Solgence LLC

Overview

Solgence LLC is a U.S. political communications and consulting business associated with Steven Cheung. His professional profile names Solgence, and a historical Trump 2024 staff chronology identifies him as its founder. The firm's private consulting activity followed his departure from the first Trump White House in June 2018. Its formation date and the full list of private clients require separate corporate and campaign records rather than assumptions drawn from his federal office. ^{[firmhistory] [solprofile] [first]}

Trump political committee payments

On July 18, 2023, the Daily Beast reported, after reviewing FEC filings, that the Trump campaign had paid approximately $130,000 to Cheung's Delaware company Solgence LLC during the preceding quarter. The report identifies a corporate vendor and a period, not a personal net-income statement. FEC disbursements to a business may cover overhead, staff and service expenses. ^[solgence]

Cheung's separate 2025 federal financial disclosure lists $244,500 in consulting fees from the Trump presidential campaign and $23,003 from the 2024–2025 transition. The disclosure does not itself reconcile those later amounts with Solgence's earlier receipts, so they should not be added together as a single year's personal earnings. ^[oge]

Documented connections

• Steven Cheung — founder and associated professional consultant.
• Donald Trump — campaign funded consulting services through Solgence in 2023, according to reporting on FEC filings. The payer is a campaign committee, not proof of direct personal payment by Trump.

Sources

1. The Daily Beast, July 18, 2023, campaign filings and Solgence LLC payments
2. Democracy in Action, historical 2024 Trump campaign staff and prior career chronology
3. Steven Cheung LinkedIn professional self-identification with Solgence
4. ProPublica Trump Town, 2017 disclosure and June 8, 2018 departure (historical snapshot)
5. White House, Steven Cheung original signed OGE Form 278e, October 16, 2025