Scott McClellan is the White House press secretary for President George W. Bush. Until he replaced Ari Fleischer on July 15, 2003, he served as deputy press secretary. McClellan began working for President Bush in 1999 (when Bush was the Governor of Texas), as the deputy communications director. He served as Bush's traveling press secretary during the 2000 Presidential election.

McClellan's mother, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, is the Texas comptroller; McClellan is a three-time campaign manager for his mother. McClellan's brother, Mark McClellan, is a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.