Paul Dans

Paul Dans
Chief of Staff to the United States Office of Personnel Management
In office
February, 2020 – March, 2020
Personal details
BornPaul Edouard Dans
1968 or 1969 (age 56–57)
PartyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children4
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MCP)
University of Virginia (JD)

Paul Edouard Dans (born 1968/1969) is an American lawyer, political operative and politician, who briefly served as Chief of Staff to the Office of Personnel Management in President Trump's first administration. A Republican, he is best known for leading Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's 2025 presidential transition project intended to enact conservative policy through the federal government. Prior to entering politics, Dans was a lawyer.

Dans is a candidate in the 2026 United States Senate election in South Carolina, challenging Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary.