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Renee Hudson

Executive Vice President

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

- 1 Corinthians 16:13

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Renee Hudson serves as executive vice president at AFPI. She returned to AFPI after spending 2025 in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel during President Trump's second term.

Before returning to the White House, Hudson served as chief government affairs officer and chief of staff at AFPI. During President Trump's first term, she served all four years as deputy assistant to the president. Earlier, Hudson spent nearly two decades on Capitol Hill as chief of staff to four Members of the U.S. Congress.

Hudson earned a degree in psychology from the University of Colorado. She lives in Moore County, North Carolina, with her husband, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, and their son.

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