Joe Caiazzo
 New Hampshire state director 2020 Sanders presidential campaign 2020 presidential campaign staff | ||
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Joe Caiazzo was the New Hampshire state director for Bernie Sanders' (I) 2020 presidential campaign. Before joining Sanders' campaign in February 2019, Caiazzo served as campaign manager for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's (D) re-election campaign in 2018, and as Hillary Clinton's Rhode Island state director in the 2016 general election season; during the 2016 primary, Caiazzo worked on Sanders' presidential campaign. He also managed several campaigns down-the-ballot.
Career
Before joining Sanders' campaign in 2019, Caiazzo worked for campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels of government. In 2009, he managed James Fiorentini for mayor. From 2009 to 2010, Caiazzo was regional field director for Dan Seals for Congress (IL-10). In May 2010, he moved to Mike Day's state senate campaign as a field director, and in September of the same year, he joined Bill Keating's (MA-10) congressional campaign. In 2012, he worked on Elizabeth Warren's Senate campaign to get out the vote.[1]
Caiazzo served as a political director on Donald Berwick's campaign in Massachusetts' 2014 gubernatorial primary election and, after Berwick did not advance to the general election, Caiazzo joined Mike Lake's campaign for lieutenant governor of the state until Seth Moulton's congressional campaign hired him as an adviser in September 2014.[1]
In the 2016 election cycle, Caiazzo worked on Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, joining Hillary Clinton's campaign as Rhode Island state director in June after the Democratic primary. In 2018, Caizzo managed Sheldon Whitehouse's campaign for U.S. Senate.[1]
Caiazzo graduated from Barry University in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in history and theology, and received an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[1] As of July, 2023, Caiazzo serves as a trainer with the National Democratic Training Committee and is a partner in The JCN Group, a public affairs firm.
Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign
National staff members
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.[2] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Bernie Sanders presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Faiz Shakir | Campaign manager | National political director, American Civil Liberties Union | @fshakir |
| Jeff Weaver | Senior advisor | Campaign manager, Bernie Sanders for President of the United States, 2016 | N/A |
| Chuck Rocha | Senior advisor | Advisor, Bernie Sanders for President of the United States, 2016 | @ChuckRocha |
| Analilia Mejia | Political director | Director, New Jersey Working Families Alliance | N/A |
| Claire Sandberg | Organizing director | Deputy campaign manager, Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan, 2018 | @clairesandberg |
| Becca Rast | National field director | Campaign manager, Jess King for Congress, 2018 | @beccarast |
| René Spellman | Deputy campaign manager | Executive, CAA Foundation | N/A |
| Arianna Jones | Deputy campaign manager and communications director | Senior vice president of PR, Revolution Messaging | @ariannaijones |
| Ari Rabin-Havt | Deputy campaign manager and chief of staff | Deputy chief of staff, office of Sen. Bernie Sanders | @AriRabinHavt |
| Briahna Joy Gray | National press secretary | Columnist and political editor, The Intercept, Contributing editor, Current Affairs | @briebriejoy |
State staff members
| Bernie Sanders presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Misty Rebik | Iowa | State director | Event and stewardship coordinator, One Iowa | @mistyrebik |
| Roger Ouellette | Iowa | Communications director | Communications director, Tell That Story Creative Campaigns | @rouell3 |
| Shannon Jackson | New Hampshire | State director | Campaign manager, Bernie Sanders for United States Senate, 2018 | @shannondjackson |
| Carli Stevenson | New Hampshire | Deputy state director and Communications director | Campaigner, Demand Progress and Demand Progress Education Fund | N/A |
| Sarah Michelsen | Nevada | State director | Executive director, Arizona Wins | @GenderJill |
| Bianca Recto | Nevada | Communications director | Press secretary, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto | @BiancaRecto |
| Kwadjo Campbell | South Carolina | State director | President, JC & Associates | @kwadjoc |
| Michael Wukela | South Carolina | Communications director | Executive director, Progress South | @MWukela |
| Rafael Návar | California | State director | National political director, Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO | @Rafael_Navar |
| Shelli Jackson | California | State coordinator | Member consultant, Speakers Office of Member Services | @shellijackson2 |
| Pilar Chapa | Colorado | State director | Executive director, Colorado Democratic Party | N/A |
Media
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See also
- Sample Ballot Lookup
- Bernie Sanders
- Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2020
- Bernie Sanders presidential campaign staff, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential campaign managers, 2020
- Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016
- Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
External links
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