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Rick Perry presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
| This article details the experience of Rick Perry's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign |
| For a more comprehensive overview of Perry's staff and advisors, see: |
| Rick Perry presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For Rick Perry's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Perry. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.
The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in September 2015.
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Abby McCloskey Policy director |
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Andy Swanson Iowa state director |
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Avik Roy Senior advisor |
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Jeff Miller Campaign manager |
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Katon Dawson South Carolina state director |
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Lucy Nashed Communications director |
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Mike Dennehy Senior advisor |
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Rob Johnson Senior strategist |
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Robert Haus Senior Iowa strategist |
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Walter Whetsell Senior South Carolina advisor |
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The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.
Four of Perry's key staff members for his 2016 presidential campaign also worked with Perry on his 2012 run for president.
| Year | Campaign | Staffer |
| 1976–1991 | ||
| 1992 | Stephen Merrill gubernatorial | Mike Dennehy |
| Chuck Grassley U.S. Senate | Robert Haus | |
| 1993 | ||
| 1994 | Stephen Merrill gubernatorial | Mike Dennehy |
| 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Phil Gramm presidential | Robert Haus |
| 1997–1999 | ||
| 2000 | John McCain presidential | Mike Dennehy |
| Steve Forbes presidential | Robert Haus | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | David Dewhurst lieutenant gubernatorial | Rob Johnson |
| Craig Benson gubernatorial | Mike Dennehy | |
| 2003–2005 | ||
| 2006 | Jim Nussle gubernatorial | Andy Swanson |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | John McCain presidential | Andy Swanson |
| Mike Dennehy | ||
| Fred Thompson presidential | Robert Haus | |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Rick Perry gubernatorial | Rob Johnson |
| Jeff Duncan U.S. House | Walter Whetsell | |
| Mick Mulvaney U.S. House | ||
| Tim Scott U.S. House | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Rick Perry presidential | Jeff Miller |
| Lucy Nashed | ||
| Rob Johnson | ||
| Robert Haus | ||
| Mitt Romney presidential | Avik Roy | |
| Newt Gingrich presidential | Rob Johnson | |
| Tim Pawlenty presidential | Andy Swanson | |
| Tom Latham U.S. House | ||
| 2013–2014 |
