Presidential campaign managers, 2020
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This page provides information about the campaign managers for each 2020 presidential campaign, including his or her previous position, Twitter handle, and other presidential campaign experience.
The following campaign managers are featured:
Visit Presidential election key staffers, 2020, to see our coverage of other campaign staff members.
Jennifer O'Malley Dillon
- See also: Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2020
Jennifer O'Malley Dillon was the campaign manager for former Vice President Joe Biden's (D) 2020 presidential campaign.[1]
She previously worked as the campaign manager for Beto O'Rourke's (D) 2020 presidential campaign. She was the battleground states director for Barack Obama's (D) 2008 presidential campaign and the deputy campaign manager for his 2012 re-election campaign. O'Malley Dillon also worked on campaigns for John Edwards (D), Jim Davis (D-Fla.), Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Francis Slay (D-Mo.), and Al Gore (D).[2]
Twitter: @jomalleydillon
Bill Stepien
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020
Bill Stepien was the campaign manager for President Donald Trump's (R) 2020 re-election campaign. He replaced former campaign manager Brad Parscale on July 15, 2020, after having served on Trump's staff as a deputy campaign manager.[3][4] He previously worked as senior political adviser to the campaign and White House political director. Stepien was a national field director for Trump's 2016 campaign.[5]
Stepien was previously a campaign manager and adviser to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) and worked on a number of local, state and national-level campaigns for Republican candidates.[6]
Twitter: @billstepien
Democratic campaign managers for withdrawn candidates
The following table shows the former campaign managers for noteworthy Democratic presidential candidates who withdrew from the race.
| 2020 Democratic presidential campaign managers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| Addisu Demissie | Cory Booker | Campaign manager, Gavin Newsom for Governor of California, 2018 | @ASDem |
| Jenn Ridder | Steve Bullock | Mountain West regional political director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | N/A |
| Mike Schmuhl | Pete Buttigieg | Consultant, Mel Hall for Congress, 2018 | N/A |
| Maya Rupert | Julián Castro | Executive director, Opportunity First PAC | @MayaRupert |
| John Davis | John Delaney | Founding partner, Red America Blue America (RABA) Research | N/A |
| Noland Chambliss[7] | Tulsi Gabbard | Director of external affairs, Change.org | @NolandCC |
| Jess Fassler | Kirsten Gillibrand | Chief of staff, office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | N/A |
| David Oks | Mike Gravel | N/A | @DavidEOks |
| Juan Rodriguez | Kamala Harris | Partner, SCRB Strategies | @lajrod |
| M.E. Smith | John Hickenlooper | Campaign manager, Bob Casey for United States Senate, 2018 | @smithmarye |
| Aisling Kerins | Jay Inslee | Principal, AK Consulting | N/A |
| Justin Buoen | Amy Klobuchar | Partner, New Partners | @jbuoen |
| Jennifer O'Malley Dillon[8] | Beto O'Rourke | Deputy campaign manager, Barack Obama for President of the United States, 2012 | @jomalleydillon |
| Mike Morley | Tim Ryan | Advisor to Rep. Tim Ryan | N/A |
| Faiz Shakir | Bernie Sanders | National political director, American Civil Liberties Union | @fshakir |
| Lisa Tucker | Eric Swalwell | Founding partner, The Tucker Group | @tuckerpolitics |
| Roger Lau | Elizabeth Warren | Campaign manager, Elizabeth Warren for United States Senate, 2018 | @RogerLau |
| Maurice Daniel | Marianne Williamson | Senior director of government relations, Human Rights First | N/A |
| Zach Graumann | Andrew Yang | Co-founder and CEO, SuitUp Incorporated | @Zach_Graumann |
See also
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Joe Biden appoints Jen O’Malley Dillon as new campaign manager," March 12, 2020
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Beto for America," accessed August 20, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, "Trump Demotes Brad Parscale, His Campaign Manager," July 15, 2020
- ↑ Politico, "Trump campaign installs Stepien as Parscale's No. 2," May 26, 2020
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.," accessed May 27, 2020
- ↑ Politico, "How Christie’s top aide shook Bridgegate and won over Trump," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Chambliss has been identified as a consultant providing campaign management services.
- ↑ O'Malley Dillon moved to the Biden presidential campaign after O'Rourke dropped out.
