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Trump-tied Bush scheduler heads back to Sen. Portman

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 1, 2022

George W. Bush's former scheduler, a woman whose husband is tied to Donald Trump, has found her way back to Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

Melissa Bennett began the Bush years as scheduler in the White House Office of the Chief of Staff and worked her way up to become the president's assistant for appointments and scheduling.

She's now Portman's scheduler, reprising the job that she held with Portman when he served in the House. Bennett has also worked for then-Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio).

She's married to Barry Bennett, a former Trump campaign senior adviser. Barry co-founded now-defunct lobbying firm Avenue Strategies with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and has since started his own group, Bennett Strategies.