Former Senator Confirmed For Trump Administration Role

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler to lead the Small Business Administration.

The former U.S. senator from Georgia secured the nomination in a 52-46 vote.

Congratulations to our new Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Kelly Loeffler! pic.twitter.com/509XswuUlR

— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) February 19, 2025

From the Associated Press:

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration, returning a stalwart supporter of President Donald Trump to Washington.

At SBA, Loeffler will oversee the entity that describes itself as the only Cabinet-level federal agency “fully dedicated to small business” by providing “counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.” Typically, the agency — which was founded in 1953 — offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by a disaster, loans that can be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other expenses that would have been met if not for the disaster.

The Senate confirmed Loeffler on a 52-46 vote.

Loeffler, who co-chaired Trump’s second inaugural committee, served briefly in the U.S. Senate in the final year of the president’s first term. Appointing her to the Senate to fill out the term of Johnny Isakson, Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp touted Loeffler as a successor in the Republican’s moderate mold. But facing an immediate reelection campaign in 2020, Loeffler hewed closely to Trump to stave off challengers from her right flank, characterizing herself as “more conservative than Attila the Hun.”

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#BREAKING: Kelly Loeffler has been CONFIRMED by the Senate as Trump’s Small Business Administrator, 52-46

CONGRATS @KLoeffler! pic.twitter.com/cwmfrXfvIa

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 19, 2025

“A huge honor to be at the Capitol today as my former Senate colleagues voted to confirm me as the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration,” Loeffler said.

Profoundly grateful to @POTUS for the trust he’s placed in me to help advance his America First agenda – and unleash a new era of growth, innovation, and prosperity for small business and all Americans,” she added.

A huge honor to be at the Capitol today as my former Senate colleagues voted to confirm me as the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Profoundly grateful to @POTUS for the trust he’s placed in me to help advance his America First agenda – and unleash a… pic.twitter.com/IduMw3hFXj

— Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) February 19, 2025

The Hill reports:

“America’s entrepreneurs are one of our greatest assets and they have a big role to play in our future prosperity. Sen. Loeffler will be their champion,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on the floor ahead of her vote.

Loeffler briefly served in the upper chamber prior to her special election loss on Jan. 5, 2021, to Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).

Once a more moderate, business-focused Republican, she veered toward Trump and MAGA policies during her Senate bid and has maintained that stance since.

She also has been a major GOP donor throughout the years, having served in key roles at a number of top financial firms, including Intercontinental Exchange. Her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is the chair of the New York Stock Exchange.

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