Andrew Yang presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated October 2, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Andrew Yang's national campaign staff and primary state directors. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
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Campaign staff in context
Campaign staff plays an important role in the presidential primaries. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."[1]
Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.[1]
Andrew Yang campaign overview
- See also: Andrew Yang presidential campaign, 2020
Andrew Yang was a Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2020. He filed to run for the office on November 6, 2017. He suspended his presidential campaign on February 11, 2020.[2]
The cornerstone of Yang's platform was the universal basic income (UBI). Yang described the UBI as "a form of social security that guarantees a certain amount of money to every citizen within a given governed population, without having to pass a test or fulfill a work requirement." Yang's UBI proposal was a payment of $1,000 per month for every adult American citizen.[3]
Prior to running for office, Yang founded Venture for America, a nonprofit organization that trains recent graduates and young professionals to work for startup companies in cities across the country.[4]
National staff
The table below shows a sampling of the candidate's 2020 national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager and some senior advisors, political directors, communication directors, and field directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[5] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Andrew Yang presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Zach Graumann | Campaign manager | Co-founder and CEO, SuitUp Incorporated | @Zach_Graumann |
| Randy Jones | Director of political affairs/press secretary | Political director, Peoples House Project | N/A |
| Madalin Sammons | Communications director | Communications director, Richard Ojeda's presidential campaign, 2020 | @SammonsMadalin |
| Zach Fang | National organizing director | National organizing director, Tim Ryan's presidential campaign, 2020 | N/A |
State staff
The table below shows the candidate's 2020 early primary state directors and state communications directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[5] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Andrew Yang presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Rob Bingham | Iowa | State director | Hillary for America | @robbinghamia |
| Khrystina Snell | New Hampshire | State director | Project manager, Reaching Higher NH | @khrystinausa |
| Jermaine Johnson Sr. | South Carolina | State coordinator | Owner, Dream Team Consulting LLC | N/A |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| Andrew Yang presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Departures) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Jonathan Herzog | Iowa state coordinator | August 12, 2019[6] | Candidate for U.S. House, 2020 |
Yang in the news
- See also: Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing and Editorial approach to story selection for the Daily Presidential News Briefing
This section featured five news stories about Yang and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Yang's campaign activity, click here.
See also
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ The Daily Beast, "Andrew Yang Ends His 2020 Presidential Bid," Febraury 11, 2020
- ↑ Yang 2020, "What is UBI?" accessed February 21, 2019
- ↑ Yang 2020, "Meet Andrew," accessed February 21, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Jonathan Herzog, former Andrew Yang staffer, announces bid to unseat Jerrold Nadler in Congress," August 13, 2019
