Chip Englander
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Chip Englander is a Republican political consultant.
Englander was a senior advisor in charge of the Midwest for Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Prior to joining Rubio, he was the campaign manager for Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign, for Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, and for the 2012 Senate campaign of former U.S. Representative Mark Neumann (R-Wis.).
Originally from Santa Monica, California, Englander is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Career
Early career
After graduating from the University of Michigan, where he was the chair of the University's Wolverine Party and then a vice presidential candidate for the Michigan Party, Chip Englander began working in politics as a pollster for Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) and George Pataki (R-N.Y.). He also spent time as a public affairs advisor for private corporations.[2][3][4]
Mark Neumann advisor
Englander first worked with former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann (R-Wis.) in 2010 when Neumann ran for governor of Wisconsin. In the weeks leading up to the primary election, Englander expressed optimism about the campaign and its economic platform, stating, "In the coming weeks, Mark's campaign will continue to connect with folks in every corner of the state, spreading the message that what Wisconsin needs now are his common-sense, conservative solutions to lower taxes, balance the budget, cut wasteful spending and start bringing jobs back to Wisconsin."[5] Neumann lost the primary election to Scott Walker (R), who would go on to win the general election as well.
Englander also managed Neumann's 2012 bid to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Neumann's Senate campaign was behind for much of the race, gained the support of the Club for Growth which, according to Roll Call, "spent heavily to support him."[6] Englander commented that the campaign had saved much of its funds for the final month of the primary election and told National Review, "The conservative surging in the polls in the end wins, and that’s Mark Neumann."[7] Neumann lost the primary election to Tommy Thompson (R).
Bruce Rauner 2014 gubernatorial campaign
In 2014, Bruce Rauner (R-Ill.) defeated incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, making him "the first candidate to defeat the governor of a president’s home state since 1892."[8] Englander managed all phases of the campaign, having been with Rauner "during the exploratory phase, the primaries, the general, and was named 'senior adviser' for the transition into the governor’s office," according to Chicago Magazine.[9]
The Rauner campaign generated significant grassroots support. Englander told the Chicago Sun-Times that "the campaign had 10,000 volunteers statewide, and in the final three days of the campaign, they knocked on more doors than in all of the 2010 campaign."[10] The Chicago Tribune also reported that Englander's job as campaign manager involved overseeing a large budget, as the Rauner campaign spent $65.3 million in total, with $22.8 million spent in the last month alone.[11]
Private consulting
After the Rauner campaign, Englander joined the lobbying firm Michael Best Strategies, which had expanded from Wisconsin to Illinois. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Englander had not registered as a lobbyist but was hired to run the firm's practice in Illinois. The paper also reported that Englander's "move is notable because on the campaign trail, Rauner criticized that revolving door and a day after taking office, on Jan. 13, signed an executive order that bans state employees from working for a lobbying firm for one year after leaving state government. ... Englander was never a state employee, so the order doesn’t apply here."[12]
Presidential election, 2016
Rand Paul
- See also: Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016
In 2015, Senator Rand Paul's presidential campaign chose Englander as campaign manager because of his history of grassroots organizing and his ability to reach non-conventional GOP voters. Englander managed day-to-day operations of the campaign while Doug Stafford remained as the chief political advisor to Paul.[13] The campaign planned "to put an emphasis on outreach to the poor and younger voters while also courting conservative activists in early-primary states."[13] Regarding grassroots organizing, Rand Paul said of Englander: "His management of Governor Rauner's successful race last year highlights his strengths: precise and strategic management of massive, grassroots-driven operations."[13] Politico called Englander's hiring a strategic move toward a more mainstream image, saying that Paul "signaled that his presidential campaign wouldn’t comprise only operatives associated with the libertarian or tea party wing of the GOP."[14]
Paul suspended his presidential run on February 3, 2016.[15]
Marco Rubio
- See also: Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016
On February 10, 2016, Politico reported that Englander had joined Marco Rubio's presidential campaign after Rand Paul suspended his campaign earlier that month.[16] At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Rubio campaign hired Englander with "hopes to capitalize on Mr. Englander’s connections to Mr. Paul’s libertarian supporters, even though the two senators’ presidential efforts were based on very different ideas."[17]
Rubio suspended his presidential campaign on March 15, 2016.[18]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul's campaign manager jumps to Rubio," February 10, 2016
- ↑ The Michigan Review, "Anatomy of a Scandal: How One Man Brought Down the Wolverine Party," April 12, 2000
- ↑ The Michigan Daily, "Candidate wrongly barred from MSA presidential debate," March 19, 2001
- ↑ Michael Best Strategies, "Chip Englander," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Racine GOP, "Press Release: Neumann Raises $1.96 Million in 2010
- ↑ Roll Call, "Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson Outraises Mark Neumann," July 16, 2012
- ↑ National Review, "Wisconsin’s GOP Showdown," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Leadership Institute, "Englander’s Grassroots Efforts Sprout Victory," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Magazine, "Rand Paul’s New Campaign Manager Helped Get Bruce Rauner Elected," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Rauner camp credits data, discipline; critics say tactics not new," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner spent nearly $36 a vote to become Illinois governor," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Rauner’s ex-campaign manager joins lobbying firm," March 22, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Washington Post, Rand Paul announces campaign manager for likely 2016 campaign," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Pauls' libertarian summer," July 1, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul dropping out of White House race," February 3, 2016
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- ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign," March 15, 2016
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