10/josh-pitcock-to-oracle-243640|title=Former Pence aide Pitcock joining Oracle|work=Politico|first1=Nancy|last1=Cook|first2=Anna|last2=Palmer|date=October 10, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
===Personal life===
Pitcock married Katherine A. Seaman on June 30, 2007, in Washington, D.C.<ref name=DePauwSpring2008>{{cite news|url=https://issuu.com/dpupublications/docs/spring2008 |title=Depauw Magazine Spring 2008 |author=DePauw University Publications |accessdate=November 15, 2011}}</ref><ref name=PitcockSeamanDivestiture>{{cite news|url=http://altgov2.org/wp-content/uploads/Pitcock-Joshua-CD-052.pdf |title=Seaman Certificate of Divestiture |author=United States Office of Government Ethics |accessdate=April 25, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 24 August 2024

Josh Pitcock
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
In office
January 20, 2017 – July 28, 2017
Vice PresidentMike Pence
Preceded bySteve Ricchetti
Succeeded byNick Ayers
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Katherine A. Seaman
​
(m. 2007)​
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Wake Forest University (JD)

Joshua Matthew Pitcock is an American political operative who served as chief of staff to Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, from January 2017 to July 2017. Pitcock has also been Assistant to the President. He was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team.[1]

Early life and education

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In 1994, Pitcock graduated from Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana. Pitcock was a political science major and Asian Studies minor at DePauw University, where he was a diver. He graduated from there in 1998. He went on to earn a J.D. degree from Wake Forest University.[2][3]

Career

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Pitcock served as an aide to Mike Pence during his time in the United States House of Representatives and eventually became his chief of staff there. After Pence was elected governor of Indiana in 2012, Pitcock stayed in Washington, D.C. during Pence's governorship, serving as the state's lobbyist. Pitcock served as a senior policy adviser to Pence throughout the campaign and the transition. Having navigated the Hill with Pence before, he was seen as the natural choice to help Pence in his expected role as liaison between Congressional Republicans and the president.[4]

Trump presidential transition team

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Pitcock was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. He was part of the leadership staff.

Chief of Staff to the Vice President

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In January 2017, Pitcock was appointed as Pence's chief of staff.[5] Pitcock's tenure in the White House was always meant to be temporary, as he stayed on through the transition period and the first few months of the Trump administration, before stepping down during the summer.[6] He was succeeded in the position by Nick Ayers, another longtime Pence advisor.[7] In October 2017, Pitcock was appointed vice president of government affairs at Oracle, a multinational computer technology corporation based in California.[8]

Personal life

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Pitcock married Katherine A. Seaman on June 30, 2007, in Washington, D.C.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Nussbaum, Matthew (January 3, 2017). "Pence expected to name Josh Pitcock as chief of staff". Politico. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Josh Pitcock '98 is Chief of Staff to VP-Elect Mike Pence". depauw.edu. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ^ De La Bastide, Ken (January 6, 2017). "Anderson native Josh Pitcock, right, has been named Vice President-elect Mike Pence's chief of staff". heraldbulletin.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Weller, Mark (January 10, 2017). "The man behind the man behind the man: Pence chief Josh Pitcock". policysoapbox.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Groppe, Maureen (January 25, 2017). "Pence tapping former aides, and some lobbyists, for VP office staff". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Haberman, Maggie (June 29, 2017). "Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff". New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Groppe, Maureen (June 29, 2017). "Mike Pence's first major staff shakeup: Josh Pitcock out, Nick Ayers in as chief of staff". USA Today. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Cook, Nancy; Palmer, Anna (October 10, 2017). "Former Pence aide Pitcock joining Oracle". Politico. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ^ DePauw University Publications. "Depauw Magazine Spring 2008". Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  10. ^ United States Office of Government Ethics. "Seaman Certificate of Divestiture" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2019.
Political offices
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