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Donald Trump presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated October 2, 2020.
This page contains a select list of Donald Trump's national campaign staff and primary state directors. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
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- Donald Trump (R)
- Joe Biden (D)
- Jo Jorgensen (L)
- Howie Hawkins (G)
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]
Donald Trump campaign overview
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States. Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232.
Trump assumed office on January 20, 2017, and filed to run for re-election on the same day. He crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the Republican nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020. He was formally nominated at the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020.
Trump's running mate was Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump's re-election campaign focused on the economy, jobs, immigration, and foreign policy.[2][3] He described his platform, which he named America First, during his inaugural address: "Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs."[4]
Key policy initiatives during Trump's first term included the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and First Step Act in 2018, reducing the size of the ISIS caliphate, and establishing the Space Force as an independent military branch.[5][6] Trump made more than 200 federal judicial appointments, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices.
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.
| Donald Trump presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Bill Stepien | Campaign manager | Senior political advisor, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020 | N/A |
| Jeff DeWit | Chief operating officer | Chief financial officer, NASA | @JeffDeWitAZ |
| Stephanie Alexander | Chief of staff | Midwest political director, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020 | @SAlexanderOK |
| Lara Trump | Senior advisor | Strategic planning and digital communications coordinator, Donald Trump's campaign committee, 2017 | @LaraLeaTrump |
| Bob Paduchik | Senior advisor | Co-chair, Republican National Committee | @Paduch |
| Katrina Pierson | Senior advisor | National spokeswoman, Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 | @KatrinaPierson |
| Bill Shine | Senior advisor | White House deputy chief of staff for communications | N/A |
| Kimberly Guilfoyle | Senior advisor | Vice chairwoman, America First Action | @kimguilfoyle |
| Jason Miller | Senior advisor | Managing director, Teneo Strategy | @JasonMillerinDC |
| Chris Carr | Political director | Political director, Republican National Committee, 2016 | N/A |
| Tim Murtaugh | Director of communications | Director of communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture | N/A |
| Cole Blocker | National finance director | Deputy director, White House Visitor's Office | N/A |
Trump 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 Trump and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Trump's campaign activity, click here.
- November 3, 2020: Trump participated in a phone interview on Fox & Friends. He then went to Arlington, Virginia, for an event with campaign staffers. His campaign planned to hold a gathering at the White House in the evening.
- November 2, 2020: Trump held campaign rallies across North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan (twice), and Wisconsin.
- November 1, 2020:
- The Trump campaign took over the YouTube masthead for the three days leading up to Election Day. The advertising space was secured in 2019.
- Trump held rallies in five states: Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
- October 31, 2020: Trump was scheduled to campaign across Pennsylvania with events in Bucks County, Reading, and Butler.
- October 30, 2020: Trump campaigned in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump unveiled his reelection strategy at the World Series," October 31, 2019
- ↑ Promises Kept, "Home," accessed January 17, 2020
- ↑ White House, "Inaugural Address," January 20, 2017
- ↑ Newsday, "Trump's top 10 successes of 2018," January 2, 2019
- ↑ Business Insider, "Trump's biggest accomplishments and failures as president as he heads into a reelection year after impeachment," December 31, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
