Mike Johnson’s chief of staff to leave the speaker’s office Hayden Haynes, Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff, will be leaving his position next month after a decade of working with the Republican leader. Haynes began his tenure with Johnson in 2016 as a campaign manager and later became his chief of staff in 2017. Garrett Fultz, currently Johnson’s deputy chief of staff, is set to replace Haynes.

• Hayden Haynes, Chief of Staff to Speaker Mike Johnson, is departing his role.
• Haynes has worked with Johnson for a decade, starting as his campaign manager in 2016.
• He became Johnson’s chief of staff in 2017 and has served throughout Johnson’s speakership.
• Garrett Fultz, the current deputy chief of staff, will succeed Haynes.
• Haynes previously worked for former Louisiana GOP Sen. David Vitter.