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Matt Cipielowski was the campaign manager for Larry Elder's (R) 2024 presidential campaign.[1] He was the New Hampshire state director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[2] Previously, Ciepielowski worked as the New Hampshire field director for Americans for Prosperity, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization focused on limited government.[1]
Career
Matt Ciepielowski began his involvement in politics while still a student at Quinnipiac University. Ciepielowski was a writer and editor for the student newspaper, the Quinnipiac Chronicle. He became the co-managing editor in 2008 and the senior managing editor in 2011, his final year at Quinnipiac.[3][4] While in college, Ciepielowski also organized for Young Americans for Liberty, a youth organization promoting individual rights and limited government. He often wrote opinion pieces for the organization's website.[5] Writing for the Quinnipiac Chronicle in 2011, as he prepared to graduate, Ciepielowski noted the influence of both organizations on his education: "I’ve had some interesting and enlightening classes at Quinnipiac, but I learned far more through my involvement with the Chronicle and Young Americans for Liberty."[6]
In 2012, Ciepielowski worked as a field organizer in Louisiana for Ron Paul's presidential campaign.[7] He then moved to New Hampshire to work for the "Free State Project," a movement that aims to get those who believe in limited government to move to New Hampshire.[8] The group also aims at "educating people about the advantages of New Hampshire for liberty folks, and about the advantages for liberty of like-minded people gathering and working together."[9] From 2012 to 2015, Ciepielowski was the New Hampshire field coordinator for Americans for Prosperity, where he worked with Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. In this role, he organized events aimed at younger voters.[10]
He worked as a White House liaison for the Broadcasting Board of Governors in 2017, and for the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2017 to 2018. In 2020, he managed the campaigns for Don Sedgwick (R) in California's 45th Congressional District and Michelle Steel (R) in California's 48th Congressional District. From 2020 to 2021, he worked as the district director in Steel's U.S. House office. Ciepielowski managed Lanchee Chen's (R) 2022 campaign for California Controller.[1]
From May to October 2023, Ciepielowski worked as Larry Elder's (R) 2024 presidential campaign manager.[1]
Larry Elder presidential campaign, 2024
- See also: Larry Elder presidential campaign, 2024
Key staff members
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- See also: Presidential election campaign managers and key staffers, 2024
| Larry Elder presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
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| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Matt Ciepielowski[11] | Campaign manager | Campaign manager, Lanhee Chen 2022 California Comptroller campaign | @MattCip |
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Primary election
 Trump campaign rally in New Hampshire, January 2016 |
On February 25, 2015, Corey Lewandowski—Donald Trump's newly hired political advisor and soon-to-be campaign manager—picked Matt Ciepielowski to work for Trump's exploratory committee as the New Hampshire state director.[12] On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his bid for the presidency at Trump Tower in New York City.[13] Ciepielowski then transitioned to the campaign with the same role.[2]
The Trump campaign's work in New Hampshire was difficult to gauge from the beginning. Lewandowski told NPR that the campaign was "running a bit of a different organization."[14] In December 2015, New Hampshire Public Radio reported that Trump appealed to "a stampede of voters other campaigns won’t reach."[15] Yet Ciepielowski and Trump's New Hampshire organization came under scrutiny in early 2016 for a lack of "investments in infrastructure." On February 3, 2016, Politico reported that the campaign had shifted only "a single staffer" to New Hampshire. The article cited a campaign source as saying that Ciepielowski was "in over his head."[16]
In the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary election, Ciepielowski was active "taking steps to galvanize supporters to do more than just show up to rallies," according to New Hampshire Public Radio. He emailed supporters in January 2016, saying, "Besides the many rallies and town halls that we are planning between now and the election on Feb. 9, we will also be running an extensive ground game of phone-banking and door knocking. To assist in that effort, we are requesting that you bring your PC or Apple laptops, Android tablets or iPads along so you can help us with our voter contact program at our office locations after the rally."[17] After the state's primary elections, Ciepielowski remained on the Trump campaign staff, assisting "in developing and managing the ground game in over a dozen additional state primaries," according to WMUR.[18]
General election
On June 29, 2016, NH1 reported that Ciepielowski would return to the Trump campaign as New Hampshire state director for the general election.[19] Ciepielowski told the Concord Monitor that the campaign planned on hiring 12 to 13 people in the state. He said, "We’re getting the groundwork laid out now. ... Getting those folks ready to reach out to their people."[20]
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See also
- Larry Elder presidential campaign, 2024
- Larry Elder presidential campaign staff, 2024
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Presidential election campaign managers, 2024
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- New Hampshire
- Corey Lewandowski
- Americans for Prosperity
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "Matt C.," accessed August 23, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Quinnipiac Chronicle, "Promotions and New Staff," October 1, 2008
- ↑ Quinnipiac Chronicle, "Issue 6, Volume 80," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ Young Americans for Liberty, "Matt Ciepielowski," accessed June 29, 2015
- ↑ Quinnipiac Chronicle, "Senior Sendoffs: Chronicle seniors lend words of advice," May 4, 2011
- ↑ Free State Project, "Newsletter September 2013," accessed June 29, 2015
- ↑ Free Keene, "Rebel Love Show Episode 15 (7/9/14)," August 7, 2014
- ↑ The Free State Project, "About," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ Americans for Prosperity, "'Thirsty for Freedom Thursday' Happy Hour," accessed June 29, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
- ↑ NH Journal, "Trump moves toward candidacy; hires NH’s Lewandowski as senior political adviser," February 25, 2015
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race," June 16, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "Can Donald Trump Build A Campaign To Last?" July 30, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "New Rules of Play May Shake Up N.H.'s GOP Primary Ground Game," December 22, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Trump resists staff calls to change course," February 3, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "With More Scrutiny on Ground Game, Trump Steps Up Outreach in N.H.," January 11, 2016
- ↑ WMUR, "Updated WMUR exclusive: Biundo to be named senior national adviser to Trump campaign," June 29, 2016
- ↑ NH1, "FIRST on NH1 News: Trump to give speech Thursday at former Sylvania plant in Manchester," June 29, 2016
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "Trump event in N.H. an attempt at GOP unity: ‘It’s not all about Mr. Trump,'" June 30, 2016
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