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Howie Hawkins presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
 Donald Trump Joe Biden Howie Hawkins Jo Jorgensen
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Last updated June 29, 2020.
This page contains a select list of Howie Hawkins' campaign staff. They 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
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]
Hawkins campaign overview
Howie Hawkins was the 2020 Green Party presidential nominee. He clinched the nomination on June 21, 2020, after winning more than 176 delegates across Green Party primaries and caucuses. He was formally nominated at the Green Party National Convention on July 11, 2020.[2][3] He lost the general election on November 3, 2020.
His running mate was veteran and labor activist Angela Nicole Walker.
The centerpiece of Hawkins' campaign was his proposal for an ecosocialist Green New Deal, which included an economic and environmental program.
His campaign website described the two programs: "The Economic Bill of Rights will finally fulfill President Roosevelt’s 1944 call upon Congress to develop programs to secure basic economic human rights for all. The Green Economy Reconstruction Program will not only build a 100% clean energy system by 2030, but will reconstruct all economic sectors for ecological sustainability, from agriculture and manufacturing to housing and transportation."[4]
Hawkins was the Green Party nominee for governor of New York in 2010, 2014, and 2018.[5]
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.
| Howie Hawkins presidential national campaign staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Andrea Mérida Cuéllar | Campaign manager | Former chairman, Green Party of the United States | @andreamerida |
See also
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Libertarian Party presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "Howie Hawkins clinches Green Party's nomination after primary wins," June 21, 2020
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Syracuse’s Howie Hawkins is the Green Party’s presidential candidate," July 11, 2020
- ↑ Howie Hawkins, "An Ecosocialist Green New Deal," accessed June 29, 2020
- ↑ Howie Hawkins, "About Howie," accessed June 29, 2020
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
