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Eric Swalwell presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated July 6, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Eric Swalwell'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 Swalwell's campaign
- National and state staff
- Swalwell 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]
Swalwell campaign overview
Eric Swalwell, a Democratic U.S. representative from California, announced his candidacy for president of the United States on April 8, 2019.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on July 8, 2019.[3]
Swalwell's policy proposals included a national and mandatory buyback of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons—exempting law enforcement agencies and gun clubs—and universal background checks for weapons and ammunition purchases.[4] He also called for no-interest federal student loans, debt-free college for work-study students, and increased investment in curing diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's.[5]
Swalwell served on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and was the ranking member of Subcommittee on the CIA in the 115th Congress.
Before he was elected to represent California's 15th Congressional District in 2012, Swalwell was a member of the Dublin town council and served as the deputy district attorney for Alameda County, California.
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.[6] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Eric Swalwell presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Lisa Tucker | Campaign manager | Founding partner, The Tucker Group | @tuckerpolitics |
| Alex Evans | Senior strategist | Chief of staff, office of Rep. Eric Swalwell | N/A |
| Tim Sbranti | Senior strategist | Deputy chief of staff, office of Rep. Eric Swalwell | N/A |
| Josh Richman | Communications director | Communications director, office of Rep. Eric Swalwell | @Josh_Richman |
| Cait McNamee | National press secretary | Press secretary, office of Rep. Eric Swalwell | @caitmcnamee |
| Yardena Wolf | National finance director | Managing director, Campaigns, Berger Hirschberg Strategies | @yardenawolf |
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.[6] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Eric Swalwell presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Eddie Alvarez | Iowa | State director | Political director, New Energy PAC, 2018-2019 | @Catcoach24 |
Swalwell 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 Swalwell and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Swalwell'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
- ↑ Twitter, "The Late Show on April 8, 2019"
- ↑ ABC7 News, "Rep. Swalwell to make announcement about presidential campaign," July 8, 2018
- ↑ CNBC, "California Rep. Eric Swalwell makes gun violence fight focus of 2020 presidential run," April 9, 2019
- ↑ Eric Swalwell for President, "My Plan," accessed April 9, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
