Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense?
This contract is priced at 15¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 11¢ bid, 16¢ ask, 5¢ spread.
Implied probability
Event outcomes
7
Family volume
$0
Best sibling
Tom Cotton 1¢
Ticker
KXNEXTDEF-29-RDES
Market snapshot
Ron DeSantis in market context.
This page tracks the Kalshi contract for Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense?. The displayed quote is 15¢ from the latest venue quote. The cached market record reports reported volume of $3K. In the Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense family, this outcome ranks #2 of 7 by current quote across 7 sibling outcomes. The indicator bundle was refreshed May 9, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.
Outcome
Ron DeSantis
Family rank
#2 of 7
Venue
Kalshi
Current quote
15¢
Quote source
Latest venue quote
Timing
Listed until Jan 20, 2029
Reported volume
$3K
Family context
7 outcomes · Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense
Quote range
1¢-46¢
Family leader
No other person 46¢
Last updated
May 9, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC · 3m ago
Venue identifier: KXNEXTDEF-29-RDES. Family volume: —.
Price history
15¢ current
+4¢Orderbook snapshot
11 / 16¢
Contract terms
Resolution, venue, and identifiers.
Resolution rules
If the next new Secretary of Defense before Jan 20, 2029 is Ron DeSantis, then the market resolves to Yes.
Venue
Kalshi
Closes
Jan 20, 2029
Identifier
KXNEXTDEF-29-RDES
Event family
Who will be Trump's next Secretary of Defense.
This view keeps the individual contract next to its sibling outcomes. For long-tail search traffic, this is the useful context: where the current price sits inside the event, how much volume exists around the family, and which outcomes have actual depth.
Total volume
$0
Outcomes
7
Highest price
No other person 46¢
Current share
—
Ron DeSantis
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-RDES
Tom Cotton
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-TCOT
Steve Feinberg
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-SFEI
Joni Ernst
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-JERN
Wesley Hunt
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-WHUN
No other person
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-NONE
Dan Driscoll
kalshi · KXNEXTDEF-29-DDRI
Indicators
Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.
Regime
neutral
Score
0.5
Observability
medium
Event type
political
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