Mike Johnson's chief of staff to leave the speaker's office

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) chief of staff is headed for the exit after a decade of working with the top House Republican.

Mike Johnson's chief of staff to leave the speaker's office

TL;DR

  • Hayden Haynes, Chief of Staff to Speaker Mike Johnson, is departing his role.
  • Haynes has worked with Johnson for a decade, starting as his campaign manager in 2016.
  • He became Johnson's chief of staff in 2017 and has served throughout Johnson's speakership.
  • Garrett Fultz, the current deputy chief of staff, will succeed Haynes.
  • Haynes previously worked for former Louisiana GOP Sen. David Vitter.