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My Take
Reince Priebus interests me as a study in the machinery behind politics rather than its spotlight. Trained as a lawyer and raised in Wisconsin, he climbed to chair the Republican National Committee and then served, briefly, as Donald Trump's first White House chief of staff. The chief-of-staff role lasted only about six months, which says a lot about how punishing that job can be. Still, I tend to respect the organizers and fixers, the people who keep institutions running while others give the speeches. His career is a reminder that the unglamorous coordinating work often demands the steadiest nerves.
Overview
Reinhold Richard "Reince" Priebus ( RYNSSE PREE-bəs; born March 18, 1972) is an American politician, attorney, and naval officer who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and as White House chief of staff during the first six months of Donald Trump's first presidency. Raised in Wisconsin, Priebus worked as a clerk and graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1998.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Reince Priebus
- Name (Japanese)
- ラインス・プリーバス
- Reading
- らいんす・ぷりーばす
- Born
- March 18, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Dover, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- George Nelson Tremper High School
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.