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Juan Rodriguez (Influencer)

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Juan Rodriguez

Former campaign manager
2020 Harris presidential campaign

2020 presidential campaign staff

Affiliation: Democratic
Twitter: @lajrod


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

See also: Kamala Harris presidential campaign, 2020

Key staff members

See also: Kamala Harris presidential campaign staff, 2020

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
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

See also

External links

Footnotes