Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

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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


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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
•1992: Bob Dole U.S. Senate
•1996: Bob Dole presidential
•2000: George W. Bush presidential
•2008: Sarah Palin vice presidential

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Jim Murphy
National political director

•1984: Gordon Humphrey U.S. Senate
•1988: Bob Dole presidential
•1990: Brad Gorham Rhode Island Attorney General
•1996: Bob Dole presidential

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Jason Miller
Senior communications advisor

•2004: Tom Coburn U.S. Senate
•2006: Mel Martinez U.S. Senate
•2006: George Allen U.S. Senate
•2008: Rudy Giuliani presidential •2013: Mark Sanford U.S. Senate
•2016: Ted Cruz presidential

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Michael Biundo
Senior political advisor

•1996: Pat Buchanan presidential
•2005: Frank Guinta Manchester, N.H. mayoral
•2007: Frank Guinta Manchester, N.H. mayoral
•2010: Frank Guinta U.S. House
•2012: Rick Santorum presidential
•2012: Mitt Romney presidential •2016: Rand Paul presidential
•2016: John Kasich 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