This is an accepted version of this page Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee.

[5] She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from North Carolina State University[6] and also studied at the French Culinary Institute in New York.

[24] After Lara Trump's father-in-law left office in 2021, it was widely rumored that she would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Richard Burr.

[25][26][27] However, after several months of media speculation, she declined to run and endorsed the eventual winner, U.S. Representative Ted Budd.

[29] Within a week, she declared that if she were to become co-chair, then "every single penny will go to the number one and the only job of the RNC — that is electing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States and saving this country.

[31] She resigned from the post on December 9, 2024, amid speculation that she would be appointed to fill the remainder with Marco Rubio's unfinished term in the Senate.

[34] In 2023, Trump released a cover of Tom Petty's song "I Won't Back Down".