In the Democratic primary, she’s
number two or three with a
bullet. But no one in Washington,
not even Bernie, has done
as much to bring progressive
politics into the mainstream.
5
WILLIAM BARR
U.S. attorney general turned
White House lapdog AGE: 69
Trump’s Roy Cohn. Gamed the
Mueller report and is using the
Justice Department to stonewall
investigations into the president.
6
LETITIA “TISH” JAMES
New York attorney general,
Trump nemesis AGE: 60
While Democrats in D.C. pull
their punches, James has
unleashed a urry of legal action
targeting the Trump businesses
and foundation—not to mention
the Sacklers, the NRA, and
Facebook. “No one is above the
law,” she says. Is Albany next?
7
MARILLYN HEWSON
CEO, Lockheed Martin
AGE: 65 TRUMP NICKNAME:
“Marillyn Lockheed”
As the CEO of the country’s largest
defense contractor, she’s a swamp
superpower. Though Lockheed’s
F-35 has been a troubled program,
Hewson sweet-talked Trump,
rescued the contract, and
boosted the company’s valuation
to more than $110 billion.
8
BRIAN BALLARD
President of Ballard Partners,
RNC fund-raiser,
king of the swamp AGE: 58
After stints on Trump’s transition
team and inaugural committee,
Ballard revolving-doored at
hyper speed, adding dozens of
clients—and a reported
$28 million—to his lobbying rm
since 2016. Rivals dismiss it
as a pure Trump play, but Ballard
says he’s planning for the future.
9
IVANKA TRUMP &
JARED KUSHNER
Trump advisers,
prime nepotism beneficiaries
AGES: 37, 38
The rst daughter and son-in-law,
the only permanent powers
behind the throne, are often out
of town when trouble hits.
But both billionaire scions
harbor dynastic dreams. “She’s
not going anywhere,” says a
source close to the rst couple.
10
STACEY ABRAMS
Voting-rights activist and
Democratic V.P. short-list
inhabitant AGE: 45
Abrams lost the Georgia
gubernatorial race but vaulted
herself into the national
spotlight. “We want to change the
overarching conversation about
who is electable,” she has said.
“And we do that by electing
people who look like America.”
For more on the power players on this year’s New Establishment List, visit VF.com.
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