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AZ
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Kyrsten Sinema: Andrew Piatt
(Oct. 2017) Deputy political director at
the DSCC in 2016. Previously Southern
regional political director at the DCCC,
announced Feb. 2013 and into 2016; worked for
the DCCC's IE in 2012. Experience also
includes campaign manager on U.S. Rep. Mark
Schauer's (MI) unsuccessful 2010 re-election
bid. |
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Martha McSally:
Jim Bognet, CEO
(July 2018) Senior vice president at The Glover
Park Group, Jan. 2016-April 2018. Managing
director of JRB Strategies (Los Angeles), Mar.
2013-Jan. 2016. Media consultant for
Romney for President, Inc. Aug.-Nov. 2012.
General consultant (Nov. 2011-Aug. 2012) and
campaign manager (July-Oct. 2011) on David
Dewhurst for U.S. Senate (TX). Media
consultant at The Stevens and Schriefer Group,
2010. Campaign manager on Steve Poizner
for Governor (CA), 2009-10. Policy
development director on Romney for President,
2007-08. Policy director on Californians
for Schwarzenegger, 2006. Chief deputy
special advisor for jobs and economic growth to
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2003-06. Investment
banking associate, 1997-98. J.D. from UCLA
School of Law and M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson
School of Management, 2003; B.S. in finance from
Penn State University, 1997.
Stephen B. Shadegg, Campaign Manager
(Jan. 2018) Director of outreach in
the Arizona Attorney General's office from Jan.
2017. Deputy campaign manager on John
McCain 2016 from Sept. 2015. Consultant,
Jan. 2014-Sept. 2015, and regional political
director on Monica Wehby for U.S. Senate (OR)
from Aug. 2014. Campaign manager on Fred Simon
for Congress (CA), Sept. 2013-Jan. 2014.
Account executive at Infincom, Nov. 2012-April
2013. J.D candidate at Phoenix School of
Law; B.A. in political science from University
of Arizona, 2009. |
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Dianne Feinstein: Jeff Millman
h(Jan. 2018) Vice
president and chief communications officer for
the LA 2028 Olympic Bid Committee, Aug.
2015-Jan. 2018. Senior advisor to Mayor
Eric Garcetti, July 2013-Aug. 2015.
Political consultant at Millman
Communications, Dec. 2006-June 2013.
Press secretary and director of opposition
research on Barbara Boxer for Senate 2010, May
2009-Aug. 2010. Media coordinator for
North Iowa and then Western North Carolina on
Hillary Clinton for President, Nov. 2007-May
2008. Press secretary for the California
Democratic Party, June-Nov. 2006.
Communications aide on Hahn for Mayor, May
2004-June 2005. Campaign deputy on Yes
on Proposition 55, Nov. 2003-Apr. 2004.
Press aide on Californians Against the Costly
Recall (Gray Davis), July-Oct. 2003.
Campaign deputy at The Strategy Group, July
2005-June 2006. J.D. from Southwestern
Law School, 2011; B.A. from University of
Pennsylvania, 2003. Interned at the DCCC
(2002) and on the 2000 Democratic National
Convention Committee.
Kevin de León: Courtni Pugh
Partner at Hilltop Public Solutions from Aug.
2014, and heads California-based operations for
the firm. Deputy state director on Hillary
for America, announced May 2016; also political
advisor to California Senate Democrats in the
2016 cycle. Executive director of SEIU
Local 99, Sept. 2012-June 2014, after serving as
special assistant to the previous executive
director, Dec. 2010-Sept. 2012. Ran
labor’s independent expenditure campaign in
support of Jerry Brown for Governor.
Executive director of the California State
Council of the SEIU, June 2008-Oct. 2011.
Political director of the Los Angeles County
Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, 2006-07.
Western region political director for SEIU,
2004-06. California political director on
John Edwards 2004 campaign. Manager of
government relations mCapitol Management (mCM),
Inc. National field director at Rock the
Vote, 2001. Deputy base vote director and
national director of Asian Pacific American
outreach at the DNC for the 2000 cycle.
Worked for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Chicago),
including as legislative director,
1997-99. Community organizer for the
Chinese American Service League in Chicago,
1994-96. B.A. in political science from
Ball State University.
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Chris Murphy: Jenna Lowenstein
(June 2018) Founder of Most Good, Jan.
2017. Digital director and earlier deputy
digital director on Hillary for America, from
March 2015. Vice president of digital at
EMILY's List. Deputy digital director at
the DNC, Dec. 2013-June 2014. Coordinated
campaign digital director in Virginia,
April-Nov. 2013. Campaign innovation (Feb.
2012-April 2013) and senior campaigner at
Change.org (Jan. 2011-Feb. 2012). New
media director on Lee Fisher for Ohio, July-Nov.
2010. Director of communications and
online organizing at National Stonewall
Democrats, June 2009-July 2010. Online
strategy associate at Joe Trippi and Associates,
Feb.-June 2009. B.A. in government,
English from Georgetown University.
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Tom Carper: Jill
Farquharson
(March 2018) Press secretary and director
of digital media in Carper's Senate office since
Sept. 2015. Press secretary on Evan Bayh
for Indiana (U.S. Senate), Aug.-Nov. 2016.
Press assistant on the U.S. Senate Committee on
Homeland Security, May 2014-Sept. 2015.
Staff assistant in the U.S. Senate, Nov.
2013-May 2014. B.A. in political science
and government from University of Delaware,
2013. |
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Tom Arlett: Justin Arlett
CEO of Juiced Productions, a digital strategy
and analytics consulting firm in Wilmington NC
since Jan. 2016. Confidential assistant in
the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic
Development Administration, April 2017-Feb.
2018. Trump's Delaware state director in
the 2016 campaign. Marketing executive at
Connected Investors, Aug. 2013-Dec. 2015.
CEO of Arlett Financial (real estate), Nov.
2010-Dec. 2015. |
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R+
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Bill Nelson: Marley Wilkes
(March 2018) Executive director at Ruth's
List Florida from 2015; the group seeks to
recruit, train, and support Democratic
pro-choice women candidates. Co-finance
director on Alex Sink's 2010 gubernatorial
campaign. Deputy campaign manager on
Nelson's 2012 campaign and also worked on his
2006 campaign. Longtime Tampa resident.
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Rick Scott:
Jackie Schutz Zeckman
(April 2018)
Chief of staff (from July 2017),
communications director (Dec. 2014-July 2017),
deputy communications director (May-Nov.
2014), press secretary (Oct 2012-May 2014) and
deputy press secretary (Sept. 2011-Oct. 2012)
to Gov. Scott. Account executive at
CoreMessage, Inc., Oct. 2009-Aug. 2011.
M.Sc. in politics and communications from the
London School of Economics, 2009; B.S. in
political science from Florida State
University, 2008. |
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Mazie Hirono:
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Joe
Donnelly: Peter Hanscom
(Jan. 2017) State director of
Hillary Clinton's general election and primary
campaigns in Indiana, announced on Mar. 30, 2016
for the May 3 primary. Initiative
director/chief organizer for Indiana Competes
from Oct. 2015. Outreach director for U.S.
Sen. Joe Donnelly, Jan.-Oct. 2015. Caucus
director for Indiana House Democrats, March
2014-Jan. 2015. Deputy campaign manager
for Freedom Indiana, Aug. 2013-March 2014.
Political director at the Indiana Democratic
Party, Nov. 2012-Sept. 2013; deputy campaign
manager on the IDP Coordinated Campaign,
Aug.-Nov. 2012; data director at the Indiana
Democratic Party, May 2010-Aug. 2012.
Junior consultant at Exxtreme Consulting, Inc,
May 2007-May 2010. Field organizer on Brad
Ellsworth for Congress, July-Nov. 2008.
B.S. in communication and political science from
University of Evansville, 2010.
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Mike Braun: Ben Mitchell
(Jan. 2018) Political training director
(April-Nov. 2017) and NH state director (June
2015-Dec. 2016) for the RNC. Deputy
Victory director for the Republican Party of
Arkansas, June 2014-Feb. 2015. Campaign
manager on Corey Stapleton for U.S. Congress
(MT), March-June 2014. Political director
on Don Huffines for Texas Senate, Dec. 2013-Mar.
2014. Associate at Axiom Strategies,
Oct.-Dec. 2013. Campaign manager on Jones
for Speaker (MO), June-Sept. 2013.
Statewide field director on Dan Winslow for
Senate (MA), Mar.-May 2013. Deputy
campaign manager on Chip Limehouse for U.S.
Congress (SC), Feb.-Mar. 2013. Regional
Victory director in Fort Myers for Florida
Victory, 2012. Field director on Tisei for
Congress, May-June 2012. B.A. in economics
from University of Maine, 2012.
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Eric Brakey: David Boyer
Maine political director for the Marijuana
Policy Project from Jan. 2013. Campaign
manager on Yes on 1: Regulate and Tax Marijuana,
May-Nov. 2016. Executive director of
Defense of Liberty PAC, May 2012-Feb.
2013. Regional director on Ron Paul's
presidential campaign in Maine and Missouri,
Oct. 2011-Mar. 2012. |
Angus King:
Toby McGrath
Managing director of Drummond Woodsum Strategic
Consulting in Portland from Jan. 2016; started
as a non-lawyer consultant in summer 2015.
Deputy chief of staff to Sen. King in
Washington, DC. Assistant
Administrator for Field Operations at the Small
Business Administration. Maine state
director on Obama for America from July
2008. Chief of staff to the Speaker of the
Maine House of Representatives, as well as chief
of staff of the Maine House Majority Leader and
House Caucus director in 2004. M.A. in
organizational psychology and change leadership
from Columbia University; B.A. from Bowdoin
College, 1999.
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Ben Cardin:
Campaign Director Susan Strauss
Studied at Wellesley. Originally from
Bridgeton, NJ. |
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Tony Campbell: Tyler Williams
(Sept. 2018....started on the campaign in April
as media relations director) Working
towards a Bachelor's degree in mass
communication and political science from Towson
University (2020). |
Neal Simon:
Steve Crim
Director of public affairs for Gov. Larry Hogan,
Jan. 2015-May 2016. Campaign manager on
Hogan's upset 2014 run for governor and earlier
co-founder of Change Maryland, the limited
liability company Hogan formed in advance of the
campaign. Consultant. |
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Elizabeth Warren: Roger
Lau
(Jan. 2018) Moved over from serving as
state director in Warren's Senate office;
started in that role in Jan. 2013.
Political director on Warren's 2012 campaign
from Sept. 2012 and Jan.-June 2012.
District director to U.S. Rep. Richard Neal
(MA), June-Sept. 2012. Deputy state
director to Sen. John Kerry, Jan. 2011-Mar.
2012. Campaign manager for Richard Neal,
July-Nov. 2010. Deputy state director
to Sen. John Kerry, Jan.-July 2010.
Campaign manager on Mike Capuano for U.S.
Senate, Sept.-Dec. 2009. Chief of protocol
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, June-Sept.
2009. Deputy state director to Sen. Kerry,
Jan.-June 2009. Campaign manager on John
Kerry for U.S. Senate, Mar.-Nov. 2008.
Worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential
campaign in NH, MA (state director), ME and RI,
Nov. 2007-Mar. 2008. Campaign manager on
Nikki Tsongas for Congress, Mar.-Oct.
2007. District director to U.S. Rep. Marty
Meehan (MA), Jan. 2006-April 2007.
Massachusetts press secretary to Sen. Kerry,
Oct. 1999-Jan. 2006. Staffer on John Kerry
for President, Jan. 2003-Nov. 2004. B.A.
in political science from UMass Amherst, 2000. |
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Geoff Diehl:
Senior Campaign Consultant Holly Robichaud
Founder/owner of Tuesday Associates, a
Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing
in campaign strategy, earned media, direct mail,
voter contact programs, and fundraising.
Robichaud worked on Diehl's "Yes on 1" campaign
in 2014, which won Ballot Measure Campaign of
the Year from the AAPC in 2015. Early
experience includes campaign manager on Jack
McMullen for U.S. Senate (VT), 1998. Chief of
staff to the Republican leader (1994-96) and
legislative aide to the Republican whip
(1989-94) in the Mass. House of
Representatives. B.A. in biology and
chemistry from Skidmore College. |
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Debbie Stabenow:
Jason Ellenburg
Came to the campaign from position as deputy
state director to Sen. Stabenow.
Experience includes vice president of Resolute
Consulting, running their Detroit office, from
2011; campaign manager to Rep. John Dingell,
2010; campaign manager on Sen. Carl Levin's
2008 re-election; political director for the
Michigan Democratic Party in 2005; and Oakland
County regional field director on the
Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004. Writer
for National Journal. Attended
Central Michigan University. |
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John James: Tori
Sachs
(Sept. 2017) Prior to the campaign,
Sachs worked for more than seven years for
Gov. Rick Snyder: external affairs advisor
(Dec. 2015-Mar. 2017), community and
coalitions outreach director (Dec. 2014-Nov.
2015), coalitions and operations director
(Mar.-Nov. 2014), senior community liaison
(Mar. 2013-Mar. 2014), deputy director of
scheduling (Jan. 2011-Feb. 2013) and field
coordinator (Nov. 2009-Dec. 2010).
Studied political science and government at
Oakland University. |
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Amy
Klobuchar: Joe Radosevich
(Jan. 2018)
Chief of staff in the Office Pennsylvania
Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Jan.-Dec. 2017;
campaign manager on Josh Shapiro for Attorney
General, Jan. 2016-Jan. 2017. Executive
direoctor of the Montgomery County Democratic
Committee's Coordinated Campaign (Norristown,
PA), Feb.-Dec. 2015. Senior
advisor and special assistant to Sen.
Klobuchar, Jan. 2012-Jan. 2015. Senior
associate-political director at Kennedy
Communications Inc., May 2009-Dec. 2011.
Bodyman, aide on Entenza for Governor,
Jan.-Aug. 2010. Staff assistant in the
U.S. Senate May 2007-May 2008. B.A. in
political communication from The George
Washington University, 2009. |
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Tina Smith: Alana
Peterson
(announced Jan. 24, 2018) Senior advisor
to Sen. Smith. Minnesota senior advisor to
Hillary for America. State director to
Sen. Al Franken from 2009; senior advisor
(political, field and training) on Franken's
2014 re-election campaign and worked on his 2008
campaign and the recount. Worked for U.S.
Rep. Jim Oberstar (MN-8) as deputy
district director for about five years.
Project manager at Grassroots Solutions, Jan.
2002-Sept. 2004. Executive director of
Target Market, 2001-03. Worked on a U.S.
Senate campaign in 2000. Worked for U.S.
Rep. David Minge (MN-2), 1993-2000, including
managing his 1998 campaign. Bachelor's
degree in political science and speech
communications from University of
Minnesota-Morris, 1991. Originally from
White Bear Lake outside of St. Paul. |
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Karin Housley: Amy Koch
(Jan. 2018) Political advisor at Hylden
Advocacy & Law from Feb. 2016. Owner
of Maple Lake Bowl, June 2012-May 2016.
State Senator, elected in Nov. 2005 special
election and served Jan. 2006-Jan. 2013,
including as Majority Leader in 2011.
Owner of Hance Utillity Services, Inc., June
1996-June 2012. Russian linguist in the
U.S. Air Force, 1992-96. M.B.A. from
Capella University, 2012; BES from St. Cloud
State University, 2000. |
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David
Baria: Alyssa Miller
Deputy campaign manager and communications
director on James Smith for South Carolina
(governor), Mar.-July 2018. Director of
public affairs for Planned Parenthood Hudson
Peconic, Aug. 2016-Mar. 2018. Director of
public affairs for Planned Parenthood South
Atlantic, July 2014-Aug. 2016. Data and
targeting director for The Atlas Project, Aug.
2013-July 2014. Targeting and voter file
director for the Florida Democratic Party, Mar.
2010-June 2013. Deputy finance director
for the Arizona Democratic Party, Jan.-Mar.
2010. Staff assistant in the U.S. House,
Dec., 2006-Aug. 2007. Deputy director of
research for the Arizona Democratic Party, Dec.
2005-Dec. 2006. M.P.A. from Northeastern
University, 2011; B.A. in political science from
Arizona State University, 2007. |
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Roger
Wicker: Justin Brasell
Owner of Triumph
Campaigns in Jackson, MS since Dec.
2010, Brasell is also managing Kristi Noem's
campaign for governor in South Dakota.
He has headed a number of statewide campaigns
including general consultant on U.S. Rep.
Charles Boustany for U.S. Senate 2016;
campaign manager on Tom Cotton for Senate
2014; general consultant on Kristi Noem for
Congress 2012; campaign manager on Tate Reeves
for Lt. Governor 2011; campaign manager on
Friends of John Thune, Jan. 2009-Nov. 2010;
campaign manager on McConnell for
Senate, July 2007-Nov. 2008. Chief of
staff to U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (KY), Jan.
2005-June 2007, after managing his campaign,
Jan. 2003-Dec. 2004. B.B.A. from
University of Mississippi, 1998. |
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Mike Espy: Oleta
Fitzgerald
Director of the Children's Defense Fund's
Southern Regional Office. Director of
intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture under Sec. Espy. Worked on
the Clinton campaign in 1992. District
director to U.S. Rep. Espy from 1987.
Project director for the Southern Regional
Council from 1982. Southern director for
the Children’s Foundation from 1976.
Worked for the Southeastern Public Education
Program of the American Friends Service
Committee, based in Atlanta. B.A. in sociology
from Tougaloo College.
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Cindy
Hyde-Smith: Jordan Russell
Communications
director at Reclaim America PAC, Marco Rubio
for Senate from Aug. 2017. Director of
communications at Strategic Partners &
Media, April 2016-Aug. 2017.
Communications staff on Marco Rubio for
President, Jan.-Mar. 2016. Senior
advisor to the Opportunity and Freedom PAC,
Mar.-Sept. 2015. Press secretary to U.S.
Sen. Roger Wicker, Jan.-Mar. 2015.
Communications director on Citizens for
Cochran, Jan.-Dec. 2014. Communications
director (Nov. 2011-Dec. 2013), legislative
assistant (June-Oct. 2011) and constituent
services liaison (Jan.-May 2011) to U.S. Rep.
Alan Nunnelee (MS). B.A. in political
science from University of Mississippi, 2009. |
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Claire McCaskill: David Kirby
(July 2017) Of counsel in the Jefferson
City office of Lewis Rice LLC from June
2015. Assistant Attorney General with the
Missouri Attorney General's office, June
2012-June 2015. Director of
intergovernmental affairs with Sen. McCaskill,
Jan. 2007-Aug. 2009. National finance
director on McCaskill's 2006 campaign, Aug.
2005-Dec. 2006. Legislative assistant to
Sen. Ken Salazar (CO), Feb.-Dec. 2005.
Deputy finance director on Salazar's 2004 U.S.
Senate campaign. J.D. from Washington
University in St. Louis School of Law; B.A. from
Catholic University of America.
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Josh Hawley: Kyle Plotkin
(Oct. 2017) Senior director at Purple
Strategies, Nov. 2016-Oct. 2017. Managing
director of strategic initiatives, Periscope™,
by McKinsey and Company, April-Nov. 2016.
Communications director on Jindal for President,
June-Nov. 2015. Worked for over six year
for Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA), serving as chief of
staff (Mar. 2014-June 2015) and assistant chief
of staff, communications director (Dec.
2011-Mar. 2014), and press secretary (Nov.
2008-Dec. 2011). Deputy communications
director on John Kennedy for U.S. Senate,
April-Nov. 2008. Policy analyst on Romney
for President, Aug. 2006-Feb. 2008.
Research assistant at Public Opinion Strategies,
Feb. 2005-June 2006. B.A. in political
science and American studies from University of
Miami, 2004. |
Craig O'Dear: Brady Quinn
Development officer for Intermountain
Healthcare, May-Sept. 2017. Utah field
director on McMullin for President.
Communications strategy coordinator on Jonathan
Johnson for Governor (UT), March-July 2016.
Planning commissioner in South Jordan City, UT,
April 2016-Sept. 2017. Executive vice
president at Camperworld in the Salt Lake City
area, June 2014-July 2015. High value
claims case manager for eBay Inc., April
2013-June 2014. B.A. in public relations
from Brigham Young University, 2016.
Missionary, Dec. 2010-Dec. 2012. |
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Jon Tester: Christie Roberts
(Jan. 2017) Political director (from May
2016), research director, (started in March
2014) and deputy research director (Jan.
2013-March 2014) at the DSCC. Research
director on Sen. Tester's re-election campaign,
Jan. 2011-Nov. 2012. Research associate at
the DSCC, 2010. B.A. in English and
government from Georgetown University, 2006. |
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Matt Rosendale: Kendall
Cotton
Policy administrator in Office
of Commissioner of Securities and
Insurance, Montana State Auditor from Dec.
2016. Campaign specialist at Campaign
Headquarters, Feb.-Dec. 2016. Field
director in Missoula for Americans for
Prosperity, June 2014-Sept. 2015. Western
Montana field director on Rosendale's 2014
campaign for Congress, Dec. 2013-June
2014. Interned on Steve Daines for
Montana, Nov. 2011-Nov.
2012. Bachelor's degree in political
science from Montana State University-Bozeman,
2015.
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Jane Raybould: Hilary
Nachem
(Oct. 2017) President of Nachem
Consulting, LLC in DC from 2017. Digital
director for Civix Strategy Group, Nov.
2015-Feb. 2017. Digital advisor at EMILY's
List, Dec. 2013-Nov. 2015. Director of
digital at FitzGibbon Media, Jan.-Dec.
2013. New media director on Tammy Baldwin
for Senate, Jan.-Nov. 2012. New media
associate at EMILY's List, June 2009-Dec.
2011. Staff assistant/press assistant for
U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (CA), Jan. 2009-June
2010. B.A. in government and politics,
religion from University of Maryland, 2008. |
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Deb Fischer: Allison Bedell
(Mar. 2017) State field director on Pat
Toomey for U.S. Senate, ,Mar.-Nov. 2016.
Deployment director in Manchester, NH on Jeb
2016, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016. Campaign
manager on Corey Stewart for Chairman in Prince
William County, VA, Mar.-Nov. 2015.
Regional field director for the NH Republican
State Committee, May-Dec. 2014. Field
representative on Foote for NH Senate,
Sept.-Nov. 2012. Intern in Bedford, NH on
Pawlenty for President, May-Aug. 2011.
Bachelor's degree in journalism and political
science from Keene State College, 2014. |
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Jacky Rosen: Danny Kazin
(June 2017) Western region political
director at the DCCC in the 2016 cycle.
Campaign manager on U.S. Rep. Ami Bera's 2014
re-election campaign in CA-7. Campaign
manager on Thomas Suozzi's run for Nassau County
executive, 2013. |
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Dean Heller: Edgar
"Mac" Abrams
Heller's long-time chief of staff; he also
managed Heller's 2012 campaign.
Note: Jon Ralston writes, "Mike Slanker calls
the shots." Slanker is partner and
founder of November Inc.. He served as
political director of the NRSC in the 2008
cycle. He worked on Ensign's 1998, 2000
and 2006 Senate campaigns among many
others. Native of Salem, Ohio.
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Bob Menendez
Campaign Chairman Michael Soliman
(announced April 30, 2018) Partner at
Mercury since Sept. 2013.State director and New
Jersey chief of staff to Menendez, Sept.
2007-Sept. 2013. Senior advisor on Josh
Gottheimer's 2016 congressional campaign, lead
strategist for Cory Booker's 2014 Senate
campaign, managed Menendez’s successful
re-election campaign in 2012. District
director to U.S. Rep. Steven Rothman, Jan.
2003-Sept. 2007. M.P.P. from Bloustein
School at Rutgers University; B.A. in political
science from St. Peter's University.
Campaign Manager Frank Schultz
Has worked for Menendez for 12 years, including
as state director and deputy state
director. J.D. from Rutgers Law School,
2011.
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Bob Hugin: Stacy Schuster
(Feb. 2018) Associate vice president for
government and community relations (Apr.
2008-Feb. 2018), executive director of
government relations, communications and
marketing (Nov. 2011-Nov. 2012) and director of
external relations (April 2008-Nov. 2011) at The
College of New Jersey. Public affairs and
political consulting, 2007-08. Regional
political director for the mid-Atlantic on John
McCain for President, 2006-07. NH
political director for the RNC, 2006.
Campaign manager, chief of staff and grassroots
coordinator to Assemblyman Bill Baroni.,
2003-06. M.P.A. from University of
Pennsylvania, 2016. |
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Martin Heinrich: Brad
Elkins
Campaign manager for Alejandra Campoverdi for
Congress in the CA-34 special election,
2017. Deputy campaign manager for Jason
Kander for Senate, 2016. Nevada state
director and Midwest regional political director
on Martin O'Malley's presidential campaign and
earlier political advisor to O'Malley's O'PAC,
2015. Political director for Jack Hatch's
2014 campaign for governor in Iowa.
National political director for the Truman
Project. Co-founder of Democracy,
Diplomacy, Development, and Defense (4D) PAC.
B.A. in computer science/mathematics and
international affairs from Lewis & Clark
College. From Pasadena, CA. |
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Mick Rich:
Campaign Chairman Rick Lopez of
Estancia
and (>)
Former Campaign Manager: Evan Machan
(Dec. 2017-Aug. 2018) Experience includes
public affairs liaison officer to Ohio State
Treasurer Josh Mandel, a stint as a field
rep. on Jeb Bush's Iowa caucus campaign and
work on Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign. From
Ohio.
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Kirsten Gillibrand: Greg Smiley
(April 2018) Director of intergovernmental
affairs in the office of Sen. Gillibrand, Jan.
2014-Mar. 2018. Regional representative
for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Oct. 2011-Jan.
2014. Development coordinator in the
Office of University Relations (July 2009-Feb.
2011) and legislative aide in the Office of
State Relations (July 2007-June 2009) at City
University of New York. Committee clerk in
the New York State Assembly, Jan.-June
2007. M.P.A. in urban affairs and public
private partnerships and B.A. in black studies
and political science from CUNY City College.
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Chele Farley: Dain
Pascocello
Chief of staff to U.S. Rep. John Faso (NY-19),
Nov. 2016-Sept. 2017; managed Faso's 2016
campaign. Spokesman for Orange County
executive Steven M. Neuhaus, 2014. Press
secretary (May 2013-Jan. 2014) and legislative
assistant (Jan.-May 2013) to U.S. Rep. Tim
Murphy (PA). Graduate of Carnegie Mellon
University. From Hopewell Junction, NY. |
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Heidi Heitkamp: Libby Schneider
Worked in Sen. Heitkamp's office from Jan. 2013
to Nov. 2017 as federal projects coordinator and
earlier as a field representative.
Campaign manager on Ryan Taylor's run for
governor of North Dakota in 2012. Worked
for Sen. Kent Conrad (ND) from May 2006-May
2012, serving as deputy scheduler and assistant
to the chief of staff and earlier as staff
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Kevin Cramer: Patrick
(Pat) Finken
On leave from position as president of Odney
Advertising, based in North Dakota. He has
served in that role since 1996 after starting as
a partner with founder Jim Odney, 1990-95.
Previously worked for 12 years for Reiten
Broadcasting in Minot "doing sales, management
and some radio work." Degree from Minot
State University. |
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Sherrod Brown: Justin Barasky
(Jan. 2017) Previously
communications director at Priorities USA from
2015. Communications director (announced
Nov. 21, 2014 ) and national press secretary
(for the 2013-14 cycle) at the DSCC.
Communications director on Sen. Sherrod Brown's
2012 re-election campaign. Press secretary
at the Ohio Democratic Party, March -Dec.
2011. Rapid response director on Friends
for Harry Reid, Feb.-Dec. 2010. Nevada
press secretary to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, June
2009-Feb. 2010. Communications director at
O'Neill for Congress, June-Dec. 2008.
Junior communications associate at The Raben
Group, July 2006-May 2008. Deputy finance
director on Charlie Wilson for Congress,
March-June 2006. Bachelor's degree in
political communication from Ohio University,
2005. |
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Jim Renacci: Sarah Clamp
(Aug. 2018, moved to campaign manager role
from deputy campaign manager, started on the
campaign in June 2018) Campaign manager on
Evan Jenkins' U.S. Senate campaign in the May
2018 West Virginia primary. Opened a
lobbying firm. Director of special
projects in the Rauner administration.
Political director on Bruce Rauner's campaign
for governor of Illinois in 2014. Worked
for the NRSC and NRCC. Graduate of Cornell
University. Native of northern New Jersey
and (>)
Jayme Odom
(Feb.-July 2018) Started on the campaign
in Feb. 2018. Chief of staff at the
Illinois Lottery, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2017.
Executive director of the Illinois Republican
Party, June 2013-Jan. 2015. A regional
political director for the RNC, May-Dec.
2012. Campaign manager on Kinzinger for
Congress, Nov. 2011-March 2012; also served as
Kinzinger's director of outreach. RNC
Victory director in Nevada, March-Nov.
2010. Director of capacity coordination
for the Sam Adams Alliance, Feb. 2008-Feb.
2010. Illinois political director on Rudy
Giuliani Presidential Committee, May 2007-Jan.
2008. Field for the Illinois Republican
Party, 2002-07. Political studies at
University of Illinois Springfield and earlier
at Lake Land College.
Note: Renacci had been running for
governor, but switched to the Senate race in
Jan. 2018; his campaign manager in the governor
race was Weston McKee and earlier Bryan Reed.
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Bob
Casey: M.E.
Smith
Deputy campaign manager on Sen. Michael
Bennet's 2016 re-election. Deputy
campaign manager on Gov. Hickenlooper's 2014
re-election. Senior policy director and
other policy roles to Gov. Hickenlooper.
M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School of
Government; bachelor's degree from Tufts
University. Grew up in Idaho; born in
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Lou Barletta: Jon Anzur
(July 2018, succeeding Cody Jones, who moved to
senior advisor) Anzur started on the
campaign in Aug. 2017 as deputy campaign
manager; he worked as communications director in
Barletta's congressional office from March-Aug.
2017, and as campaign manager (June 2016-March
2017) and political director (Aug. 2015-June
2016) on his congressional campaign.
Public relations coordinator in the Pennsylvania
House, Dec. 2014-Aug. 2015. Assistant to
the deputy chief of staff in the Office of Gov.
Tom Corbett, Sept. 2013-Dec. 2014. Studied
at the University of Pittsburgh.
and
Cody Jones
(Jan.-June 2018)
Has worked on political campaigns in Kentucky,
West Virginia, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. Recently campaign manager
on state Sen. John Rafferty’s run for
Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2016, and
campaign manager to U.S. Rep. Ryan
Costello (PA-6). Started in
politics
in an internship with the Kentucky Senate
President’s office. Graduate of the
University of Kentucky.
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Sheldon Whitehouse: Joe
Caizzo
(2017) Principal at Knox Cannon
Strategies, LLC from Jan. 2012. Rhode
Island state director on Hillary for America
from June 2016. Rhode Island
communications and political director
(March-April 2016) and Massachusetts
communications and political director (Dec.
2015-March 2016) on Bernie 2016. Has
worked on many campaigns in Mass. including most
recently political advisor to Seth Moulton for
Congress, Sept.-Nov. 2014; campaign manager on
Mike Lake for lieutenant governor, June-Sept.
2014; and political director on Don Berwick for
governor, April 2013-May 2014. B.A. in
history and theology from Barry University,
2009. |
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Bob Flanders: Richard Kirby
Attorney; experience includes city manager of
East Providence to Oct. 2015-Sept. 2016; member
of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission, including
two years as chairman; and city solicitor for
Central Falls.
and
Marissa Martinez served as campaign manager from
Sept. 2017-Mar. 2018. |
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TN
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Phil Bredesen: Bob Corney
(Dec. 2017) Senior vice president of
Calvert Street Group, July-Nov. 2017.
Consultant, Mar.-June 2017. Senior vice
president at VOX Global, Jan. 2008-Mar.
2017. Communications director in the
Office of Gov. Phil Bredesen, Feb. 2004-Jan.
2008. President of Infuturum
Communications, Jan. 1999-Feb. 2004.
Deputy director of advance in the Office
of Vice President Al Gore, Jan. 1993-Jan.
1996. Studied political science at the
Washington University in St. Louis. |
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Marsha Blackburn: Kevin Golden
and...
Ward Baker, chief strategist
Founder and president of Baker Group
Strategies. Executive director (2016
cycle) and political director (2014 cycle) at
the NRSC. Senior advisor/political and
field liaison between the Romney campaign and
the RNC in 2012. Partner at Majority
Strategies, a direct mail firm in Nashville,
TN. Senior political advisor to Rick
Scott's 2010 campaign for governor of
Florida. National political director at
the Republican State Leadership Committee.
Campaign director for the Virginia House
Republican Caucus in 2005. 72-Hour
director for the Bush-Cheney campaign in
Florida. Political director and 72-Hour
director for Haley Barbour’s successful 2003
gubernatorial campaign in Mississippi.
Campaign manager for Blackburn for Congress
(TN-07) in 2002. Served in the U.S. Marine
Corps. Tennessee native. |
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Beto O'Rourke: Jody Casey
(Sept. 2017) Eighteen-year career in the
private sector; with GE from 1999 to Sept. 2017,
mostly in the energy industry. B.S. in
management from Georgia Institute of Technology,
2000. |
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Ted Cruz: Jeff Roe
Founder (2005) of Axiom
Strategies, based in Kansas City, MO.
Has run dozens of campaigns, including Cruz's
2015-16 presidential campaign. A
consultant to Gov. Rick Perry's 2011-12
presidential campaign. Worked on voter ID
on Mike Huckabee's 2008 campaign. Started
out working for then-state Rep. Sam Graves in
1994; helped elect him to the state Senate
(1994) and to Congress in 2000; served as
Graves' chief of staff to 2005. Graduated
from Northwest Missouri State University in
Maryville, 1994. Served in the Army
National Guard. Native of Brookfield, MO.
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UT
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Jenny Wilson:
and
initially Scott Hogan ...he started
in Sept. 2017; from July 2018 he managed James
Smith's campaign for governor in South
Carolina. Earlier he worked on Tom Perez's
campaign for chairman of the
DNC. Worked on Hillary for America
including MN Ramp Up grassroots
organizing. Minnesota state director for
Everytown for Gun Safety. Worked on
OFA-FL. Degrees from Indiana University
and the University of Southern Indiana.
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Mitt Romney: Matt
Waldrip
(Feb. 2018) Head of network development at
Solamere Capital, LLC from Dec. 2012.
Senior finance advisor to Team Ryan from Nov.
2015. Executive director of Mitt Romney's
E2 Summit from June 2013. Deputy finance
director on Romney for President, Inc., Jan.
2011-Nov. 2012. Partner at Action First, a
consulting firm, from June
2010. Director of grassroots
operations at Policy Impact Communications,
2009-10. Program specialist in the
International Fellows Program at National
Defense University, 2007-09. Ran a
nation-wide grassroots finance operation
(Ambassador Program) for the 2008 Romney for
President campaign. B.S. in political
science from Brigham Young University, 2007. |
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Bernie Sanders:
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Tim Kaine: Keren Dongo
(announced July 2017) Deputy state
director and legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.
Tim Kaine from Feb. 2013. Deputy director
of the Hillary for America campaign in
Virginia. VA Victory 2012 Coordinated
Campaign director, Jan.-Dec. 2012. Deputy field
director at the ONE Campaign, Aug. 2009-Dec.
2011. Political director on Terry
McAuliffe's campaign for governor.
Outreach and political director of the 2008
Democratic Coordinated Campaign.
Communications and policy director at Tenants
and Workers United, 2007-08. An adviser to
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (VA). M.A. in
government from Regent University's Robertson
School of Government; J.D. from University of
the District of Columbia School of Law, 2016;
B.A. in political science from University of
Michigan, 2001.
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Corey
Stewart: Matt Brown
(Dec. 2017)
Various roles on Ted Cruz's presidential
campaign from Feb. 2016, starting as political
director in SC, then working in OH, AZ and
CA. Campaign manager on Sturtevant for
Senate (VA), Feb. 2014-Nov. 2015.
Political director on McSally for Congress,
April-Dec. 2014. Political sales for NCC
Media, Dec. 2013-April 2014. Director of
the Arlington (VA) Victory office for the
Republican Party of Virginia, May-Dec.
2013. Regional director on Corey Stewart
for Lt. Governor, Dec. 2012-May 2013.
Director of the North Chesterfield Victory
office for the Republican Party of Virginia,
June-Nov. 2012. Assistant baseball coach
at Hampden-Sydney College, Jan. 2011-June
2012. B.A. in political science and
government from Hampden-Sydney College, 2010. |
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Maria Cantwell: Nate Caminos
State director to Sen. Cantwell from Feb.
2015. Government and community relations
manager at Puget Sound Energy, Apr. 2013-Feb.
2015. State outreach director (2011-Apr.
2013) and King Co. outreach director (Aug.
2007-2011) to Sen. Cantwell. State
director at the Washington State Hospital
Association. Administrative assistant to
state Rep. Phyllis Kenney. Bachelor's
degree in political science, philosophy from
University of Washington, 2004; earlier attended
Green River Community College.
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Joe Manchin: Pat
Devney
(announced Oct. 2017) Campaign
manager on Colin Van Ostern's run for governor
of New Hampshire in 2016. Campaign manager
on Chris Bell's run for Mayor of Houston in
2015. Campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Ann McLane
Kuster's re-election in 2014. Special
projects director for U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono
(HI), 2012-13. Campaign manager on Nathan
Granger for State Senate (LA), Feb. 2011.
Worked in Louisiana in late 2009-mid-2010 and in
Virginia in the 2009 cycle. "...a veteran
of multiple senate races and brings significant
experience managing successful campaigns at the
local, state, and federal levels."
also...
Larry Puccio, senior advisor.
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Patrick Morrisey: Ryan M. Reynolds
(Sept. 2017) Senior vice president at WPA
Intelligence, Aug. 2015-June 2017. Senior
advisor on Morrisey for West Virginia, Mar.-Nov.
2015. Campaign manager on Yoder for
Congress (KS), Aug.-Nov. 2014. Campaign
manager on Bob Johnson for Congress (GA),
Jan.-July 2014. Field director on Sanford
for Congress, Mar.-May 2013. Deputy voter
registration director/deployments director for
Colorado Republicans, Aug. -Nov. 2012.
Political director on Wright McLeod for
Congress, Nov. 2011-Aug. 2012. B.S. in
economics from Georgia College and State
University, 2011. |
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WI
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Tammy Baldwin: Scott
Spector
Started as political director to Baldwin in Feb.
2016. Executive director of Wisconsin
Progress, Apr. 2011-Jan. 2016. Worked at
the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
Government relations director at
AFT-Wisconsin, Mar. 2006-Apr.
2011. Worked at We Are
Wisconsin. Wisconsin field director on
Howard Dean's campaign. Worked for the Wisconsin
Education Association Council. Master's
degree in education and politics degree from
Teacher's College at Columbia University, 2004;
B.A. in political science from University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2002; was the campus director
for Sen. Bill Bradley. Originally from
Oceanside, NY. |
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Leah Vukmir: Jess
Ward
(Jan. 2018) Chief of staff in the
Assistant Majority Leader's Office in the
Wisconsin State Senate from Aug. 2015; policy
advisor in the Senate President's Office,
Jan.-Aug. 2015; research analyst/committee clerk
in the Wisconsin State Assembly, March-Dec.
2014; policy advisor in the Assembly Majority
Leader's Office, Jan. 2013-March 2014.
Regional events coordinator for the Republican
Party of Wisconsin, July-Dec. 2012.
Supervising adult probation officer in Maricopa
County (AZ), April 2007-July 2012. M.P.A.
rom Northern Arizona University; B.A. in public
administration from University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2006.
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WY
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Gary Trauner:
and
Matthew Koos from
Jan.-June 2018.
Had been working on Kia for Congress
campaign in California, Mar.Dec. 2017.
Graduate of Lafayette College.
...left to become campaign manager on Joe
Morelle congressional campaign in New
York.
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John
Barrasso: Tom Wiblemo
Chief of staff (July 2011-Oct.
2015) and administrative assistant (Jan.
2009-July 2011) to U.S. Rep. Cynthia
Lummis. Chief of staff (Aug. 2001-Jan.
2009) and press secretary (1999-Aug. 2001) to
U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin.
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