Ben LaBolt

Ben LaBolt is an American political advisor who is the White House Communications Director-designate since 2023. He will replace Kate Bedingfield at the end of February 2023. 
LaBolt has worked on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Howard Dean, as well as for Jan Schakowsky, Sherrod Brown, and Rahm Emanuel.
LaBolt is openly gay, and will become the first openly gay White House Communications Director.