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American politician, Lawyer, judge
Born John Lee Ratcliffe
American politician and attorney, 9th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Born on October 20, 1965 in Mount Prospect, Illinois , United States (59 years)
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John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe worked as a lawyer in private practice until 2004. Ratcliffe served as mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008. Ratcliffe was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, representing Texas's 4th district until 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew after Republican senators raised concerns about him, former intelligence officials said he might politicize intelligence, and media revealed Ratcliffe's embellishments regarding his prosecutorial experience in terrorism and immigration cases.
On February 28, 2020, Trump announced that he would again nominate Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence, and after Senate approval, he resigned from the House, and was sworn in on May 26. At his confirmation hearing, amid concerns that Ratcliffe would politicize the DNI, Ratcliffe pledged to be apolitical. During his tenure as DNI, although some accused Ratcliffe of using the position to score political points for Trump, other voices in the intelligence community pointed to “obvious evidence that Ratcliffe isn’t playing politics”. Ratcliffe made public assertions that contradicted the intelligence community's own assessments, and sidelined career officials in the intelligence community. At the same time, several of his stances on foreign policy have since gained bipartisan support, including his early warnings about the threats posed to the U.S. by China's intelligence efforts. After leaving the Trump administration, Ratcliffe became a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Project 2025.
... John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe worked as a lawyer in private practice until 2004. Ratcliffe served as mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008. Ratcliffe was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, representing Texas's 4th district until 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew after Republican senators raised concerns about him, former intelligence officials said he might politicize intelligence, and media revealed Ratcliffe's embellishments regarding his prosecutorial experience in terrorism and immigration cases.
On February 28, 2020, Trump announced that he would again nominate Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence, and after Senate approval, he resigned from the House, and was sworn in on May 26. At his confirmation hearing, amid concerns that Ratcliffe would politicize the DNI, Ratcliffe pledged to be apolitical. During his tenure as DNI, although some accused Ratcliffe of using the position to score political points for Trump, other voices in the intelligence community pointed to “obvious evidence that Ratcliffe isn’t playing politics”. Ratcliffe made public assertions that contradicted the intelligence community's own assessments, and sidelined career officials in the intelligence community. At the same time, several of his stances on foreign policy have since gained bipartisan support, including his early warnings about the threats posed to the U.S. by China's intelligence efforts. After leaving the Trump administration, Ratcliffe became a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Project 2025.
On November 12, 2024, president-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Ratcliffe to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 23, by a vote of 74–25, and assumed office later that day.
After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe worked as a lawyer in private practice until 2004. Ratcliffe served as mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008. Ratcliffe was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, representing Texas's 4th district until 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew after Republican senators raised concerns about him, former intelligence officials said he might politicize intelligence, and media revealed Ratcliffe's embellishments regarding his prosecutorial experience in terrorism and immigration cases.
On February 28, 2020, Trump announced that he would again nominate Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence, and after Senate approval, he resigned from the House, and was sworn in on May 26. At his confirmation hearing, amid concerns that Ratcliffe would politicize the DNI, Ratcliffe pledged to be apolitical. During his tenure as DNI, although some accused Ratcliffe of using the position to score political points for Trump, other voices in the intelligence community pointed to “obvious evidence that Ratcliffe isn’t playing politics”. Ratcliffe made public assertions that contradicted the intelligence community's own assessments, and sidelined career officials in the intelligence community. At the same time, several of his stances on foreign policy have since gained bipartisan support, including his early warnings about the threats posed to the U.S. by China's intelligence efforts. After leaving the Trump administration, Ratcliffe became a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Project 2025.
... John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe worked as a lawyer in private practice until 2004. Ratcliffe served as mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008. Ratcliffe was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, representing Texas's 4th district until 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew after Republican senators raised concerns about him, former intelligence officials said he might politicize intelligence, and media revealed Ratcliffe's embellishments regarding his prosecutorial experience in terrorism and immigration cases.
On February 28, 2020, Trump announced that he would again nominate Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence, and after Senate approval, he resigned from the House, and was sworn in on May 26. At his confirmation hearing, amid concerns that Ratcliffe would politicize the DNI, Ratcliffe pledged to be apolitical. During his tenure as DNI, although some accused Ratcliffe of using the position to score political points for Trump, other voices in the intelligence community pointed to “obvious evidence that Ratcliffe isn’t playing politics”. Ratcliffe made public assertions that contradicted the intelligence community's own assessments, and sidelined career officials in the intelligence community. At the same time, several of his stances on foreign policy have since gained bipartisan support, including his early warnings about the threats posed to the U.S. by China's intelligence efforts. After leaving the Trump administration, Ratcliffe became a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Project 2025.
On November 12, 2024, president-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Ratcliffe to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 23, by a vote of 74–25, and assumed office later that day.
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