Jay Inslee presidential campaign staff, 2020
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Last updated June 11, 2019.
This page contains a list of Jay Inslee'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
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]
Inslee campaign overview
- See also: Jay Inslee presidential campaign, 2020
Jay Inslee, a Democratic governor of Washington, announced he was running for president of the United States on March 1, 2019. Inslee suspended his campaign on August 21, 2019.[2]
In his video announcement, Inslee stated, "I'm running for president because I am the only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation's number one priority."[3] During a press conference in Seattle that followed the video's release, Inslee outlined goals such as achieving 100% renewable energy usage, creating clean-energy jobs, and ending fossil fuel subsidies.[4]
Before serving as governor of Washington, Inslee was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012.
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.
| Jay Inslee presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Aisling Kerins | Campaign manager | Principal, AK Consulting | N/A |
| Sky Gallegos | Senior advisor | Executive vice president for political strategy, NextGen Climate Action | N/A |
| Jamal Raad | Communications director | Spokesman, office of Gov. Jay Inslee | @jamalraad |
| Molly Keenan | Operations director | District director, office of Rep. Suzan DelBene | @MollyCKeenan |
| Katie Rodihan | Press secretary | Communications director, Kim Schrier for Congress, 2018 | @katierodihan |
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.[5] For a larger list of state campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Jay Inslee presidential campaign state staff, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Keith Presley | Iowa | State director | Senior advisor, Florida Democratic Party | N/A |
| Jennifer Keeler | New Hampshire | State director | North Carolina field director, Open Progress | N/A |
Inslee in the news
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This section featured five news stories about Inslee and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Inslee's campaign activity, click here.
- August 19, 2019: Inslee crossed the fundraising threshold of 130,000 unique contributors for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates. He needs four qualifying polls to make the stage.
- August 18, 2019: Inslee discussed climate change in an interview on MSNBC’s Kasie DC.
- August 14, 2019: Inslee tweeted that he was 10,000 donors away from crossing the fundraising threshold for the third primary debate.
- August 14, 2019: Inslee launched his first Donor Dash, seeking as many donors as possible in 48 hours.
- August 10, 2019: During a campaign stop in Iowa, Inslee discussed climate change and electability.
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
- ↑ CNN, "Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of presidential race," August 21, 2019
- ↑ YouTube, "Our Moment," March 1, 2019
- ↑ MYNorthwest, "Watch: Gov. Inslee officially announces presidential run," March 1, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
