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| Location: | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | American University | ||
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Thomas Midanek, a Virginia Republican operative, was the Virginia state director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Midanek was transferred out of Virginia in early September 2016.[2]
Career
Early career
Originally from California, Midanek managed a smoothie bar called CA Smoothies beginning at the age of 15.[4][5] After graduating from American University, Midanek began his career in California, first working as the deputy political director for David Harmer's (R) 2009 U.S. House campaign and then as a field director for the [[Republican Party of California in 2010.[6]
Virginia House campaigns
In 2013, after spending time at a media firm in Alexandria, Virginia, Midanek managed Randall Minchew's (R) campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates.[6] After Minchew won, Midanek briefly worked as MInchew's legislative aide.[7] During the 2014 cycle, he advised Craig Parisot's (R) campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates.[8]
David McKinley 2014 U.S. House
At the same time, Midanek managed the U.S. House campaign of U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R) in West Virginia. Speaking with The State Journal, Midanek described the McKinley campaign, saying, "From job-killing regulations, to Obamacare, to the War on Coal, West Virginians know that liberal Democrats in Washington do not understand the West Virginia way of life. ... David McKinley has been fighting the over regulations of the EPA, he has voted to repeal and replace Obamacare, David McKinley is fighting for West Virginia."[9]
Bill Howell 2015 Virginia House campaign
In 2015, Midanek managed Bill Howell's (R) campaign for Virginia delegate. Midanek ran a large grassroots effort during the campaign. Speaking of the strategy in October 2015, he said, "Our door knocking milestones, the #WeKnowBill campaign and endorsements from small business owners, local Realtors and local elected leaders show that we are running a strong grassroots campaign. As we move closer to Election Day, more and more voters are hearing Bill’s proven conservative record of cutting spending, defeating tax hikes and standing up against Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion."[10] Howell, who was speaker of the house at the time of the election, won with 60 percent of the votes.[11]
Carl Domino 2016 U.S. House
During the 2016 election cycle, Midanek began working as campaign manager for Carl Domino (R), a candidate for the U.S. House from the state of Florida. The House seat became open when incumbent Patrick Murphy (D) chose not to seek re-election in 2016 in order to pursue a U.S. Senate bid.[12]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
On July 18, 2016, the Trump campaign named Midanek the state director in the general election for Virginia.[1] In August 2016, CNN reported that Trump's state campaign relied heavily on the infrastructure put in place by the Republican National Committee. The network reported:[13]
| “ | Much as it is relying on outside groups to promote Trump on the airwaves, the real estate mogul's campaign is leaning heavily on the Republican National Committee for its get-out-the vote efforts and the group has been on the ground in the state since the beginning of 2015. They now have some 40 paid staffers working with hundreds of volunteers to connect with Republican voters -- particularly in Southwest Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Southside Virginia along the North Carolina border.[14] | ” |
In early September 2016, Midanek was transferred out of Virginia. Mark Kevin Lloyd became the state director, and operations for Trump in the state were handled by Mike Rubino.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Donald J. Trump for President, "Donald J. Trump For President Announces Expansion Of National Political Team," July 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Virginian-Pilot, "Trump dials back paid presidential campaign staff in Virginia," October 13, 2016
- ↑ Solon Group, "Our People," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsolon - ↑ PR Web, "CA Smoothies Announces their Move to the East San Francisco Bay Area," January 22, 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 LinkedIn, "Thomas Midanek," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine, "2014 Legislative Staff Directory," Winter 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Parisot for Delegate," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ The State Journal, "Voters look for real issues in WV's election races," September 4, 2014
- ↑ Bill Howell for Delegate, "30,000 doors down," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Friends of Carl Domino July 2016 Quarterly Report," July 15, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Trump looks to claw back Virginia, but Clinton confident," August 10, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
