Jessica Ditto is the former
White House Deputy Director of Communications for
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
. She was a member of Trump's 2016
presidential campaign and
transition teams.
Career
Ditto worked for Republican governors of
Kentucky
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Ernie Fletcher
Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is an American physician and politician who was the List of governors of Kentucky, 60th governor of Kentucky from 2003 to 2007. He previously served three consecutive terms in the United States House ...
(in office 2003–2007)
[ and Matt Bevin (2015–2019) and also the Republican Party of Kentucky.][
]
2016 Trump campaign
In September 2016, Ditto was reported to be resigning as Gov. Bevin's spokeswoman to become deputy communications director of the Trump campaign.["Bevin spokeswoman leaving for Trump campaign" (partially conditional access)]
Associated Press via ''The Courier-Journal
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'', September 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
Also during October 2016, Ditto was a speaker for the campaign relative to the Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations including Karena Virginia's allegation of unwanted physical contact and Tasha Dixon's allegation of a pageant dressing room visit.
Trump presidential transition
Following the November 8 general election, Ditto 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. She was part of the leadership staff.
Trump administration
Ditto was named to her White House position in early January before the inauguration
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and assumed it officially at the time of the inauguration.
In early April 2017, Ditto joined her boss Mike Dubke in a gathering of more than thirty staffers including also Kellyanne Conway to consider ways to "brand" the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency.
In December 2018, Ditto was found to have violated the Hatch Act by the Office of the Special Counsel for using her official government social media account to engage in political activity. The alleged violation was deemed minor.
In March 2020, Ditto left her position as deputy communications director to enter the private sector.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
First Trump administration personnel
Women government officials