Joe Stanley
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| Expertise: | Digital strategy | ||
| Affiliation: | Democrat | ||
| Education: | •New York University • Ferrum College | ||
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Joe Stanley is a Democratic political consultant who focuses on digital media strategy. He was the Iowa state director for Jim Webb's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Stanley formerly worked as a digital staffer for Webb's 2006 U.S. Senate campaign and was the designer and owner of Star City Design.[2]
Career
"Macaca" Video Uploaded by Joe Stanley
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Joe Stanley began his career as a web designer with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and in other private sector design companies.[2] In 2006, he worked as the web designer and content developer for Jim Webb's U.S. Senate campaign. In this role, Stanley was one of the first staffers to recognize and capitalize on incumbent George Allen's (R) description of "a dark-skinned Webb campaign aide with the derogatory slang term 'macaca.'"[3] The campaign aide, S.R. Sidarth, was an American citizen with Indian heritage who was born and raised in Virginia; he was recording Allen for opposition research when Allen singled Sidarth out in the crowd and called him the name.[4] Stanley recognized the video's significance, edited it and posted it to his YouTube account.[4][1]
Since the Webb campaign in 2006, Stanley has worked as a new media strategist for Foot Levelers, Inc., and Star City Design.[2]
Jim Webb presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Jim Webb presidential campaign, 2016
On November 19, 2014, Jim Webb was the first Democrat to announce a presidential exploratory committee.[5] Joe Stanley joined Webb's exploratory committee on May 27, 2015 as Iowa state director. The position was previously held by Jessica Vanden Berg—Webb's 2006 campaign manager—who volunteered for Webb in the state in 2014. After Vanden Berg left to build her consulting business, the Iowa position was filled by Raina Batrice, who began with the committee in March 2015 and resigned in May.[1] Webb announced his presidential run on July 2, 2015, and suspended his campaign on October 20, 2015.[6][7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington Post, "Jim Webb’s Iowa director resigns," May 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Joe Stanley," accessed July 7, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Democratic techies’ divided loyalties," December 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Feld, L. & Wilcox, N. (2008). Netroots rising : how a citizen army of bloggers and online activists is changing American politics. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. (page 143)
- ↑ MSNBC, "What is Jim Webb doing?" December 30, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Jim Webb announces 2016 presidential bid," July 2, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "Jim Webb Exits Democratic Primary, Leaves Door Open For Independent Bid," October 20, 2015
