Joshua Shields
Joshua Shields is a Republican political advisor in the state of South Dakota. Shields was named chief of staff to Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on October 1, 2019, following the departure of Herb Jones (R).[1] He stepped down on January 1, 2020.[2]
Career
Shields graduated from Gordon College with a degree in political science in 2002. Between 2002 and 2007, Shields worked in the U.S. Senate office of John Thune (R) and in the office of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. He worked on Bob Schaffer's (R) U.S. Senate campaign in 2008 before returning to the Senate to work in the office of Roger Wicker (R) the following year. In 2010, Shields managed R. Blake Curd's (R) U.S. House campaign before joining Noem's U.S. House campaign after she defeated Curd in the Republican primary.
Shields worked in Noem's U.S. House office before leaving to serve as the Black Hills Corporation's manager of federal government affairs in 2012. Shields left the company to manage Thune's 2016 U.S. Senate campaign, returning after the election. He left the Black Hills Corporation once again in 2019 to join Noem's gubernatorial administration as chief of policy and communications, where he served until being named chief of staff on October 1, 2019.[3]
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On October 1, 2019, Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced Shields as her chief of staff.[1] He stepped down on January 1, 2020.
Chief of staff
- See also: Gubernatorial chiefs of staff
In 2019, Ballotpedia identified Joshua Shields as a gubernatorial chief of staff. A chief of staff is the lead staff member of an administration and is responsible for implementing the governor's agenda.
The role is both a managerial and advisory position, although specific duties vary by each administration. The chief of staff typically has the following responsibilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA):[4]
- Control access to the governor and manage the governor's calendar;
- Monitor the flow of information to the governor on policy issues;
- Oversee gubernatorial Cabinet and staff; and
- Manage and communicate the governor's policy agenda to the state legislature and the public.
In terms of policymaking, the NGA notes that a chief of staff is responsible for bringing policy and communications together: "The chief is responsible for overseeing the development of the governor’s policy agenda. The policy director or advisor is typically responsible for shaping the general concepts and specific details of the agenda with input from the communications director, policy staff, and cabinet members. The chief often must take charge and bring the pieces together coherently."[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KOTA TV, "Governor Noem gets new chief of staff," October 1, 2019
- ↑ The Argus Leader, "Noem's chief of staff, communications director out, new policy director in," updated December 24, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Joshua Shields," accessed October 4, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Governors Association, "The Many Roles of the Governor’s Chief of Staff," accessed April 20, 2021
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