Lauren Dillon

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Lauren Dillon Iowa state director 2020 Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign 2020 presidential campaign staff

Affiliation: Democratic Party Twitter: @llcdillon

Prior campaign experience • 2016 clinton Campaign • 2012 Obama campaign • PREVIOUS POSITION • PREVIOUS POSITION • PREVIOUS POSITION

Lauren Dillon is the Iowa state director for U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) 2020 presidential campaign. Dillon is a veteran of the 2016 Hillary Clinton (D) and 2012 Barack Obama (D) presidential campaigns. She was hired by the Klobuchar campaign in February 2019.

Career

Prior to her work on the Clinton and Obama campaigns, Dillon worked for the Democratic National Committee for nine years as a researcher and in the administration of Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) for three years.

Dillon graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in politics and a B.A. in psychology.

Amy Klobuchar 2020 presidential campaign

See also: Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign, 2020

National staff members

See also: Amy Klobuchar 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. 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

State staff members

Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign state staff, 2020
Staff	State	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Lauren Dillon	Iowa	State director	Deputy director, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee	@llcdillon
Scott Merrick	New Hampshire	State director	Vice president of business development, Athenium Analytics	N/A
Kelsi Browning	New Hampshire	Communications director	Communications director, Paul Davis for Congress, 2018	@kelsibrowning
Angela Kouters	South Carolina	State director	Founder, Hard Count Strategies	@angelakouters
Marina Negroponte	Nevada	State director	Nevada state director, Beto O'Rourke for President, 2020	@Mapinduzi34

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See also

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• Amy Klobuchar
• Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign, 2020
• Amy Klobuchar presidential campaign staff, 2020
• Presidential candidates, 2020

External links

• Amy for America‎

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