Cameron Hamilton

Cameron Hamilton, a former acting FEMA chief fired by President Donald Trump, is progressing toward confirmation as the agency's administrator. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced his nomination, despite Trump's stated desire to reduce FEMA's federal role. Hamilton has worked for various government and consulting roles since leaving FEMA, including a senior position at LTS, Inc., and reported significant financial compensation.

Cameron Hamilton, previously fired as acting FEMA chief by President Donald Trump, is moving closer to confirmation as the agency's director. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved his nomination, while Hamilton has held roles at LTS, Inc. and the Education Department since his 2025 dismissal.

Cameron Hamilton, who led FEMA in an acting role in 2025 before being fired by President Trump, is moving closer to confirmation as the agency's administrator after a Senate committee approved his nomination. Trump has sought to reduce FEMA's federal role, but Hamilton pledged to improve the agency's disaster declaration process and customer service to states during his June hearing.

Cameron Hamilton, previously fired as acting FEMA chief by President Trump in May 2025, is advancing toward confirmation as the agency’s administrator after a Senate committee approved his nomination. Trump has sought to reduce FEMA’s federal role, but Hamilton pledged to improve the agency’s disaster declaration process and customer service during his confirmation hearing.

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee advanced Cameron Hamilton's nomination to lead FEMA, despite his prior dismissal by President Trump. Hamilton, who previously served as acting FEMA chief, emphasized improving the agency's processes and customer service during his confirmation hearing.

Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, testified before a U.S. Senate committee that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are objective and fair. Democratic senators questioned whether Republican-controlled states receive disproportionately more disaster funding, citing a Politico report showing 89% approval for GOP states versus 23% for Democratic states. Trump has advocated reducing FEMA's role and shifting disaster response responsibilities to state governments.

Cameron Hamilton, President Trump's nominee for FEMA administrator, testified that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are objective and fair. Senators, particularly Democrats, questioned whether Republican-led states receive disproportionate disaster funding, citing a Politico report showing 89% approval for GOP states versus 23% for Democratic states. Trump has advocated shifting disaster responsibilities to state governments.

FEMA nominee Cameron Hamilton testified before the Senate that he would ensure objective disaster recovery efforts if confirmed. Democrats questioned whether Republican states receive disproportionate disaster funding, citing a report showing 89% approval for GOP-controlled states versus 23% for Democratic states. President Trump has advocated shifting FEMA responsibilities to state governments.

FEMA nominee Cameron Hamilton testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, addressing concerns about potential bias in disaster funding allocations to GOP states. Democrats cited a report showing 89% of disaster funding requests approved for Republican-controlled states versus 23% for Democratic states, while Trump has pushed to reduce federal disaster response roles.

Cameron Hamilton, Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, testified before a Senate committee that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are 'objective' and 'fair,' amid criticism from Democrats who cited a Politico report showing 23% of disaster funding requests from Democratic states were approved versus 89% for Republican-controlled states. Trump has advocated for shifting FEMA responsibilities to states, calling for reduced federal involvement.

Democratic senators criticized President Donald Trump's disaster aid distribution, citing a report showing 89% approval of requests from Republican-led states versus 23% from Democratic-led states. They accused Trump of politicizing federal disaster assistance during a hearing for Cameron Hamilton's FEMA administrator nomination. Hamilton, who previously served as acting FEMA administrator, avoided addressing the discrepancy directly.

Cameron Hamilton, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests 'fairly and reasonably' during Senate hearings. Hamilton previously served as FEMA’s temporary head in 2025 before being fired after defending the agency’s existence. His nomination follows the administration’s shifting stance on FEMA, which had faced threats of dissolution.

Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests 'fairly and reasonably' during Senate hearings. Hamilton previously served as FEMA's temporary head in 2025 before being fired for defending the agency's existence. His nomination follows the administration's shift away from dismantling FEMA, an agency criticized by the president.

Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests fairly and reasonably during Senate hearings. His nomination follows a period of uncertainty for the agency, which Trump previously threatened to dismantle. Hamilton previously served as FEMA’s temporary head until being fired after defending the agency’s existence.

Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, faces Senate questions as he seeks to lead an agency under scrutiny. Hamilton previously served as FEMA's temporary head in 2025 but was fired after defending the agency's existence. His nomination comes amid shifting administration stances on FEMA's future and challenges including staff departures and operational hurdles.

Cameron Hamilton has been nominated to lead FEMA again after being removed by the Trump administration in the past. He briefly led the agency in 2025 and told Congress it should continue to exist. Hamilton's re-nomination comes as a surprise given his previous removal.

President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), despite having fired him in 2025 after Hamilton testified that FEMA should continue to exist. Trump has repeatedly called for reducing FEMA's size and shifting disaster relief responsibilities to states, while Hamilton previously opposed eliminating the agency. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to consider his nomination.

President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a role he was previously fired from after defending the agency's existence. Hamilton's nomination comes as the Trump administration signals it is backing away from promises to dismantle FEMA. He would be the principal adviser to Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on emergency management.

Donald Trump has renominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) after he was previously fired for opposing plans to abolish the agency. Hamilton was dismissed as acting administrator last year after testifying against abolition plans at a House hearing. He had stated that eliminating Fema is not in the best interests of the American people.

Donald Trump is expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton, the former acting FEMA administrator, to lead the agency again. Hamilton was removed from his position in May 2025 after testifying to Congress that he opposed eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Donald Trump is nominating Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, despite Hamilton being ousted from the role last year after he opposed Congress's proposal to eliminate the agency.

President Trump is expected to reappoint Cameron Hamilton, who was fired from FEMA nearly a year ago, to lead the disaster relief agency. The announcement is based on reports citing an anonymous source.