Wayne Messam presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated June 11, 2019.
This page contains a list of Wayne Messam's campaign staff alongside their positions in the campaign, their positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
The list of campaign staff was curated from the website Democracy in Action and Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing.
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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]
Messam campaign overview
- See also: Wayne Messam presidential campaign, 2020
Wayne Messam announced he was forming an exploratory committee to run for president of the United States on March 13, 2019. He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019.[2]
The focus of Messam's campaign was canceling $1.5 trillion in student debt.[3] "I think that [the] American dream is slipping away for most Americans," Messam said of his decision to run. "Americans are not getting their needs met."
Messam was first elected mayor of Miramar, Florida, in 2015. He also served on the City of Miramar Commission from 2011 to 2015.[4]
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.
Messam had no known campaign staffers.
Messam in the news
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This section featured five recent news stories about Messam and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Messam's campaign activity, click here.
- November 20, 2019: Messam ended his presidential campaign. He wrote in a statement, “I will continue to be engaged during this 2020 cycle to ensure that we defeat Donald Trump. My state of Florida will be ground zero and I intend to be a factor to mobilize our state.”
- November 19, 2019: Messam is speaking at the Diversity in the Affordable Housing Industry Forum in Atlanta.
- November 7, 2019: Messam gave a speech at the Miramar Comcast Center.
- October 24, 2019: Messam delivered the State of the City address evening for Miramar, Florida.
- October 19-20, 2019: Messam hosted the Creole Culture Fest in Miramar.
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
- ↑ Twitter, "Wayne Messam," November 20, 2019
- ↑ Essence, "Florida Mayor Wayne Messam, Who Is Weighing A Presidential Campaign, Proposes Canceling Student Debts," March 18, 2019
- ↑ Miramar, "About the Mayor," accessed July 16, 2019
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
