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Martin O'Malley presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

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This article details the experience of Martin O'Malley's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign
For a more comprehensive overview of O'Malley's staff and advisors, see:
Martin O'Malley presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016


For Martin O'Malley's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for O'Malley. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.

The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in February 2016.

Name Previous Experience
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Adam Goers
Deputy campaign manager
  • 2005: Tim Kaine gubernatorial
  • 2006: Bruce Braley U.S. House
  • 2008: Hillary Clinton presidential
  • 2010: Martin O'Malley gubernatorial
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Bill Hyers
Chief strategist
  • 2004:
  • 2006: Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. House
  • 2007: Michael Nutter mayoral
  • 2008: Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senate
Barack Obama presidential
  • 2010: Tom Barrett gubernatorial
  • 2011: Steve Beshear gubernatorial
  • 2012: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2013: Bill de Blasio mayoral
  • 2014: Pat Quinn gubernatorial
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Dave Hamrick
Campaign manager
  • 1996: Bill Clinton presidential
  • 2000: Al Gore presidential
  • 2008: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Gabriela Domenzain
Director of public engagement
  • 2012: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Jake Oeth
Iowa state director
  • 2014: Bruce Braley U.S. Senate
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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John Bivona
New Hampshire state director
  • 2008: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2014: Alex Sink U.S. House
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Deputy campaign manager
  • 2004: John Edwards presidential
  • 2008: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2012: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2013: Bill Thompson mayoral
Letitia James NYC public advocate
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Lis Smith
Deputy campaign manager
  • 2004: Tom Daschle U.S. Senate
  • 2006: Claire McCaskill U.S. Senate
  • 2008: Barack Obama presidential
  • 2013: Bill de Blasio mayoral
  • 2014: Adriano Espaillat U.S. House
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential
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Sarah Miller
Policy director
  • 2008: Hillary Clinton presidential
  • 2016: Martin O'Malley presidential



The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.

The year with the most notable overlap in experience was 2008, when five O'Malley staffers worked together on Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

Year Campaign Staffer
1976–1995
1996 Bill Clinton presidential Dave Hamrick
1997–1999
2000 Al Gore presidential Dave Hamrick
2001–2003
2004 John Edwards presidential Karine Jean-Pierre
Tom Daschle U.S. Senate Lis Smith
2005 Tim Kaine gubernatorial Adam Goers
2006 Bruce Braley U.S. House Adam Goers
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. House Bill Hyers
Claire McCaskill U.S. Senate Lis Smith
2007 Michael Nutter mayoral Bill Hyers
2008 Barack Obama presidential Bill Hyers
Gabriela Domenzain
John Bivona
Karine Jean-Pierre
Lis Smith
Hillary Clinton presidential Adam Goers
Sarah Miller
Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senate Bill Hyers
2009
2010 Martin O'Malley gubernatorial Adam Goers
Tom Barrett gubernatorial Bill Hyers
2011 Steve Beshear gubernatorial Bill Hyers
2012 Barack Obama presidential Bill Hyers
Gabriela Domenzain
Karine Jean-Pierre
2013 Bill de Blasio mayoral Bill Hyers
Lis Smith
Letitia James NYC public advocate Karine Jean-Pierre
Bill Thompson mayoral
2014 Adriano Espaillat U.S. House Lis Smith
Pat Quinn gubernatorial Bill Hyers
Bruce Braley U.S. Senate Jake Oeth
Alex Sink U.S. House John Bivona