Mike Gravel presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated June 11, 2019.
This page contains a list of Mike Gravel's campaign staff 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
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]
Gravel campaign overview
- See also: Mike Gravel presidential campaign, 2020
Mike Gravel, a Democratic former U.S. senator from Alaska, announced that he was running for president of the United States on April 2, 2019.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on August 6, 2019, and endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).[3][4][5]
Gravel did not enter the race seeking to win the Democratic nomination. "Our only aim is pushing the field left by appearing in the Democratic debates," the Gravel campaign tweeted.[2]
From 1969 to 1981, Gravel represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate. He also served in the Alaska State House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966, including two years as the speaker of the House.[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.
| Mike Gravel presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| David Oks | Campaign manager | N/A | @DavidEOks |
| Elijah Emery | Director of operations | N/A | @__elijahemery |
| Henry Williams | Chief strategist | N/A | @humford |
Gravel in the news
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This section featured five news stories about Gravel and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Gravel's campaign activity, click here.
- August 7, 2019: Gravel, who suspended his presidential campaign on August 6, clarified that he was endorsing both Sanders and Gabbard.
- August 6, 2019: Gravel suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Bernie Sanders.
- July 31, 2019: The Gravel campaign tweeted it was coming to an end. The campaign would donate its funds to charity and form the Gravel Institute, a self-described leftist think tank.
- July 20, 2019: The Gravel campaign called on John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, and Tim Ryan to withdraw from the presidential race since none of them qualified for the debates via grassroots fundraising while Gravel had met that threshold.
- July 18, 2019: In an interview with The National Interest, Gravel discussed his presidential campaign, foreign policy, and the debate qualifications. He said his campaign would “make an investigation whether or not the DNC turned my name into these various polls that were being taken.”
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fox News, "Mike Gravel has filed to run for president but intends to drop out after debates, campaign says," April 2, 2019
- ↑ CBS News, "Mike Gravel endorses Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard," August 7, 2019
- ↑ Politico, "Gravel and his campaign teens end presidential run," August 6, 2019
- ↑ Twitter, "Mike Gravel," August 6, 2019
- ↑ Mike Gravel, "Bio," accessed April 8, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
