Trump Picks Ken Kies for Key Tax Policy Job at Treasury Ahead of Cuts Push

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday.Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg

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By Yi Wei Wong and Laura Davison

January 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM UTC

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January 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM UTC

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced members of his senior leadership team at the Treasury Department, who’ll work alongside Scott Bessent, his pick for secretary.

Ken Kies will be assistant secretary for tax policy, placing him as a point person at the Treasury working on tax cuts Trump has touted as a signature policy issue for 2025. Kies is a longtime Republican tax lobbyist, whose client list has included Microsoft Corp., insurers and financial services groups.