President Trump began his campaign with zero support on Capitol Hill. But as his candidacy gained momentum, a handful of House members gravitated to the real estate mogul’s message. He has rewarded those lawmakers by bringing them into his circle of trust and delegating surrogate powers to them.

Here are eight of Trump’s earliest allies and point-people on Capitol Hill, compiled based on sources with knowledge of the transition team’s thinking. All of the lawmakers who are quoted spoke to the Washington Examiner unless otherwise noted.