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Tracie Gibler
| Tracie Gibler | |||
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| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Expertise: | Iowa politics | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •Northwestern University •Drake University | ||
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Tracie Gibler is a Republican strategist in Des Moines, Iowa. She was the Iowa state director for Lindsey Graham's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Previously, Gibler has worked in the office of Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix (R), at the Senate Republican Majority Fund for the Iowa Republican Party, as the chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Steve King (R) and in development with Americans for Limited Government. Gibler received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Drake University.[2]
Career
Tracie Gibler has previously worked on two presidential campaigns. On August 16, 2007, the presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani (R) announced that Gibler would be the campaign's Southeast Iowa field director.[3] Giuliani finished sixth in the Iowa Caucus with 3.5 percent of the vote.[4] On April 29, 2011, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) announced that Gibler would serve as the Iowa state director for his presidential campaign.[5] Pawlenty ended his campaign in August 2011 after finishing third in the Iowa straw poll.[6]
Gibler managed two unsuccessful U.S. House campaigns for Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), who sought to unseat Rep. Dave Loebsack (D) in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. In 2010 and 2014, Miller-Meeks lost the general election to Loebsack.[7]
As director of the Iowa Republican Party's Senate Majority Fund, Gibler directed the party's efforts to regain a Republican majority in the Iowa State Senate in 2012.[8] In 2013, after her work in the Republican Party, Gibler was appointed the chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).[9]
Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016
On January 29, 2015, Lindsey Graham formed Security Through Strength, a "testing the waters" committee that could underwrite his activities while gauging interest in a presidential run.[10] Gibler was hired as an Iowa advisor in March 2015.[11]
When Gibler joined Security Through Strength, the group's senior advisor Christian Ferry said: "We are excited to have Tracie on the team as she has a strong understanding of how to build a grassroots organization in the state and will be a tremendous asset in helping Senator Graham continue to meet and hear from Iowa caucusgoers and activists."[11]
Graham withdrew from the race on December 21, 2015, after finding it difficult to win a significant level of support. On the day he dropped out, Real Clear Politics listed Graham with a national polling average of 0.5 percent.[12]
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Footnotes
- ↑ P2016, "Lindsey Graham 2016," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tracie Gibler," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ University of California Santa Barbara American Presidency Project, "Press Release - Giuliani Campaign Announces Iowa Field Directors," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ New York Times, "Iowa Caucus Results," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ P2012, "Governor Pawlenty Unveils Iowa Staff Led by Iowa House Majority Whip Erik Helland," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid," August 14, 2011
- ↑ Radio Iowa, "Lindsey Graham a ‘no’ on participating in Iowa GOP Straw Poll," March 13, 2015
- ↑ Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, "Iowa Capital digest for March 13, 2012," March 13, 2012
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Tracie Gibler appointed chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Steve King," June 4, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Lindsey Graham takes step toward presidential campaign," January 29, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Des Moines Register, "Lindsey Graham makes his first Iowa hire," March 12, 2015
- ↑ Real Clear Politics, "Polls: 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination," accessed December 21, 2015
