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Matt Carle
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| Role: | Executive director | ||
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Expertise: | Campaign strategy | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •The Ohio State University •Capital University (Ohio) Law School | ||
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Matt Carle is a Republican political strategist operating in the state of Ohio. As of May 2016, he was the executive director of John Kasich's (R) super PAC, New Day for America.[1] Carle previously worked on U.S. Senate campaigns for George Voinovich (R-Ohio) and Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) as well as Kasich's 2014 gubernatorial re-election. He was also the director of legislative affairs in Kasich's gubernatorial staff.[2]
Career
In 2004, Matt Carle worked as the campaign manager for George Voinovich's campaign for re-election to the U.S. Senate.[3] Voinovich won the race with 64 percent of the votes.[4]
Carle was also the campaign manager for Mike DeWine's 2006 U.S. Senate re-election campaign.[5] DeWine lost the general election to Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown.[6]
In 2010, Carle was a Republican candidate for District 20 of the Ohio House of Representatives. Carle was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Nancy Garland (D).[7]
In 2011, Carle joined the staff of John Kasich as Kasich's director of legislative affairs, where he helped "develop the governor’s policy agenda and secure its support in the General Assembly."[8] Carle left this position in 2014 to run Kasich's re-election campaign.[2]
John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016
On May 5, 2015, Cleveland.com reported that Matt Carle had left John Kasich's staff to manage New Day for America, originally established as Kasich's 527 group in April 2015. The report also noted that this move "signals a big role for Carle if Kasich runs. Carle could find himself in charge of the campaign itself or with a group that could promote Kasich's candidacy but not coordinate with the campaign."[1]
Kasich announced his bid for the presidency on July 21, 2015.[9] In late July, New Day for America filed with the FEC as a Super PAC.[10] Kasich suspended his presidential campaign on May 4, 2016.[11]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Northeast Ohio Media Group, "John Kasich builds his 2016 team," May 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Northeast Ohio Media Group, "Ohio governor's race: Matt Carle will leave John Kasich's administration to run re-election campaign," August 9, 2013
- ↑ Vindy.com, "OHIO Senator gets on stump," September 18, 2004
- ↑ Washington Post, "Elections 2004, Ohio," November 24, 2004
- ↑ FoxNews, "Iraq War Vet Takes on DeWine for Senate Seat," October 4, 2005
- ↑ CNN, "U.S. Senate/Ohio," accessed July 1, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "State Representative: Results for general election on November 2, 2010," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Office of Governor-Elect John Kasich and Lt. Governor-Elect Mary Taylor, "Governor-elect Kasich Names Senior Staff," January 7, 2011
- ↑ CNN, "John Kasich makes 2016 bid official in freewheeling announcement," July 21, 2015
- ↑ Politico, " Kasich super PAC raises more than $11 million," July 30, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Kasich dropping out of presidential race," May 4, 2016
