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Doug Burgum presidential campaign staff, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
 Kamala Harris (D) Donald Trump (R) (won) Jill Stein (G) Chase Oliver (L) |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
Last updated September 19, 2023.
This page contains a select list of Doug Burgum's (R) national campaign staff. 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 presidential elections. 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]
Burgum campaign overview
- See also: Doug Burgum presidential campaign, 2024
Doug Burgum (R) was the governor of North Dakota. He had served in the position since 2016. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on June 7, 2023.[2] Burgum withdrew from the race on December 4, 2023.[3]
Burgum focused his campaign on energy production, the economy, and national security. Burgum said he would cut taxes, reduce inflation and the cost of living, and increase domestic energy production.[4] He also highlighted his background as the governor of a small-population state. "We need someone in the White House with small-town values who understands how real Americans get up every morning to put food on the table."[5]
Before serving in elected office, Burgum founded Great Plains Software in 1983, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2001. He then worked at Microsoft as a senior vice president from 2001 to 2007.
National staff
The table below shows a partial list of national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager, senior advisors, political directors, communications directors, field directors, and the national press secretary. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- See also: Presidential election campaign managers and key staffers, 2024
| Doug Burgum presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Mike Zolnierowicz[6] | Campaign manager | Chief of staff, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) | N/A |
| Dawson Schefter[6] | Deputy campaign manager | Senior advisor, Governor Doug Burgum (R) | N/A |
| Lance Trover[6] | Press secretary | Communications consultant | @LTrover |
| Chris Schrimpf[6] | Communications co-director | Partner, Red Tack Strategy | @chrisschrimpf |
| Mike Schrimpf[6] | Communications co-director | Partner, Red Tack Strategy | N/A |
State staff
The table below shows state-level directors and communications directors in early primary states. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. States are presented in order of their elections or caucuses. For a list of primary election or caucus dates by state, click here.
| Doug Burgum presidential campaign state staff, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Eric Woolson[6] | Iowa | State director | President and chief executive officer, Concept Works | N/A |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ AP, "In Fargo, North Dakota, Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president," June 7, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Doug Burgum suspends presidential campaign," December 4, 2023
- ↑ Doug Burgum, "Doug Burgum for America, accessed June 18, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Doug Burgum (Text "DOUG" to 70177)," June 14, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Inforum, "Burgum hires political vets for presidential bid, including ad maker known for 'demon sheep'," June 17, 2023
