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Tom Steyer presidential campaign staff, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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Last updated September 5, 2019.
This page contains a select list of Tom Steyer's national campaign staff and primary state directors. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
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Campaign staff in context
Campaign staff plays an important role in the presidential primaries. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."[1]
Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.[1]
Steyer campaign overview
- See also: Tom Steyer presidential campaign, 2020
Tom Steyer is an investor, activist, philanthropist, and donor to progressive and Democratic Party causes. He announced on July 9, 2019, that he was running for president of the United States.[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on February 29, 2020, after placing third in the South Carolina Democratic primary.
“The other Democratic candidates for President have many great ideas that will absolutely move our country forward, but we won’t be able to get any of those done until we end the hostile corporate takeover of our democracy,” he said in a statement.[2]
Steyer founded NextGen Climate, which he rebranded as NextGen America in 2017. According to its official website, the advocacy group is a "diverse coalition of young people, organized to take power by winning elections for progressive candidates."[3]
National staff
The table below shows a sampling of the candidate's 2020 national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager and some senior advisors, political directors, communication directors, and field directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[4] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Tom Steyer presidential national campaign staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Heather Hargreaves | Campaign manager | Executive director, NextGen America | @hmhargreaves |
| Alberto Lammers | National press secretary | Deputy director of communications, Need to Impeach | @albertorlammers |
| Tawab Malekzad | Research director | Research director, Need to Impeach | @malekzaddc |
| Cameron Koob | Delegate opperations and ballot access manager | Senior research associate, Need to Impeach | N/A |
| Doug Rubin | Senior adviser | Founding partner, Northwind Strategies | @dougrubin |
| Jerry Govan Jr. | Senior adviser | South Carolina State Representative | N/A |
| Jenna Narayanan | Senior finance advisor | Former vice president, NextGen America | N/A |
| Arnie Sowell | Senior policy adviser | Executive director, NextGen Policy Center | N/A |
| Malik Hubbard | Political director | National deputy African American vote director, Hillary Clinton for President of the United States, 2016 | @malik216_ohio |
State staff
The table below shows the candidate's 2020 early primary state directors and state communications directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[4] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Cory Booker presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Michael Edwards | Iowa | State director | Martin O'Malley for President of the United States, 2016 | N/A |
| Michael Morrill | New Hampshire | State director | Former executive director, Greyroots Action | @michaelmorrill |
| Jonathan Metcalf | South Carolina | State director | Chairman, Ready for Hillary South Carolina, 2016 | N/A |
| Jocelyn Sida | Nevada | State director | Nevada state director, Mi Familia Vota | N/A |
Steyer in the news
- See also: Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing and Editorial approach to story selection for the Daily Presidential News Briefing
This section featured five news stories about Steyer and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Steyer's campaign activity, click here.
See also
- Presidential election key staffers, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Tom Steyer launches 2020 campaign after saying he wouldn’t," July 9, 2019
- ↑ NextGen America, "Home," accessed November 25, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
