Hogan Gidley
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| Organization: | Donald Trump presidential administration | ||
| Role: | Deputy press secretary | ||
| Location: | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | University of Mississippi | ||
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Hogan Gidley is a Republican communications advisor. As of October 2017, he was the deputy press secretary in the presidential administration of Donald Trump (R). Gidley previously worked as a consultant for the firm Brabender Cox.
During the 2016 election cycle, Gidley was the spokesperson for Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign, having transitioned from his role as an advisor when Alice Stewart left the campaign in December 2015.[1][2] In the 2012 election cycle, Gidley worked as Rick Santorum's communications director.[3] Gidley is the former executive director of Huck PAC, Huckabee's leadership PAC, a former communications director for Elizabeth Dole's (R-N.C.) 2008 campaign, and the former executive director of the Republican Party of South Carolina.[4]
Career
Gidley began his career in politics when Mike Huckabee was the governor of Arkansas. Gidley was then a reporter in Little Rock who approached Huckabee and pitched himself as a communications advisor.[5] Gidley credits his time as a reporter for his approach to the press as a campaign messenger: "One of my weaknesses is that I sometimes side with the reporters over my candidates, because I sometimes know what they're going through."[5]
After working with Huckabee's gubernatorial staff in a variety of roles from 2000 to 2004, Gidley worked as a campaign advisor for South Carolina Governor David Beasley.[6] From 2006 to 2007, Gidley was executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party.[7]
Gidley worked in communications for Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign and has since worked as the executive director of Huck PAC, Huckabee's leadership PAC.[6] IN 2011, Gidley joined the consulting firm of BrabenderCox as senior communications advisor, where he was immediately assigned "to head up the Communications and Press Efforts" for Rick Santorum's presidential run.[8]
Presidential election, 2016
Mike Huckabee campaign
On May 7, 2015, Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign announced that Hogan Gidley would join the team as the senior communications advisor.[1] Gidley's firm, BrabenderCox, was handling the communications for Rick Santorum's campaign, but Gidley, who worked with Santorum in 2012, joined Alice Stewart on the Huckabee communications team.[9] In December 2015, Stewart left the Huckabee campaign, and Gidley took over as the campaign's spokesperson.[2]
Huckabee suspended his presidential campaign on February 1, 2016.[10]
Comments on Donald Trump
On May 15, 2016, Gidley spoke with Breitbart News Sunday about Donald Trump (R) and the NeverTrump movement. Gidley criticized former Republican nominee Mitt Romney and those opposing Trump, saying, "If this were anybody but Donald Trump they would be telling everybody to get on board. Their guy didn’t win and they don’t know what to do. They don’t want to get behind us. ... Hillary Clinton is a horrible choice for national security. She’s a horrible choice for the economy. If that is true, it’s true regardless of who is at the top of the ticket. Donald Trump is at the top, so it still applies. Hillary is still the worse option for this country. These folks who are the hold out… what has their brand of conservative orthodoxy done for us?"[11]
Make America Number 1
In August 2016, Gidley joined the super PAC Make America Number 1, which supported the presidential campaign of Donald Trump (R).[12]
Donald Trump presidential administration
- See also: Donald Trump White House staff
In October 2017, Gidley joined the administration of President Trump as deputy press secretary.[13]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 P2016, "News Release: Gov. Huckabee announces national campaign team," May 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "Huckabee spokesman Stewart leaves team," December 16, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Shop Talk: Another Underdog for Gidley," May 22, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "Huck PAC hires," February 16, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GQ, "Don't Blame Hogan Gidley For Rick Santorum's Sweater Vest: An Exit Interview With Rick Santorum's Peacock Message Man," April 13, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Race42016, "Hogan Gidley - New Huck PAC Executive Director," February 16, 2010
- ↑ WISTV.com, "SC Republican Party names new director," January 15, 2007
- ↑ PR Newswire, "Hogan Gidley Joins BrabenderCox," August 18, 2011
- ↑ MSNBC, "Santorum launches second presidential run with a populist pitch," May 27, 2015
- ↑ USA Today, "Huckabee ends GOP presidential bid," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart News, "Hogan Gidley to Mitt Romney, ‘Never Trumpers’: ‘What Have They Given us as Republicans?’" May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Make America Number 1” PAC Announces Hiring Of Communications Director," August 10, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump hires Hogan Gidley as a White House spokesman," October 10, 2017
