Scott Walker presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
| This article details the experience of Scott Walker's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign |
| For a more comprehensive overview of Walker's staff and advisors, see: |
| Scott Walker presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For Scott Walker'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 Walker. 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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Ed Goeas Senior advisor |
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Kirsten Kukowski Communications director |
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Kristin Jackson Domestic policy advisor |
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Matt Mason Political director |
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Mike Gallagher National security advisor |
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Michael W. Grebe Campaign chairman |
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Rick Wiley Campaign manager |
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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.
The key staff for Scott Walker's 2016 campaign had little experience working together prior to joining Walker's 2016 efforts. The only overlapping experience among this group came when Rick Wiley and Matt Mason were both strategists for Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign.
| Year | Campaign | Staffer |
| 1976–2003 | ||
| 2004 | George W. Bush presidential | Rick Wiley |
| 2005–2007 | ||
| 2008 | Rudy Giuliani presidential | Rick Wiley |
| Matt Mason | ||
| John McCain presidential | Ed Goeas | |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Scott Walker gubernatorial | Michael W. Grebe |
| John Kasich gubernatorial | Ed Goeas | |
| John Boozman U.S. Senate | ||
| Mary Fallin gubernatorial | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Scott Walker gubernatorial | Michael W. Grebe |
| Michele Bachmann presidential | Ed Goeas | |
| Mitt Romney presidential | ||
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Scott Walker gubernatorial | Michael W. Grebe |
