Brendan McPhillips

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Brendan McPhillips Iowa state director 2020 Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign 2020 presidential campaign staff

Affiliation: Democratic Party Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Twitter: @BrendanMcP

Prior campaign experience • 2018 Andrew Gillum campaign • 2016 Clinton campaign • 2016 John Fetterman campaign • 2014 Kevin Strouse campaign • 2012 Obama campaign

Brendan McPhillips is the Iowa state director for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign. A veteran of the 2016 Hillary Clinton and 2012 Barack Obama campaigns, McPhillips was hired on May 6, 2019.

Career

McPhillips began a career in politics immediately after graduating college. His experience working on national campaigns includes Pennsylvania political director for the 2016 Clinton campaign and regional field director for the 2012 Obama campaign. McPhillips has also worked on gubernatorial and Congressional campaigns, including Andrew Gillum's (D) 2018 primary campaign in Florida, John Fetterman's (D) 2016 U.S. Senate campaign, and Kevin Strouse's (D) U.S. House campaign.

In addition to his work on political campaigns, McPhillips has worked for political organizations, including Mayors Against Illegal Guns, FCB Global, and Repower America.

McPhillips graduated from Notre Dame University with a B.A. in political science.

Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign

See also: Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign, 2020

National staff members

See also: Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign staff, 2020

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. For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.

Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign national staff, 2020
Staff	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Mike Schmuhl	Campaign manager	Consultant, Mel Hall for Congress, 2018	N/A
Stephen Brokaw	National political director	Marketing manager, Google	N/A
Greta Carnes	National organizing director	Texting director, Virginia Democratic Coordinated Campaign, 2017	@gretacarnes
Lis Smith	Communications director	Deputy campaign manager, Martin O'Malley for President of the United States, 2016	@Lis_Smith
Chris Meagher	National press secretary	Communications director, Montanans for Jon Tester, 2018	@chrismeagher
Nina Smith	Traveling press secretary	Managing partner/co-owner/director of media relations, Megaphone Strategies	@ninasophia81
Sonal Shah	Policy director	Executive director, Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation	@SonalRShah
Jess O'Connell	Senior advisor	CEO, Democratic National Committee	@JessOConnell

State staff members

Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign state staff, 2020
Staff	State	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Brendan McPhillips	Iowa	State director	Campaign manager, Andrew Gillum for Governor of Florida, 2018	@BrendanMcP
Ben Halle	Iowa	Communications director	Press secretary, Planned Parenthood	@bhalle87
Victoria Williams	New Hampshire	State director	Counsel to Sen. Maggie Hassan	@vlwilliams22
Kevin Donohoe	New Hampshire	Communications director	Senior communications advisor, Democratic Party of Florida	@kevinsidonohoe
Paul Selberg	Nevada	State director	Executive director of the Nevada Assembly Democratic Caucus	@PaulSelbergNV
Jarvis Houston	South Carolina	State director	Chief of staff to state Sen. Jesse Hamilton (D-N.Y.)	@jarvisthebold
Cecilia Cabello	California	State director	Vice president, Los Angeles Board of Public Works	@ceciliacabello

Media

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup
• Pete Buttigieg
• Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign, 2020
• Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign staff, 2020
• Presidential candidates, 2020
• Presidential campaign managers, 2020
• Andrew Gillum
• John Fetterman
• Kevin Strouse

External links

• Pete for America

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