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Matthew Hutson
| Matthew Hutson | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | •Office of Representative Bruce Poliquin |
| Role: | Chief of Staff |
| Location: | Maine |
| Education: | Oklahoma State University |
Matthew Hutson is a political consultant and chief of staff for Maine Representative Bruce Poliquin (R). He has contributed to numerous political campaigns in Maryland, Louisiana, Ohio, Georgia and Texas, including Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s re-election campaign.[1] He was mentioned as part of the "Influencers 500" list produced by Campaigns & Elections Magazine in 2013 (according to Campaigns & Elections, the list "is a collection of some of the top names in the consulting business state by state").[2]
Career
Matthew Hutson grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2003. He also attended the Leadership Institute’s Youth Leadership School and worked as an intern and field representative for the organization.[1][3]
Hutson worked on Andrew Harris’ congressional campaign in Maryland, and served as campaign spokesman for Jim Renacci’s 2009 congressional campaign in Ohio.[4] A year later, he worked as the GOTV strategist for Georgia public service commissioner candidate Tim Echols.[1]
In 2011, Hutson served as statewide director for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s re-election campaign.[1][5] He also contributed to Louisiana State Senate candidate Jonathan Perry’s (R) campaign, managed GOTV strategies for Lenar Whitney’s (R) Louisiana House bid and worked as GOTV consultant for Roger Williams’ (R) congressional campaign in Texas.[1]
Hutson served as central region director for Rick Santorum for president and co-founded Defend Louisiana (according to its website, the group is “a statewide campaign dedicated to giving Louisianians a voice in the defense of their right to protect their families”).[1][6][7]
In August 2012, Hutson was hired to work as campaign manager for Protect Marriage Maine, along with his wife, who was hired to be grassroots coordinator.[5]
Two years later, Hutson became campaign manager for Bruce Poliquin’s (R) U.S. Senate run, and as of December 2015, he serves as Poliquin’s chief of staff. He is also the owner of Hutson Consulting, a Louisiana-based political consulting firm.[8][9][10][11]
See also
- Bruce Poliquin
- Bobby Jindal
- Andrew Harris
- Jim Renacci
- Tim Echols
- Jonathan Perry
- Roger Williams
- Lenar Whitney
- Rick Santorum
- Maine
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Georgia
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Leadership Institute, "LI Graduate Named a "Top 500 Influencer" by "Campaigns & Elections," April 16, 2013
- ↑ Cloud Contact Center Industry News (Campaigns & Elections Via Acquire Media NewsEdge), "the Influencers 500 (Campaigns & Elections)," January 22, 2013
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Faces on the front lines of the battle for marriage," September 8, 2012
- ↑ The Alliance Review, "Renacci off to Head Start," October 11, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bangor Daily News, "Married couple hired to run campaign opposed to same-sex marriage," August 15, 2012
- ↑ centralmaine.com, "Husband, wife team up to fight gay marriage in Maine," August 15, 2012
- ↑ Defend Louisiana, "About," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Poliquin, Raye spar on Susan Collins exchange," April 22, 2014
- ↑ Maine Municipal Association, "Maine Congressional Delegates," January 8, 2015
- ↑ Congress Merge, "Information on Representative Bruce Poliquin of Congressional District number 2 of Maine," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ Leadership Institute, "Matthew Hutson," accessed December 16, 2015
