Chris Wyant

Chris Wyant
Basic facts
Location:	Cincinnati, Ohio
Affiliation:	Democratic
Education:	Yale University
Prior Experience •Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential •Barack Obama 2008 presidential •White House presidential personnel office •U.S. Trade and Development Agency •Barack Obama 2012 presidential •Managing director, Enroll America •Executive director, Progressive Coalition for American Jobs

Chris Wyant, a veteran of Obama's campaigns, administration, and policy advocacy group, was the Ohio state director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

Wyant became the Clinton's state director in May 2016.

He worked on the state staff in Ohio for both of Barack Obama's (D) presidential campaigns, including time as the state director in 2012.

Wyant has also been in leadership roles of Enroll America and the Progressive Coalition for American Jobs.

Career

After graduating from Yale University in 2005, Chris Wyant initially worked as a financial analyst.

Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Wyant was the deputy field director for the state of Ohio on Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Wyant focused on Eastern Ohio during the general election.

Government service

After Obama took office, Wyant was appointed as the economic director of the White House personnel office, a role he filled until 2010 when he became chief of staff at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012

During the 2012 election cycle, Wyant again worked in Ohio for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. He was appointed as the state director. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Wyant worked closely with the Democratic Party of Ohio during the election.

Enroll America

Beginning in 2013, Wyant worked as the managing director of Enroll America, a national organization that aimed to promote enrollment in healthcare exchanges that were part of the Affordable Care Act. According to Politico, the group was organized by "advocates of the Affordable Care Act to run a sophisticated, political-style campaign to persuade Americans to get covered." He was initially put in charge of hiring "a few hundred people."

Progressive Coalition for American Jobs

Wyant left the Enroll America in 2015 to serve as the executive director of Progressive Coalition for American Jobs. During his time at PCAJ, Wyant expressed his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, saying:

“

Today, America and our global partners made history by completing negotiations on a trade deal that -- if passed -- would establish the most far-reaching protections for workers, wages, and the environment that have ever been enacted. The Trans-Pacific Partnership will expand opportunity for Made-in-America goods and services in fast-growing markets, support higher-paying export jobs to raise wages, provide hundreds of millions of workers greater dignity with new labor rights that also level the playing field for workers here at home, and implement key environmental conservation protections to fight illegal wildlife trafficking and deforestation and defend our oceans. Thanks to the leadership of U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and his counterparts with our eleven trade partners, we are confident the TPP will be the most progressive trade deal in history. We trust that Congress will take the necessary steps to enable the United States to lead on trade for decades to come by passing this tough, new trade deal soon.

”

Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016

See also: Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016

Wyant joined the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton (D) in May 2016 as the state director in Ohio. In June 2016, he told Cleveland.com of the campaign's state infrastructure, saying, "We are building a grassroots campaign to make sure supporters are empowered to take our campaign into their own hands and organize Ohioans to elect Hillary Clinton. ... We've hired staff and are working with the coordinated campaign to recruit volunteers, connect with supporters, and build the personal relationships with voters that mark successful campaigns."

See also

• Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016

External links

• Chris Wyant on LinkedIn
• Chris Wyant on Twitter