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Chairman Sen. Todd Young (IN)
(elected Nov. 2014) Elected to the U.S. Senate in Nov. 2016, after serving three terms in the U.S. House representing IN-9 (southcentral IN including Bloomington). Assistant deputy prosecutor for Orange Co., IN, 2007-10. Attorney with Tucker and Tucker, P.C.. Legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar. Served in the U.S. Marines as a captain to 2000. J.D. from Indiana University School of Law, 2006; M.A. in American politics from University of London; M.B.A. from the University of Chicago; B.S. in political science from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1995. twitter
Aide John Holtkamp
(Jan. 2019) Personal aide to Sen. Young, Jan. 2017-Jan.
2019. Special assistant on Todd Young for U.S. Senate, Aug.
2015-Dec. 2016. B.A. in political science from Hanover College,
2015.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director Kevin McLaughlin
(Jan. 2019) Managing director at a public
affairs firm, Jan. 2017-Jan. 2019. Deputy executive director
(2016 cycle) and senior
advisor (2014 cycle) at the NRSC.
Owner of North Star
LLC, a strategic
communications firm, April 2012-Jan.. 2015. A vice president at
DCI
Group, June 2011-April 2012. Communications director to U.S. Sen.
John
Cornyn (TX), Jan. 2009-June 2011. Communications director at
Texans for Senator John
Cornyn, Oct. 2007-Jan. 2009. Presidential appointee U.S. Dept. of
State, Sept.-Oct. 2007. Director of media affairs at John McCain
2008, Jan.-June 2007. Director of broadcasting at the RNC,
2005-07. On-air morning show at WXPT-FM, 2000-05. B.A. in
journalism from University of Saint Thomas, 1996. twitter
POLITICAL
Political Director Betsy Ankney
Campaign manager on Bruce Rauner for Governor (IL),
Sept. 2017-Nov.
2018. Campaign manager on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's 2016
re-election in Wisconsin from June 2013 (AAPC campaign manager of the
year for 2016). Deputy political director for operations at the
RNC for the Fall 2012 campaign from June 2012. Associate at
Collins Anderson Philp Public Affairs, May 2011-May 2012.
Political fundraising consultant (Epiphany Productions), organized the
NRCC March Dinner, Jan.-April 2011. A regional political
coordinator at the RNC, June 2009-Jan. 2011. Assistant to the
president and CEO at the 2008 Republican National Convention,
Jan.-Sept. 2008. B.A. in political science and business from
Vanderbilt University, 2009. twitter
COMMUNICATIONS
AND DIGITAL
Senior Advisor for Communications and
Digital Matt Whitlock
(Jan. 2019) Deputy chief of staff and director of communications (May 2018-Jan. 2019), director of communications (Mar. 2017-Jan. 2019), and press secretary (Nov. 2014-Mar. 2017) for U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT). Strategic communications consultant at the Brunswick Group, May 2013-Nov. 2014. Speechwriter in the U.S. Senate, May 2012-April 2013. Research fellow/teachers assistant at BYU, May 2011-May 2012. B.S. in English language and literature from Brigham Young University, 2011; LDS mission in Sendai, Japan, 2006-08. twitter
Communications Director Jesse Hunt
(Feb. 2019) National press secretary for the
NRCC in the 2018
cycle, from Feb. 2017. Communications
director on Richard Burr
for U.S. Senate, May-Nov. 2016. New Hampshire communications
director (Sept. 2015-Feb. 2016) and communications and rapid response
for Jeb 2016 national and earlier for Right to Rise PAC (from Jan.
2015; reported by the Miami Herald on Jan. 29, 2015). Deputy
communications director on Scott Brown for U.S. Senate in New
Hampshire, May-Nov. 2014. Digital rapid response manager for the
Republican Party of Florida, March-May 2014. Field research
analyst in Baton Rouge for America Rising LLC, Oct. 2013-March
2014. Deputy press secretary on Gabriel Gomez for U.S. Senate
(MA), May-July 2013; communications on Dan Winslow for U.S. Senate
(MA), March-April 2013. B.A. in communications from Stonehill
College, 2013. twitter
Deputy Digital Director Sami Gilkes
(Jan. 2019) Previously digital content director
(from Jan. 2017),
digital communications manager (June 2015-Dec. 2016) and digital intern
(May-June 2015) at the NRSC. Staff member to state Sen. Luther
Olsen (WI), Jan.-May 2015. B.S. in political science and
communications from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015. twitter
FINANCE
Anna Rogers Duncan
Co-founder (Jan. 2017) and principal at Socko Strategies. Finance director on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (FL)'s 2016 re-election campaign after serving as national finance director on Rubio's presidential campaign, 2015-16. Finance director at American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS; worked there for three years, starting as finance coordinator in Nov. 2011. Finance director on Tate Reeves' successful campaign for lieutenant governor (MS) in 2011. Deputy finance director on Ron Johnson's 2010 campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. Graduate of the University of Mississippi, 2009. Grew up in Amory, MS. twitter
Brittney Godoy
Co-founder (Jan. 2017) and principal at Socko
Strategies.
Finance director for American Crossroads, Senate Leadership Fund, Jan.
2015-April 2017. Deputy finance directro at the NRSC, Feb.
2013-Jan. 2015. Chairman's Program director for the RSLC, Aug.
2011-Jan. 2013. Finance director on Byrne for Alabama, July
2009-July 2010. Legislative correspondent to U.S. Sen. Richard
Shelby, May 2007-July 2009. B.S. in advertising, PR from the
University of Alabama, 2007.
PAC
PAC Director Megan Becker
(Jan. 2019) Previously director of PAC programs
(Jan.-Dec. 2018)
and deputy PAC director (Jan.-Dec. 2017) at the NRSC. Scheduler
(Dec. 2014-Dec. 2016), assistant to the chief of staff (July-Nov. 2014)
and staff assistant (May-July 20140 to Majority Whip Steve
Scalise. Director of strategic planning (Nov. 2014-May 2015) and
director of digital content (July 2013-Jan. 2015) for Smart Girld
Group. Studied at Michigan State University.
FORMER