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Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
| This article details the experience of Donald Trump's top-level staff for the 2016 presidential election |
| For a more comprehensive overview of Trump's advisors, communications staffers, and foreign policy team, see: |
| Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified five high-level, decision-making staff members. The chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Trump. 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.
| Name | Previous Experience | |
|---|---|---|
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Steve Bannon Campaign CEO |
No prior electoral campaign experience |
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Michael Glassner Deputy campaign manager |
•1988: Bob Dole presidential |
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Jim Murphy National political director |
•1984: Gordon Humphrey U.S. Senate |
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Jason Miller Senior communications advisor |
•2004: Tom Coburn U.S. Senate |
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Michael Biundo Senior political advisor |
•1996: Pat Buchanan 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.
Trump's key decision makers have worked together infrequently. Jim Murphy and Michael Glassner worked together twice prior to joining Trump's campaign, first aiding Bob Dole in his 1988 presidential run. The two worked together for Dole again in 1996.
| Year | Campaign | Staffer |
| 1972-1983 | ||
| 1984 | Gordon Humphrey U.S. Senate | Jim Murphy |
| 1988 | Bob Dole presidential | Jim Murphy |
| Michael Glassner | ||
| 1990 | Brad Gorham Rhode Island Attorney General | Jim Murphy |
| 1992 | Bob Dole U.S. Senate | Michael Glassner |
| 1996 | Pat Buchanan presidential | Michael Biundo |
| Bob Dole presidential | Michael Glassner | |
| Jim Murphy | ||
| 2000 | George W. Bush presidential | Michael Glassner |
| 2004 | Tom Coburn U.S. Senate | Jason Miller |
| 2005 | Frank Guinta Manchester, N.H. mayoral | Michael Biundo |
| 2006 | Mel Martinez U.S. Senate | Jason Miller |
| George Allen U.S. Senate | ||
| 2007 | Frank Guinta Manchester, N.H. mayoral | Michael Biundo |
| 2008 | Rudy Giuliani presidential | Jason Miller |
| Sarah Palin vice presidential | Michael Glassner | |
| 2010 | Frank Guinta U.S. House | Michael Biundo |
| 2012 | Rick Santorum presidential | Michael Biundo |
| Mitt Romney presidential | ||
| 2013 | Mark Sanford U.S. Senate | Jason Miller |
| 2016 | Ted Cruz presidential | Jason Miller |
| Rand Paul presidential | Michael Biundo | |
| John Kasich presidential |
