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The Administration · Inside the White House

Katie Bailey

Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs

A former Senate aide promoted in October 2026 to be the president's chief liaison to Congress, Bailey must now deal with incoming Democratic majorities in both chambers.

Biography

Catharine Bailey, who goes by Katie, is a veteran Republican congressional aide. 3 Her most recent job on Capitol Hill was legislative director for Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, who left the Senate after winning the governorship in 2024. 1 She joined the White House Office of Legislative Affairs in the second Trump administration and rose to be one of its top deputies under director James Braid. 1

President Trump announced on Saturday, October 10, 2026 that she would lead the office, saying her experience on Capitol Hill helps her understand how the two branches can work together. 1 Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the Senate's second-ranking Republican, publicly welcomed the choice. 1 LegiStorm, which tracks congressional and White House staff, lists her as director from October 2026, and Wikipedia gives October 13 as the handover date. 3 4

Roll Call reported that her first real test would be the lame-duck session after the November 3 elections, with one former Senate Republican aide saying she would have to play defense for a president who prefers offense. 1 Democrats won both the House and the Senate, and take control in January 2027. 5

In the job

The acts and events that have defined the post so far, oldest first.

  1. Trump announced her promotion to director. 1

  2. Succeeded James Braid, who had led the office since January 2025. 4

  3. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, reshaping the job she had held for three weeks. 5

Career

  1. Legislative director to Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana
  2. Special assistant to the president and deputy director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs
  3. Director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs

Our reporting

We have not yet published a story that names Katie Bailey. When we do, it will appear here.

Sources for this file

  1. Roll Call, Trump's new congressional liaison in pre-midterm limbo, Oct. 14, 2026
  2. Political.org, Trump Taps Katie Bailey to Lead White House Legislative Affairs Office Weeks Before Midterms, Oct. 10, 2026
  3. LegiStorm, Catharine A. Bailey, Oct. 2026
  4. Wikipedia, White House Office of Legislative Affairs, Nov. 13, 2026
  5. AP (via NBC Chicago), White House lawyer warns Democrats that threats of oversight are 'blatant criminality', Nov. 11, 2026

File checked Nov. 13, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Tell the desk.