Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated June 11, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Elizabeth Warren'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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- Campaign staff in context
- Overview of Warren's campaign
- National and state staff
- Notable staff departures
- Warren in the news
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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]
Warren campaign overview
Elizabeth Warren launched her exploratory presidential committee on December 31, 2018, and formally declared her candidacy on February 9, 2019. She ended her presidential campaign on March 5, 2020.[2]
Warren focused her campaign on economic issues, including proposing a wealth tax on the wealthiest 75,000 families to partially fund universal childcare, student loan debt relief, the Green New Deal, and Medicare for All.[3]
Warren began serving in the U.S. Senate in 2013. Before that, she helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Obama administration.
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.[4] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Roger Lau | Campaign manager | Campaign manager, Elizabeth Warren for United States Senate, 2018 | @RogerLau |
| Tracey Lewis | Senior advisor for organizing | Deputy executive director and COO, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | @lewtml |
| Hope Hall | Senior advisor for video and senior road videographer | Cinematographer, filmmaker, photographer | @hallhope |
| Jon Donenberg | Senior advisor and policy director | Chief counsel and legislative director, office of Elizabeth Warren | N/A |
| Kaaren Hinck | Senior advisor for planning | Scheduler, office of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | N/A |
| Rebecca Pearcey | National political director | Campaign manager, Ted Strickland for United States Senate, 2016 | @itspearcey |
| Kristen Orthman | Communications director | Senior political advisor to Elizabeth Warren | @KristenOrthman |
| Gabrielle Farrell | Press secretary | Director of communications for the NHDP | @FarrellGabriell |
| Richard McDaniel | National organizing director | Field/political director, Doug Jones for United States Senate, 2017 | @MrRichMcDaniel |
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.[4] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Janice Rottenberg | Iowa | State director | Director, Iowa Democratic Coordinated Campaign, 2018 | @janicero |
| Jason Noble | Iowa | Communications director | Communications director, Let America Vote | @jasonnobleIA |
| Liz Wester | New Hampshire | State director | New Hampshire state director, America Votes | @lizmwester |
| Kristen Morris | New Hampshire | Press secretary | New Hampshire media manager, NextGen | @kristenvmorris |
| Suzy Smith | Nevada | State director | Executive director, Let America Vote | @suzytweet |
| Terrence Clark | Nevada | Communications director | Deputy communications director, Bob Casey for United States Senate, 2018 | N/A |
| Alycia Albergottie | South Carolina | State director | Research technician, ICF | N/A |
| Sam Coleman | South Carolina | Communications director | Press secretary, New Mexico Democratic Party | @SamuelhColeman |
| Jossie Valentin | Massachusetts | State director | Member of Holyoke City Council | @JossieValentin |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Departures) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Michael Pratt | Finance director | February 14, 2019[5] | N/A |
Warren 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 Warren and her presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Warren's campaign activity, click here.
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 New York Times, "Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Will Drop Out of Presidential Race," March 5, 2020
- ↑ Elizabeth Warren, "Issues," accessed February 13, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ CNN, "Elizabeth Warren's finance director leaving campaign," March 31, 2019
