John Delaney presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated November 15, 2019.
This page contains a select list of John Delaney'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 Delaney's campaign
- National and state staff
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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]
Delaney campaign overview
- See also: John Delaney presidential campaign, 2020
John Delaney is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Maryland's 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. Delaney formally declared his candidacy for president on July 28, 2017, in a Washington Post op-ed.[2] He was the first Democratic candidate to announce a campaign for the 2020 election.[3]
In his op-ed, Delaney stated that he would focus on "preparing our country for the future" by addressing "[t]echnological innovation, automation and globalization."[2] In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Delaney said he thought the American people are looking for a leader to bring the country together, and he pledged to work on only bipartisan proposals during his first 100 days as president.[4]
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.[5] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| John Delaney presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Xan Fishman | Campaign manager | Chief of staff, office of Rep. John Delaney | @xanfishman |
| Tracey K. Friedlander | Senior advisor | Senior advisor, Inter-American Development Bank | N/A |
| Michael Starr Hopkins | National press secretary | Communications director, Sean Shaw for Attorney General of Florida, 2018 | @Theonlyhonest |
| Samantha Price | Policy director | Senior legislative assistant, office of Rep. John Delaney | N/A |
| Kandie Stroud | Communications director | President, Stroud Communications | @stroudpr |
State staff
The table below shows the candidate's 2020 early primary state directors and state communications directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[5] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| John Delaney presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Iowa) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Brent Roske | Iowa | State director | Iowa deputy state director, John Delaney for President, 2020 | @brentroske |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| John Delaney presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Departures) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Courtney Carstens | Iowa press secretary | October 2019 | Iowa press secretary, Tom Steyer for President, 2020 |
| Monica Biddix | Iowa state director | September 2019 | N/A |
| Will McDonald | National communications director | October 1, 2019 | N/A |
Delaney 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 Delaney and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Delaney's campaign activity, click here.
- January 31, 2020: Delaney announced that he was ending his presidential campaign. His campaign said in a press release, “John does not want the good work of his campaign to make it harder for those like-minded candidates on the bubble of viability in many Iowa precincts to advance in the Iowa caucuses and garner delegates.”
- January 30, 2020: Delaney began his final campaign in Iowa with stops in Muscatine and Cedar Rapids.
- January 27, 2020: Delaney campaigned in Iowa with stops in Cedar Falls and Tripoli.
- January 24, 2020: Delaney spoke at an economic forum in New Hampshire.
- January 22, 2020: Delaney campaigned in Iowa with stops in Elkader, West Union, and Decorah.
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Washington Post, "John Delaney: Why I’m running for president," July 28, 2017
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Delaney announces campaign for president, becomes first to challenge Trump," July 28, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "This Week," January 13, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
