Presidential election political directors, 2016
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The political director is a key decision-making role in any campaign. According to Wellstone Action, a progressive political training group, "The political director works with specific constituency groups to organize their involvement with the campaign."[1] According to Clyde Williams, former political director for the Democratic National Committee, the political director "sets the agenda" for the campaign at national, regional and local levels.[2] The following is a list of all the political directors that Ballotpedia has profiled for the 2016 presidential election. A fuller individual profile—including the staffer's background, previous experience and current campaign work—can be found by clicking on the link in each staffer's name. Clicking the link in the campaign logo on the right will take you to Ballotpedia's comprehensive profile of that candidate's 2016 campaign.
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James Garcia: In January 2015, James Garcia joined Chris Christie's PAC, Leadership Matters for America, as the political director.[3][4] On June 30, 2015, Chris Christie announced his 2016 presidential campaign.[5][6] It was announced on July 3, 2015, that Garcia would act as Christie's political director for Christie's official campaign.[7] Previously, Garcia worked as a director for both the Republican National Committee and the Colorado Republican Party; he was also the Colorado state manager for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. |  |
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Mark P. Campbell: Mark Campbell joined Ted Cruz's presidential campaign in early 2015.[8] Campbell is founder of Campbell Campaigns and has worked on numerous political races, including George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Rudy Giuliani.[9] |  |
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Jessica Ennis: Jessica Ennis has been with Marco Rubio's campaign from its inception. Previously, Ennis worked at the Republican National Committee, where she held several positions until her departure in 2012, including regional finance director, deputy political director and regional political director for the Southeast.[10] In 2012, she worked on Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, serving as the deputy operations director.[11] |  |
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Matt Mason: In January, Matt Mason was appointed political director of Scott Walker's PAC, Our American Revival.[12] When Walker announced his campaign on July 13, 2015, Mason became political director for the campaign itself.[13] Previously, Mason was a regional political director for Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential bid and national field director for the Republican National Committee.[14] |  |
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Amanda Renteria: Amanda Renteria was offered the position of political director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign in early 2015.[15] Previously, Renteria worked for Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) was a candidate for U.S. Congress in California's 21st Congressional District. The Wall Street Journal noted the potential role Renteria—he first Latina in government to serve as a chief of staff—might play with regard to Hispanic voters: "The appointment of Ms. Renteria could send a powerful signal to Hispanics who want a presence at the top rungs of a campaign."[16][17] | 
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References
- ↑ Wellstone Action, "Campaign Roles and Responsibilities," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Former DNC Political Director, Clyde WIlliams: People Should Never Feel Like They're Disenfranchised By The Political Process," April 3, 2012
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Chris Christie Launching Political Action Committee For Potential 2016 Presidential Campaign," March 27, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Chris Christie: No teleprompter for launch," June 29, 2015
- ↑ National Journal, "Chris Christie Is Running For President. But Is He Too Late?" June 30, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Chris Christie kicks off presidential campaign," June 30, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Exclusive: Chris Christie hires presidential campaign manager and appoints senior staff," July 3, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "The power players behind Ted Cruz's campaign," April 20, 2015
- ↑ Campbell Campaigns, "Our Clients," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ NC Political News, "NC native to serve as Rubio’s political director," April 14, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jessica Ennis," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Time, "Walker Hires Two Former RNC Aides In Political Roles," March 1, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "The power players behind Scott Walker's campaign," July 14, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Playbook," January 28, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Ex-House Candidate Will Take Top Role in Likely Clinton Campaign," February 26, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Renteria Doesn’t Blend In," October 16, 2008
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Hillary Clinton Taps Hispanics for Likely White House Campaign," March 15, 2015
