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Larry Elder presidential campaign staff, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
 Kamala Harris (D) Donald Trump (R) (won) Jill Stein (G) Chase Oliver (L) |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
Last updated September 19, 2023.
This page contains a select list of Larry Elder's (R) national campaign staff. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
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Campaign staff in context
Campaign staff plays an important role in presidential elections. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."[1]
Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.[1]
Elder campaign overview
- See also: Larry Elder presidential campaign, 2024
Larry Elder (R) was a talk radio host and 2021 California gubernatorial recall election candidate. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on April 20, 2023.[2] Elder suspended his campaign on October 26, 2023.[3]
In his campaign announcement, Elder highlighted his support for law enforcement, increasing security at the U.S.-Mexico border, and producing more energy in America. He also said he believed "the absolutely disgraceful lie that the Democrats put on everything, which is that America is systemically racist," had negative impacts on police efficacy, and said he opposed government welfare programs because he believed they resulted in increased numbers of single-parent households.[4]
National staff
The table below shows a partial list of national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager, senior advisors, political directors, communications directors, field directors, and the national press secretary. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- See also: Presidential election campaign managers and key staffers, 2024
| Larry Elder presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Matt Ciepielowski[5] | Campaign manager | Campaign manager, Lanhee Chen 2022 California Comptroller campaign | @MattCip |
State staff
Ballotpedia was unable to identify any state staff for Elder's campaign. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ Associated Press, "Larry Elder announces bid for 2024 Republican presidential nomination," April 20, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Elder on October 26, 2023," accessed October 27, 2023
- ↑ YouTube, "Larry Elder joins the growing 2024 field," April 21, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
