Daniel Abrahamson
Tech Industry Links: Tesla
Apart from his identification in a few Politico articles naming him as DOGE’s lawyer at the Department of Transportation, Daniel Abrahamson has kept a relatively low profile. He was formerly a senior counsel at Tesla since 2022.
Positions
Appointed:
2/XX/25 Senior Advisor $185,000 «start date unknown but ProPublica says “early February”»
Appointed:
2/XX/25 Senior Advisor $185,000 «start date unknown but ProPublica says “early February”»
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE assembles a legal army Politico, 3/26/25 |
Appointed:
date unknown Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency «Not listed as a detailee, so suggests appointed»
Appointed:
date unknown Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency «Not listed as a detailee, so suggests appointed»
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
Events
2/19/25
Interagency Coordination:
A staffer at the EOP emails DOGE staff to take part in a webinar about the National Environmental Policy Act.
Interagency Coordination:
A staffer at the EOP emails DOGE staff to take part in a webinar about the National Environmental Policy Act.
| Person: | Daniel Abrahamson, Katrine Trampe, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, DOT, EOP |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation |
2/XX/25
Appointed:
Daniel Abrahamson starts as Senior Advisor at DOT.
Appointed:
Daniel Abrahamson starts as Senior Advisor at DOT.
| Appointed: | Daniel Abrahamson 2/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
| Salary: | $185,000 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE assembles a legal army Politico, 3/26/25 |
| Note: | start date unknown but ProPublica says "early February" |
3/26/25
Identification:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
Identification:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Austin Raynor, Daniel Abrahamson, Jacob Altik, James Burnham, Jeremy Lewin, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley, Justin Aimonetti, Keenan Kmiec, Noah Peters |
| Source: | DOGE assembles a legal army Politico, 3/26/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
4/10/25
Identification:
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
Identification:
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
| Person: | Daniel Abrahamson, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lichtman, Jordan Wick, Michael Cole, Samuel Berry, Timothy Ronan |
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |