119th Congress Nominee record

Kashyap Patel

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At a glance

Kashyap Patel, known as Kash Patel, is the FBI director. His career includes public-defender work, national-security prosecution, congressional intelligence staff work and senior executive-branch roles.

Summary sources: [1] [4]

Also recorded or identified as: Kash Patel.

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • The FBI biography records a Richmond bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and history in 2002. His university’s alumni account identifies a later Pace law degree and University College London international-law certificate. The certificate is not a separate degree. [1] [3]
  • The FBI biography describes public-defender work, Justice Department national-security prosecution, House intelligence-committee staff work, and later National Security Council, intelligence and Defense leadership roles. [1]

Role and nomination context

  • The FBI director is appointed with Senate confirmation for a term of no more than ten years. The agency's biography prints February 20, 2025 as the start, while its historical list prints February 21; those dates are not treated as interchangeable oath evidence. [2] [1]

Nomination history

PN12-35: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Confirmed
Recorded name
Kashyap Patel
Organization
Department of Justice
Listed state
Nevada
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
51–49

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 61.

Read PN12-35 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • Agency statements evaluating investigative results are not independent evidence of personal accomplishments.
  • The agency pages differ by one day on the directorship start; no unverified exact oath date is asserted.
  • The university alumni article was reviewed through the research browser; direct retrieval encountered a local certificate-chain validation failure, which is an access limitation.

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. Director Kash Patel

    Federal Bureau of Investigation. Reviewed .

  2. Directors, Then and Now

    Federal Bureau of Investigation. Reviewed .

  3. University of Richmond alumnus confirmed to head FBI, March 12, 2025

    University of Richmond. Reviewed .

  4. January 30, 2025 nomination hearing: Kashyap Patel for FBI Director

    United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

PN means presidential nomination. Each numbered record tracks a proposal sent to the Senate.

A Senate confirmation approves a nomination; it is not proof of current tenure or an appointment taking effect. These entries show received dates and the latest recorded action, rather than a complete legislative action timeline.

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