Bobby Jindal presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

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This article details the experience of Bobby Jindal's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign
For a more comprehensive overview of Jindal's staff and advisors, see:
Bobby Jindal presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016


For Bobby Jindal's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Jindal. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.

The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in November 2015.

Name Previous Experience
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Alexandra Bautsch
Finance director
  • 2012: Rick Perry presidential
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Curt Anderson
Chief strategist
  • 2000: Steve Forbes presidential
George W. Bush presidential
  • 2004: Bobby Jindal U.S. House
  • 2006: Bobby Jindal U.S. House
  • 2007: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
  • 2011: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2012: Rick Perry presidential
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Gail Gitcho
Senior advisor
  • 2002: Jeff Bedingfield U.S. House
  • 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
  • 2012: Mitt Romney presidential
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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James Bopp Jr.
Super PAC legal counsel
  • 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Janice Knopp
Fundraiser
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Kyle Plotkin
Communications director
  • 2012: Mitt Romney presidential
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Timmy Teepell
Campaign manager
  • 2007: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2011: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential
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Matt M. Parker
National field director
  • 2004: Bobby Jindal U.S. House
  • 2006: Bobby Jindal U.S. House
  • 2007: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2010: Rick Scott gubernatorial
  • 2011: Bobby Jindal gubernatorial
  • 2016: Bobby Jindal presidential



The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.

The most notable overlap in staffer experience came with the collective work of Curt Anderson, Matt M. Parter, and Timmy Teepell, all of whom served on the campaign staffs for Jindal's two successful Louisiana gubernatorial runs.

Year Campaign Staffer
1976–1999
2000 Steve Forbes presidential Curt Anderson
George W. Bush presidential Curt Anderson
2001
2002 Jeff Bedingfield U.S. House Gail Gitcho
2003
2004 Bobby Jindal U.S. House Curt Anderson
Matt M. Parker
2005
2006 Bobby Jindal U.S. House Curt Anderson
Matt M. Parker
2007 Bobby Jindal gubernatorial Curt Anderson
Matt M. Parker
Timmy Teepell
2008 Mitt Romney presidential Curt Anderson
Gail Gitcho
James Bopp Jr.
2009
2010 Rick Scott gubernatorial Matt M. Parker
2011 Bobby Jindal gubernatorial Curt Anderson
Matt M. Parker
Timmy Teepell
2012 Mitt Romney presidential Kyle Plotkin
Gail Gitcho
Rick Perry presidential Curt Anderson
Alexandra Bautsch
2013–2014