Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated September 10, 2019.
This page contains a list of Tulsi Gabbard's campaign staff alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
The list of campaign staff has been curated from the website Democracy in Action and Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing.
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- Campaign staff in context
- Overview of Gabbard's campaign
- National and state staff
- Notable staff departures
- Gabbard in the news
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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]
Gabbard campaign overview
Tulsi Gabbard announced that she was running for president of the United States on January 11, 2019. She suspended her presidential campaign and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden (D) on March 19, 2020.[2]
On the campaign trail, Gabbard highlighted her noninterventionist foreign policy and military experience as a veteran of the Iraq War. "When it comes to the war against terrorists, I'm a hawk. When it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change, I'm a dove," she said.[3][4]
Gabbard was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012. She previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives and on the Honolulu City Council.
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.[5] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Erin McCallum | Communications consultant | N/A | @epmcc |
| Erika Tsuji | Spokeswoman | N/A | N/A |
Notable staff departures
The list below shows notable staff departures found in media reports.
| Tulsi Gabbard presidential campaign staff, 2020 (Departures) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Previous position | Departure date | New position |
| Noland Chambliss | Campaign management services | N/A[6] | N/A |
| Rania Batrice | Campaign manager | February 2, 2019[7] | N/A |
Gabbard 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 Gabbard and her presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Gabbard's campaign activity, click here.
- March 19, 2020: Gabbard suspended her presidential campaign and endorsed Biden. “Today, I’m suspending my presidential campaign, and offering my full support to Vice President Joe Biden in his quest to bring our country together,” she said in a statement.
- March 18, 2020: Gabbard hosted a telephone town hall for her constituents in Hawaii.
- March 17, 2020: Gabbard tweeted that primaries should not be held at this time because of the coronavirus pandemic. She said it would lead to senior voter suppression.
- March 15, 2020: Gabbard tweeted that “the political elite/corporate media are trying to erase [her] candidacy.”
- March 10, 2020: Gabbard attended the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C.
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
- ↑ Axios, "Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden," March 19, 2020
- ↑ Council on Foreign Relations, "Campaign 2020: Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate," February 21, 2019
- ↑ Vote Tulsi, "The rise of Gabbard: No telling how far independent path will take her," accessed February 28, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Gabbard campaign," September 10, 2019
- ↑ Politico, "Tulsi Gabbard campaign in disarray," January 29, 2019
