Marianne Williamson presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated January 10, 2020.
This page contains a select list of Marianne Williamson's former national campaign staff and primary state directors. 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
- Overview of Williamson's campaign
- National and state staff
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Campaign staff in context
Campaign staff plays an important role in the presidential primaries. 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]
Marianne Williamson campaign overview
Marianne Williamson is a former Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2020. She entered the race on January 28, 2019, and ended her campaign on January 10, 2020.[2]
Williamson said she wanted to bring a moral and spiritual awakening to the United States with her candidacy. She supported Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and $100 billion in reparations for slavery. Williamson also said that U.S. foreign policy and national security "should be based more on efforts to wage peace than on efforts to prepare for war."[3][4]
Williamson is a lecturer and author. She ran to represent the 33rd Congressional District of California as an independent candidate in 2014.[5]
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National staff
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.
Williamson confirmed on January 2, 2020, that she had laid off her campaign staff nationally. The following list reflects previously employed staff members.[7]
| Marianne Williamson presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Patricia Ewing | Campaign manager | Partner, PLUS Strategic Advisors | N/A |
| Eleanor LeCain | Policy director | President, The Breakthrough Way, 2008-2019 | N/A |
| Juan Rodriguez | National press secretary | N/A | N/A |
| Jeff Marshall | National data director | Data manager, David Wilson Brown for U.S. House, 2018 | N/A |
| Helen Caddes | Digital director | Advanced tech, cloud partner support, and application developer support, Block | N/A |
State staff
The table below shows the candidate's 2020 early primary state directors and state communications 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 state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
Williamson confirmed on January 2, 2020, that she had laid off her campaign staff nationally. The following list reflects previously employed staff members.[7]
| Marianne Williamson presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Paula Roby | Iowa | State director | Attorney | @robypaula |
| Paul Hodes | New Hampshire | State director | U.S. representative, New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District | N/A |
| David Bagley | Nevada | State director | President at Bull City Works, LLC | N/A |
| Derrick Quarles | South Carolina | Deputy state director | Director of Student Success Center, Wiley College | N/A |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| Marianne Williamson presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Departures) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Gloria Bromell Tinubu | South Carolina state director | April 28, 2019[8] | Candidate for U.S. Senate, 2020 |
| Brent Roske | Iowa state director | July 9, 2019[9] | Iowa deputy state director, John Delaney presidential campaign, 2020 |
Williamson in the news
- See also: Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing and Editorial approach to story selection for the Daily Presidential News Briefing
This section featured five news stories about Williamson and her presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Williamson's campaign activity, click here.
See also
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, "Marianne Williamson Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race," January 10, 2020
- ↑ Council on Foreign Relations, "Campaign 2020: Marianne Williamson, Democratic Presidential Candidate," February 19, 2019
- ↑ RealClearPolitics, "Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Calls For "Moral And Spiritual Awakening" In The U.S.," January 31, 2019
- ↑ Marianne Williamson, "About," accessed February 25, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 WMUR, "Democrat Marianne Williamson lays off campaign staff nationally, including NH," January 2, 2020
- ↑ The State, "Lindsey Graham gets second Democratic challenger in Senate race," April 28, 2019
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Marianne Williamson's Iowa director joins John Delaney's 2020 campaign," July 9, 2019
