Juan Rodriguez (Influencer)
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Juan Rodriguez was the campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-Calif.) 2020 presidential campaign. Rodriguez managed Harris' 2016 Senate campaign and served as senior advisor and interim chief of staff while she was attorney general of California.[1][2]
Career
Rodriguez began his political career working on a school board election in 2003.[3] He later interned for former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) and served as his director of state relations from 2009 until 2013.[1][4]
In 2013, Rodriguez was hired as senior advisor to California Attorney General Harris, a position he held until 2015. In 2014, he served as her interim chief of staff.[1][2] In 2015, Harris asked Rodriguez to manage her 2016 U.S. Senate campaign.[4] He also served as a senior advisor on Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-Calif.) 2018 gubernatorial campaign.[5]
Rodriguez became a partner at SCRB Strategies in 2017.[1]
He received a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.[1]
Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign
Key staff members
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.[6] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
Kamala Harris presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
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Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
Juan Rodriguez | Campaign manager | Partner, SCRB Strategies | @lajrod |
Averell Smith | Senior advisor | Partner, SCRB Strategies | N/A |
Sean Clegg | Senior advisor | Partner, SCRB Strategies | @SeanClegg |
Laphonza Butler | Senior advisor | Partner, SCRB Strategies | @LaphonzaB |
David Huynh | Senior advisor | Counsel and director of delegate operations and ballot access, Hillary Clinton for President of the United States, 2016 | @KeepHuynhing |
Nathan Barankin | Senior advisor | Chief of staff, office of Sen. Kamala Harris | @nathanbarankin |
Emmy Ruiz | Senior advisor | Colorado director, Hillary Clinton for President of the United States, 2016 | @emmyruiz |
Missayr Boker | Co-political director | Campaign director, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | N/A |
Julie Chávez Rodríguez | Co-political director | California state director, office of Sen. Kamala Harris | N/A |
Lily Adams | Communications director | Communications director, office of Sen. Kamala Harris | @adamslily |
Ian Sams | National press secretary | Communications director, Tim Kaine for United States Senate, 2018 | @IanSams |
Angelique Cannon | National finance director | Deputy national finance director, Hillary Clinton for President of the United States, 2016 | @cannonangelique |
Media
This section contains media coverage, interviews, and profiles of Rodriguez.
Videos
Interviews and profiles
- Iowa Starting Line, "Ep105: Kamala Harris Campaign Manager Interview, Busy Weekend Review," June 14, 2019
- Politico, "Politico Playbook Power List 2019: Juan Rodriguez"
- The Sacramento Bee, "Strategist to top politicians, Juan Rodriguez is part of ‘the new generation of California’," December 28, 2016
See also
- Sample Ballot Lookup
- Kamala Harris
- Kamala Harris presidential campaign, 2020
- Kamala Harris presidential campaign staff, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential campaign managers, 2020
- Gavin Newsom
- Antonio Villaraigosa
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Democracy in Action, "Kamala Harris for the People," accessed August 15, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SCRB Strategies, "Juan Rodriguez," accessed August 15, 2019
- ↑ Politico, "Politico Playbook Power List 2019: Juan Rodriguez," accessed August 15, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Strategist to top politicians, Juan Rodriguez is part of ‘the new generation of California’," December 28, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "Kamala Harris enters 2020 presidential race," January 21, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019