Help Us Build A List of Politicians On Substack
From Beto O’Rourke, Adam Kinzinger, and Jeff Jackson, to Governor Newsom and DNI Tulsi Gabbard, how are politicians using Substack?
— UPDATED TO JUNE 28, 2025 —
Just recently,
suggested “there are about to be a lot more brands using Substack as a marketing channel.”As we suggested in our latest newsletter, Substack is growing and shifting priorities.
It is definitely growing with independent journalist.
said it best: “Substack is no longer simply something a journalist who has been cast off or cast aside from legacy media does until he or she finds their next gig in that legacy media world. It has become something that you can do INSTEAD of working a job in legacy media.”In early February, Substack co-founder
pointed out on Notes: “There has been a massive surge in support and audience for independent publishers on Substack as people try to make sense of the political upheaval in the US.”So, what about the political space? For now, it seems that in this space Substack is dominated by pundits, political strategists and commentators, content creators and journalists (independent or otherwise)… But are politicians themselves using Substack? And how? Are they active, or just passive readers?
When former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke joined Substack last week, Emily Sundberg commented: “So glad that the skateboarding community is growing on this platform.”
, head of politics at Substack, said: “Texas has joined the Substack party, y’all.”… So, we embarked in this venture to map politicians on the platform.
Help us! Leave a comment below if you know of other politicians using Substack or if you have suggestions on how to make this list better, more complete, or if we need to correct mistakes.
In the words of
and : “We should be grateful and thankful that forums like Substack exist.” And this is why we want to contribute to this awesome platform with a list of politician voices here on Substack. We think it could be a useful tool for everybody interested in politics and foreign policy like us!List of politicians on Substack
* Hear us out: this is not a ranking and it’s not a perfect list. It includes current and former elected officials at the national and state level, as well as political appointees at the White House or other departments and agencies.
This list was updated June 28, 2025:
A
Alma Adams, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Justin Amash, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2011 - 2012)
Jake Auchincloss, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
B
Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2009-2011)
Don Beyer, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia and former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2009-2013)
Brendan Boyle, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Brett Bruen, former Director of Global Engagement at the White House, Obama Administration (2013-2015)
Pete Buttigieg, former US Presidential candidate and 19th US Secretary of Transportation (2021-2025)
C
David Carden, former US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2011-2013)
Greg Casar, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
Joaquin Castro, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
James Costos, former US Ambassador to Spain and Andorra (2013-2017)
Jasmin Crockett, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
E
Norman Eisen, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2011-2014) and former White House Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform (2009-2011)
Rahm Emanuel, former United States Ambassador to Japan (2022-2025), former Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019), former White House Chief of Staff (2009-2010), former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (2003-2009)
F
Jon Favreau, former White House Director of Speechwriting to President Barack Obama (2009-2013)
Leger Fernandez, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico
G
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Director of National Intelligence and former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii (2013-2021)
Matt Gaetz, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (2010-2024)
Ruben Gallego, United States Senator from Arizona
Robert Garcia, U.S. House of Representatives from California
Rufus Gifford, former US Ambassador to Denmark (2013-2017) and former Chief of Protocol of the United States (2022-2023)
Jim Gilmore, former US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (2019-2012), former Governor of Virginia (1998-2002)
Andrea Goldstein, former Director for Force Resiliency at the U.S. Department of the Navy, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense.
H
Marie Harf, former Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State (2015)
John Hickenlooper, U.S. Senator from Colorado and former 42nd Governor of Colorado (2011-2019)
Jim Himes, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut
Emily Horne, former Special Assistant to the President and Spokesperson and Senior Director for Press at the National Security Council (NSC) in the Biden Administration (2021-2022)
Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel, and former 44th Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)
J
Jeff Jackson, 52nd Attorney General of North Carolina and former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (2023-2024)
Hakeem Jeffreys, House Minority Leader and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
Scott Jennings, former Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs in the George W. Bush administration
Doug Jones, United States Senator from Alabama (2018 - 2021)
Van Jones, Barack Obama's former Special Advisor for Green Jobs (2009)
K
Neal Katyal, former U.S. Acting Solicitor General (2010-2011)
Robert F Kennedy Jr, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and former Presidential candidate
Dan Kildee, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (2013-2025)
Adam Kinzinger, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (2011-2023)
Glenn Kirschner, former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (1994-2018)
Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden (2021-2023) and former Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden (2009-2011)
L
Greg Landsman, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
Jason Lewis, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota
M
Johanna Maska, former Director of Press Advance at the White House, Obama Administartion (2009-2015)
Michael McFaul, former US Ambassador to Russia (2012-2014)
David Merrill, former US Ambassador to Bangladesh (1994-1997)
Patricia Moller, former US Ambassador to Guinea (2010-2012), and Burundi (2006-2009)
Jared Moskowitz, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut
N
Ralph Nader, former 2020 presidential candidate
Peter Navarro, White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California
Wiley Nickel, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (2019-2025)
O
Beto O’Rourke, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (2013-2019)
Morgan Ortagus, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East, and former Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State (2019-2021)
P
Dan Pfeiffer, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama (2013-2015) and former White House Communications Director (2009-2013)
Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
Ayanna Pressley, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary for President Biden (2012-2022) and former White House Director of Communications (2015-2017)
R
Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.S. Presidential Candidate (2024)
Tom Reed, former U.S. House of Representatives from New York (2010-2022)
Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor (1993-1997)
Susan Rice, former US National Security Advisor (2013-2017) and former US Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)
David Rothkopf, former Acting U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Clinton Administration (1995-1996)
US Department of State and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former United States Senator from Florida (2011-2025)
S
Carla Sands, former US Ambassador to Denmark (2017-2021)
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director (2017)
Adam Schiff, U.S. Senator for California
Steve Schmidt, former White House senior official in the George W. Bush administration
Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina
Ned Siegel, former US Ambassador to the Bahamas (2007-2009) and former US Representative to the United Nations (2006-2007)
Brad Sherman, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary to President Donald Trump (2017) and former Acting White House Communications Director (2017)
Lawrence Summers, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Eric Swalwell, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
T
Ritchie Torres, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
Olivia of Troye, former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to US Vice President Mike Pense, and former official at US Department of Homeland Security, the National Counterterrorism Center, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense
V
Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (2009-2017)
Eugene Vindman, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
W
Bob Walker, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1977-1997)
Nicole Wallace, former White House Communications Director for President George W. Bush (2005-2006)
Joe Walsh, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (2011-2013)
Elizabeth Warren, United States senator from Massachusetts
Marianne Williamson, former 2020 presidential candidate
* Updated June 28, 2025
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