Cameron Hamilton

Cameron Hamilton (born 1986) is an American business executive and government official who served as the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from January to May 2025. Before his FEMA appointment, he was director of business strategy for a defense contractor in Virginia. He previously served as a Navy SEAL.

Hamilton was fired on May 8, 2025. In April 2026, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump was considering renominating Hamilton to lead FEMA again, and Hamilton was formally renominated on May 11.

Career Hamilton enlisted in the United States Navy in 2005, receiving an honorable discharge after ten years. He served as a supervisory emergency management specialist at the Department of State from 2015 to 2020. He then became director of emergency medical services at the Department of Homeland Security, where he oversaw approximately 4,000 emergency medical technicians along the southern border until 2023.

Hamilton ran for the 2024 Republican primary for Virginia's 7th congressional district, finishing second with 37.2% of the vote behind Derrick Anderson's 45.2%. Anderson subsequently lost the general election to Eugene Vindman by a narrow margin. Following his primary defeat, Hamilton became vice president of Feds for Freedom, a conservative nonprofit organization. He gained prominence on social media for his criticism of FEMA's response to Hurricane Helene during the Biden administration. He was fired the next day and replaced with another acting administrator. In April 2026, Trump planned to nominate Hamilton to lead FEMA again.

Personal life Hamilton is married and has three children. He is Christian.