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Asa Hutchinson presidential campaign staff, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
 Kamala Harris (D) Donald Trump (R) (won) Jill Stein (G) Chase Oliver (L) |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
Last updated November 2, 2023.
This page contains a select list of Asa Hutchinson's (R) national campaign staff. 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 presidential elections. 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]
Hutchinson campaign overview
Asa Hutchinson (R) was the governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on April 2, 2023.[2] Hutchinson suspended his campaign on January 16, 2024.[3]
Hutchinson highlighted his experience in government during his campaign launch speech, saying, "I stand alone in terms of my experience, my record, and leadership. From Congress to the DEA, to Homeland Security, I have served our country in times of crisis." Hutchinson said his priorities included reducing government spending, increasing security at the U.S.-Mexico border, and supporting law enforcement. On foreign policy, he said, "Isolationism only leads to weakness, and weakness leads to war."[4]
Before serving as governor of Arkansas, Hutchinson represented Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District from 1997 to 2001. He directed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from 2001 to 2003, and served as undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005.
National staff
The table below shows a partial list of national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager, senior advisors, political directors, communications directors, field directors, and the national press secretary. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
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| Asa Hutchinson presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
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| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Alison Williams[5] | Campaign manager | Chief of staff, Office of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson | N/A |
State staff
The table below shows state-level directors and communications directors. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. States are presented in order of their elections or caucuses. For a list of primary election or caucus dates by state, click here. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
| Asa Hutchinson presidential campaign state staff, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Taylor Mattox[6] | Iowa | State director | Political consultant, Imagine Strategies | @TMattoxIA |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| Asa Hutchinson presidential campaign staff, 2024 (Departures) | |||
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| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Rob Burgess[7] | Campaign manager | October 31, 2023[8] | N/A |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ ABC News, "Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 bid for Republican nomination," April 2, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "Hutchinson suspends presidential campaign," January 16, 2024
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Asa Hutchinson Announces Presidential Campaign," April 26, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "Longtime Hutchinson associate named new presidential campaign manager," November 2, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Asa Hutchinson still running for president, will talk up his balanced back-the-blue bona fides today," July 17, 2023
- ↑ KARK, "Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s presidential campaign manager to step down," October 28, 2023
