Treasury Secretary Bessent announces 10 new hires

Connor Dunn was named deputy assistant secretary for legislative affairs, covering banking and finance. Dunn previously worked as a principal at FS Vector and held senior policy roles on the Senate banking committee and House Financial Services Committee. During the first Trump administration, he was a policy adviser to the deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and worked in its congressional affairs office.

Spencer Hurwitz, a former director of communications and senior adviser to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), has been named deputy assistant secretary for public affairs, covering terrorism and financial intelligence.

Ashtyn Landen and Zach Mollengarden will serve as deputy executive secretaries. Landen previously was senior director…