John Bivona
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| Organization: | Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | ||
| Role: | Southern region political director | ||
| Affiliation: | Democratic | ||
| Education: | Florida State University | ||
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John Bivona is the southern region political director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He joined the organization in March 2016.[1]
Career
Early career
John Bivona began working in politics in 2004 while a student at Florida State University. He volunteered for John Kerry's (D) presidential campaign that year in Tallahassee, Florida.[3] He got his first paying job in politics during the 2008 election cycle, serving as a regional field director for Barack Obama's (D) first presidential campaign.[4] He began his work with Obama in the field during the Iowa caucus.[5] For the general election, Bivona moved to Florida where he worked as a regional field director based in Pinellas County, according to the Tampa Bay Times.[6] Bivona stayed with the Obama campaign infrastructure, which was turned into the group Organizing for America. He and former Obama staffer Ashley Walker were tasked with "traveling up and down Florida and holding similar meetings in city after city, town after town, to recruit, wake up old volunteers, listen, ask questions about what’s needed to make an impact in Florida."[7]
Florida Democratic campaigns
After working on the Obama campaign, Bivona worked in Florida and with the Democratic National Committee in party-wide projects. In Florida, he was the field director for the State Democratic Party's 2010 Campaign for Accountability, where he "focused on channeling grassroots enthusiasm into voter contact, get out the vote, and other volunteer activities."[8]
Bivona continued to work in Florida in 2013, this time as the deputy campaign manager for Alex Sink's (D) campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election held after the death of Rep. Bill Young (R).[1] Sink is the former elected CFO of the State of Florida; she lost the election to David Jolly (R).[9][10]
New Hampshire Democratic Party
- See also: Democratic Party of New Hampshire
Bivona's New Hampshire experience began in April 2014, when Bivona worked as the coordinated campaign director for the state's Democratic Party.[1] During that election cycle, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan won re-election, as did U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster.[11] In her victory speech, Hassan thanked Bivona, calling him "wonderfully talented" and praising his efforts in getting out the vote.[12]
Martin O'Malley 2016 presidential campaign
On May 20, 2015, Martin O'Malley hired two staffers for New Hampshire including John Bivona, who was named the state director.[13] O'Malley announced his presidential run on May 30, 2015.[14]
As New Hampshire state director, Bivona focused on building relationships with voters throughout the state. Ina n October statement announcing some of the campaign's New Hampshire endorsements, Bivona said, "Our New Hampshire team has spent the past four months building a foundation of support in communities across the state. With offices open in Manchester, Portsmouth and Keene, we have focused on developing relationships with local activists and opinion leaders and empowering them to be the face of the campaign in their communities."[15]
O'Malley suspended his presidential campaign on February 1, 2016, before the New Hampshire primary.[16] After the campaign's suspension, Bivona indicated that he had received offers to work with both Bernie Sanders (D) and Hillary Clinton (D) in New Hampshire. He told CNN that both campaigns "are telling us that there is a space here for you if you want it."[17]
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
In March 2016, Bivona joined the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as the organization's southern region political director.[1]
See also
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Martin O'Malley presidential campaign, 2016
- New Hampshire
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "John Bivona," accessed June 20, 2015
- ↑ P2016, "O'Malley for President," accessed June 20, 2015
- ↑ Reardon Reports, "Meet the NH campaign managers: John Bivona," September 10, 2015
- ↑ Common Purpose Project, "Team," accessed June 22, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Dan Tuohy's Granite Status: Presidential field takes shape as contenders flock to NH," May 20, 2015
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Obama 2.0 campaign to keep issues alive in Florida, other states," April 25, 2009
- ↑ Miami-Dade Dems, "Don't miss it: Obama campaign in Listening Tour for next phase," May 19, 2009
- ↑ Florida Democratic Party, "Florida Democratic Party Kicks Off Campaign for Accountability 2010," August 5, 2010
- ↑ Florida Next , "Founder Alex Sink," accessed June 22, 2015
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Florida Special Election Results: David Jolly Wins House Seat In State's 13th District," March 11, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 New Hampshire Elections Overview," December 17, 2014
- ↑ NH Labor News, "RELEASE: Governor Maggie Hassan Re-Elected to Second Term as Governor," November 4, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "Martin O'Malley hires 2 key NH staffers," May 20, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Martin O’Malley Announces Presidential Campaign, Pushing Image of Vitality," May 30, 2015
- ↑ Democratic Underground, "21 Endorsements from New Hampshire Leaders for Martin O'Malley," October 22, 2015
- ↑ ABC News, "Martin O'Malley Suspends Presidential Campaign," February 1, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Clinton campaign wants you to know she is losing in New Hampshire," February 3, 2016
