President Donald Trump has officially named veteran ATF official Robert Cekada as his nominee to serve as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The move marks another major shift inside the agency after Trump’s return to the White House and the rapid unwinding of several Biden-era gun policies.
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Cekada’s nomination was formally sent to the Senate on November 18 and referred to the Judiciary Committee for consideration. According to the congressional record, Trump nominated him “to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, vice Steven M. Dettelbach, resigned.”
A Familiar Face Inside the ATF—But Not a Typical Trump Outsider
Unlike some of Trump’s recent department picks, Cekada is not an outsider. He’s spent 20 years inside ATF, rising through the ranks after serving in the NYPD and the Plantation, Florida, Police Department, including time in anti-gang units and SWAT.
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