Joe Walsh presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated October 2, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Joe Walsh's national campaign staff and primary state directors. Staff 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
- Overview of Walsh's campaign
- National and state staff
- Notable staff departures
- Walsh in the news
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- Donald Trump (R)
- Joe Biden (D)
- Jo Jorgensen (L)
- Howie Hawkins (G)
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]
Walsh campaign overview
- See also: Joe Walsh presidential campaign, 2020
Joe Walsh is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. He announced on August 25, 2019, that he was running for president.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on February 7, 2020.[3]
Walsh focused his campaign on his disagreements with President Donald Trump's policies, including the 2017 omnibus spending bill, Chinese tariffs, and use of executive power.
Walsh served in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013. After his time in Congress, he hosted a talk radio program.
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.[4] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Donald Trump presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Lucy Caldwell | Campaign manager | Founder, Mockingbird Lab | @lucymcaldwell |
Walsh in the news
- See also: Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing and Editorial approach to story selection for the Daily Presidential News Briefing
This section featured five news stories about Walsh and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Walsh's campaign activity, click here.
See also
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ CNN, "Joe Walsh to take on Trump in 2020 Republican primary," August 25, 2019
- ↑ Twitter, "Joe Walsh on February 7, 2020," accessed February 7, 2020
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
