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Deval Patrick presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated December 3, 2019.
This page contains a list of Deval Patrick's campaign staff alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
The list of campaign staff has been curated from the website Democracy in Action and Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing.
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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]
Patrick campaign overview
Deval Patrick is a former Democratic governor of Massachusetts. He announced that he was running for president on November 14, 2019.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on February 12, 2020, after not receiving any delegates in the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire presidential primary.[3]
Patrick said on his campaign website that he wanted to renew the American Dream through what he called opportunity, reform, and democracy agendas.[4] He said he supported establishing a public option but not under the terms of Medicare for All, eliminating some student loan debt, and simplifying the tax system.[5]
Patrick worked as U.S. assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division from 1994 to 1997. He also served two terms as governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015.[6]
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.[7] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Deval Patrick presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Abe Rakov | Campaign manager | Traveling press secretary, Beto O'Rourke for President of the United States, 2020 | @aberakov |
| Rosy Gonzalez Speers | Senior adcisor | Executive director, Forward Florida Action | @rosygspeers |
| Aleigha Cavalier | Communications director | National press secretary, Beto O'Rourke for President of the United States, 2020 | @aleighacavalier |
| Chelsie Ouellette | National organizng director | Partner, Field First | @chelsiemarieo |
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.[7] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| LaJoia Broughton | South Carolina | State director | State government affairs manager, JUUL Labs | N/A |
Patrick 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 Patrick and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Patrick's campaign activity, click here.
- February 12, 2020: Patrick ended his presidential campaign. He said in a statement that “the vote in New Hampshire last night was not enough for us to create the practical wind at the campaign’s back to go on to the next round of voting.”
- February 10, 2020: Patrick spoke at New England College and the Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence Forum in New Hampshire.
- February 3-4, 2020: Patrick continued to campaign in New Hampshire with stops in North Conway, Hanover, New London, Nashua, Manchester. He also visited the University of New Hampshire.
- February 1-2, 2020: Patrick campaigned in New Hampshire with stops in Manchester, Exeter, and Portsmouth.
- January 31, 2020: Patrick spoke about foreign policy at the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire.
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
- ↑ CNBC, "Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick enters the 2020 Democratic primary race," November 14, 2019
- ↑ NPR, "Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Ends His Presidential Bid," February 12, 2020
- ↑ Deval Patrick, "Vision," accessed November 14, 2019
- ↑ CBS News, "Deval Patrick announces he is running for president," November 14, 2019
- ↑ Axios," Deval Patrick on the issues, in under 500 words," November 14, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
