Mindy Finn

Mindy Finn
Basic facts
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Affiliation:	Republican
Education:	•George Washington University •Boston College

Mindy Finn is a Republican political consultant and media strategist. On October 6, 2016, Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin announced Finn as his 2016 running mate.

Career

Finn has worked as a media consultant for Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign and George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. In 2005, she helped develop the Republican National Committee's new media department.

In 2015, Finn founded Empowered Women, a nonprofit that seeks to give "voice to a new generation of American women" and "to diversify and round out the perspectives and voices of American women, and by doing so, give them a broader and stronger influence on politics, culture and community," according to Empowered Women's website.

Finn's other professional experience includes working for Google and Twitter.

Presidential campaign, 2016

Vice presidential run

On October 6, 2016, BuzzFeed reported that Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin planned to announce Finn as his running mate. Earlier that day, McMullin tweeted, "I can’t wait to announce my running mate. You’re really going to like her!" McMullin officially announced Finn as his running mate on his campaign website later on October 6.

Ballot access issues

On the 11 state ballots on which McMullin appeared in November—this excludes the 23 states where he qualified as a write-in candidate—McMullin's campaign filed Nathan Johnson as McMullin's running mate. On September 7, 2016, McMullin's campaign stated in a press release that Johnson was a placeholder candidate (for ballot access purposes) and that McMullin intended to announce an official vice presidential pick later. When McMullin announced Finn as his running mate in October, his campaign also said that it intended to issue legal challenges in order to replace Johnson's name with Finn's on state ballots.

Comments on Donald Trump

Finn was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. In August 2015, she called him "an abusive boyfriend," saying, "He’s a bully. ... his morning I dropped off my 3-year-old for first day of school and I thought about what are my hopes and dreams for him as he goes through his school life? What are the lessons that I want to teach him? You know, we all look to our kids and we want them to be a leaders. It’s not be a bully, name call, think of women as bimbos and dogs. You know, it’s not — I actually kind of look at The Donald a bit like an abusive boyfriend. There’s an allure, he’s filling kind of a need and a void and people are attracted to him but ultimately he’s a bully. And he’s going to punch you in the eye."

On January 15, she authored a post titled "I’m a Republican. You Couldn’t Pay Me to Vote for Trump" on the blog #NeverTrump.com. In the post, she said, "[Trump's] a master at propaganda. He’s a bully. And he’s dangerous. I’m a lifelong Republican. But more importantly, I’m an American, a Mom, and though I don’t wear it on my sleeve, a committed Jew. When I see an authoritarian decide who are winners and losers as if he were picking race horses to bet on, habitually equate people to animals and mock their looks and mannerisms, I see the antithesis of leadership. When I see a man equate strength with an ability to erect tall buildings in their name while threatening to banish entire religions from our country, I don’t merely shake my head in disgust. I’m afraid. ... So I wouldn’t support Trump if you paid me his net worth. I refuse to carry his flag. I challenge you to do the same."

See also

• Evan McMullin
• Better for America
• NeverTrump movement

External links

• Mindy Finn on Twitter
• Mindy Finn on LinkedIn