Tim Scott's Senate campaign arm staff revealed ahead of crucial 2026 swing state races

Jennifer DeCasper, Scott's longtime chief of staff and top adviser, will be the next NRSC executive director. Stephen DeMaura will join her as deputy executive director. He served as Pence's 2024 presidential campaign manager and has an extensive history of working with campaigns and outside groups to win elections. 

"Two years of complete Republican control is good, but four years of a Trump agenda is even better," Scott said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Defending the majority, going on offense, and advancing President Trump's agenda requires an elite team to execute at the highest levels. I'm excited about the organization we are building, the wins we will put on the board, and the results we will deliver for the American people."

Cara Mason, a Trump alum, will serve as finance director. Nathan Brand is joining the NRSC team as Scott's senior adviser. The committee's next political director will be Brendan Jaspers, who previously served as director of campaigns at the Club for Growth. 

The NRSC's next communications director will be Joanna Rodriguez, who is currently running communications for Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb. Ricketts will be taking on the role of vice chair at the NRSC for the 2026 cycle as well. 

Additionally, veteran Senate staffer Brennen Britton will be the NRSC's director of external affairs and the committee's senior finance adviser will be Brittney Godoy, who has led Scott's fundraising efforts in the past. 

"It will take a team of seasoned, conservative operatives to ensure President Trump has a Senate majority for his entire term, and that's exactly who Senator Scott has lined up," said Ricketts in a statement. "I'm especially excited to see a member of my senior staff, Joanna Rodriguez, join the team. She will share her experience crafting winning, conservative messages with incumbents and challengers across the map. As an NRSC Vice Chair and in-cycle Senator, I'm confident this team will do whatever it takes to win races and champion President Trump's agenda of prosperity and security."

The NRSC noted the value added by the wide range of political experience that each member of the team brings to the table, which they believe will help to maintain and grow a GOP Senate majority to work with Trump. 

In 2026, there are several races expected to be competitive, including those for the seats of Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Susan Collins, R-Maine. 

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has made an aggressive case to her fellow Democrats to let her take on the role of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairwoman during the same cycle. Central to her pitch has been her ability to speak effectively to voters in purple areas, which she says Democrats must do.