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Michael Bloomberg presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated February 21, 2020.
This page contains a select list of Michael Bloomberg's 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 Bloomberg's campaign
- National and state staff
- Bloomberg in the news
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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]
Bloomberg campaign overview
Michael Bloomberg is a former three-term New York City mayor, investment banker, philanthropist, and media executive. He filed for several state Democratic primaries, including Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, before formally announcing his candidacy on November 24, 2019.[2][3]
He suspended his presidential campaign on March 4, 2020, and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden.[4]
Bloomberg founded Beyond Carbon, a clean energy initiative, in 2019.[5] With an estimated net worth of $52 billion, Bloomberg said he would self-fund his campaign.[3][6]
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.[7] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
As of February 12, 2020, Bloomberg had 2,400 staffers working for his campaign across 43 states and territories.[8]
| Michael Bloomberg presidential national campaign staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Kevin Sheekey | Campaign manager | Global head of communications, Bloomberg LP | @ksheekey |
| Howard Wolfson | Senior adviser | Senior adviser, Bloomberg Philanthropies | @howiewolf |
| Jason Schechter | Communications director | Chief communications officer, Bloomberg LP | @schechtj |
| Carlos Sanchez | Political director | Senior adviser, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan | @carlitossanchez |
| Dan Kannien | States director | Partner and CEO, STG Results | @dkanninen |
Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Bloomberg's campaign activity, click here.
- March 4, 2020: Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign and endorsed Biden. He said in a statement, “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden.”
- March 3, 2020: Bloomberg said that he expected his only path to the Democratic nomination would be through a contested convention.
- March 3, 2020: Bloomberg held a rally in South Florida.
- March 2, 2020: The editorial boards of several newspapers in Massachusetts, including The Boston Herald, endorsed Bloomberg. Bloomberg spoke at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention in Washington, D.C., where he said he opposed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
- March 1-2, 2020: Bloomberg aired “Leadership in Crisis,” a three-minute recorded address on the coronavirus, on CBS and NBC. Fox News is hosting a town hall with Bloomberg in Manassas, Virginia.
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
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to get on the Texas primary ballot," November 20, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNBC, "Mike Bloomberg is buying at least $31 million in TV ads ahead of potential 2020 run," November 22, 2019
- ↑ Axios, "Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden," March 4, 2020
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Our Highest Office, My Deepest Obligation," March 5, 2019
- ↑ Axios, "Exclusive: Mike Bloomberg will 'spend whatever it takes' in 2020," November 8, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ WMUR, "Bloomberg launches presidential campaign operation in NH," February 12, 2020
