Jason Simmons
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| Location: | Raleigh, N.C. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | University of South Carolina | ||
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Jason Simmons is the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. Party membership elected him to the role in March 2024, after former chairman Michael Whatley became chairman of the Republican National Committee.[1]
He was the North Carolina state director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[2]
Career
Mitt Rommey presidential campaign, 2012
During the 2012 presidential election, Simmons worked for Mitt Romney (R) in the states of South Carolina and North Carolina. He was the field director assistant in South Carolina for the primary election and directed South Carolina Students for Mitt Romney. For the general election, Simmons moved to the North Carolina campaign where he served as the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional manager.[3]
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Beginning in 2013, Simmons served as a senior advisor to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. He worked as a planner with the organization.[4] In August 2013, WRAL reported that Simmons received a $22,500 raise at at time when Gov. Pat McCrory "asked state agencies in March to freeze pay raises wherever possible to help the state cover its growing Medicaid shortfall."[5]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Simmons was named the state director for North Carolina on August 2, 2016, after former state director Earl Philip had already ceded much of the daily operations to other state-level staff. Citing a local activist close to the campaign, Politico reported that Philip "just had a difficulty relating to the grassroots activists and did not share a lot of information."[2] According to CNN, the Trump campaign in North Carolina relied "almost exclusively on the Republican National Committee for office space and staff within the state." In August 2016, Simmons told the network, "We will have all the staff and resources we need to win in NC."[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina Republican Party, "Jason Simmons elected NCGOP Chairman," March 26, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Trump shuffles North Carolina campaign team," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Democracy In Action, "Romney 2012 General Election Campaign Organization, North Carolina," April 9, 2013
- ↑ Plain Talk Politics, "North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Letter," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ WRAL, "Hefty raises at DHHS raise question of qualifications," August 17, 2013
- ↑ CNN, "Trump, Clinton battle for North Carolina," August 3, 2016
