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Justin Buoen
 Former campaign manager 2020 Klobuchar presidential campaign 2020 presidential campaign staff | ||
Affiliation: Democratic | ||
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Justin Buoen is the former campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) 2020 presidential campaign. Buoen worked on Klobuchar's 2006 and 2012 Senate campaigns. He also worked on campaigns for Mark Dayton (D-Minn.), Tim Walz (D-Minn.), John Edwards (D), and John Kerry (D).[1]
Career
Buoen began his career as a field organizer on Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.[1] He then joined Klobuchar's 2006 Senate campaign, first working on parades and later as an in-state fundraiser.[2] Between Klobuchar's Senate races, Buoen worked on Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign, Walz's 2008 U.S. House re-election campaign, and Dayton's 2010 gubernatorial campaign. Starting in 2010, he was the deputy campaign manager for Klobuchar's 2012 Senate re-election campaign and later the campaign manager. In 2014, he worked on Dayton's gubernatorial re-election campaign.[1]
In 2013, Buoen became a partner at New Partners.[1]
He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2003 with a B.S. in political science and government.[3]
Amy Klobuchar 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.[4] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Justin Buoen | Campaign manager | Partner, New Partners | @jbuoen |
| Pete Giangreco | Senior advisor | Partner, The Strategy Group | N/A |
| Brigit Helgen | Senior advisor | Chief of staff, office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar | N/A |
| Lucinda Ware | Political director | Vice president/partner SWAY | N/A |
| Mike McLaughlin | Field director | Campaign manager, Harley Rouda for Congress, 2018 | N/A |
| Tim Hogan | Communications director | National press secretary, The Hub Project | @timjhogan |
| Carlie Waibel | National press secretary | Senior spokesperson, Andrew Gillum for Governor of Florida, 2018 | @carliewaibel |
| Michael Schultz | National finance director | Finance director, Ben Cardin for U.S. Senate, 2018 | N/A |
See also
- Sample Ballot Lookup
- Amy Klobuchar
- Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign, 2020
- Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign staff, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential campaign managers, 2020
- Mark Dayton
- Tim Walz
- John Kerry
External links
Footnotes
