Bill de Blasio presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated July 31, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Bill de Blasio'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
- Overview of de Blasio's campaign
- National and state staff
- de Blasio in the news
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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]
De Blasio campaign overview
Bill de Blasio (D) declared his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on May 16, 2019.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on September 20, 2019.
In a video announcement, de Blasio stated that he was running for president in order to "put working people first." He highlighted aspects of his mayoral agenda such as guaranteeing comprehensive healthcare, providing universal pre-K, and establishing a $15 minimum wage.[3]
During his campaign, de Blasio was serving as the mayor of New York City.
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.[4] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Bill de Blasio presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Jon Paul Lupo | Senior advisor | Intergovernmental affairs director, office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio | @jplupo |
| Steve Jarding | Senior advisor | Lecturer, Harvard University's Kennedy School | N/A |
| Jim Crounse | Senior advisor | Partner, AMHC | @CrounseJim |
| Jon Green | Political director | Senior advisor in the office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio | @JonGreen73 |
| Jaclyn Rothenberg | National press secretary | Office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio | @jaclynroth |
| Olivia Lapeyroleri | Traveling press secretary | Deputy press secretary, office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio | @olapeyrolerie |
| Mike Giaccio | National finance director | Partner, Bedford Grove LLC | 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.[4] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Bill de Blasio presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Lance T. Jones | South Carolina | State director | Chief strategist, Lance T. Jones & Associates | @lanceamillion |
| Bre Spaulding | South Carolina | Political director | Fundraiser, Will Brennan for City Council | @bre_spaulding |
De Blasio 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 de Blasio and her presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of de Blasio's campaign activity, click here.
- September 20, 2019: De Blasio announced he was ending his presidential campaign. “I feel like I've contributed all I can to this primary election and it's clearly not my time,” he said in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
- September 17, 2019: De Blasio was in New York City to honor a 9/11 first responder.
- September 16, 2019: In an interview on Recode Decode, De Blasio discussed antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google and his critique of universal basic income.
- September 14, 2019: De Blasio began a three-day campaign visit to South Carolina.
- September 11, 2019: De Blasio attended ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial.
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
- ↑ NBC News, "Bill de Blasio launches presidential bid: 'Donald Trump must be stopped,'" May 16, 2019
- ↑ YouTube, "Working People First | Bill de Blasio 2020,'" May 16, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
