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Kate Bedingfield
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| Organization: | Biden administration |
| Role: | Former White House communications director |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Virginia |
Kate Bedingfield was the White House press communications director for the Biden administration. She was a deputy campaign manager on the 2020 Biden presidential campaign and worked in the Obama administration.[1]
Biography
Bedingfield graduated from the University of Virginia. She has worked on several political campaigns, including the 2008 Jeanne Shaheen senatorial campaign as communications director and the John Edwards presidential campaign as deputy national press secretary. She also held communications roles with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Motion Picture Association of America.[1]
Bedingfield served in the Obama administration as a communications director for then-Vice President Biden, deputy director of media affairs, and director of response. She was a deputy campaign manager and communications director for the 2020 Biden presidential campaign.[1]
White House communications director
- See also: Joe Biden presidential transition
The Biden Transition announced on November 29, 2020, that Bedingfield would hold the position of White House communications director.[1] Politico reported before the announcement, "The public-facing positions combined with her past White House experience would make her a natural first pick for work behind the lectern, allies said. But Bedingfield’s strategic role in the campaign suggests she could also serve as communications director."[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biden-Harris Transition, "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff," November 29, 2020
- ↑ Politico, "Biden is bringing back the daily briefing. Here's who is likely to be at the podium," November 13, 2020
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