Nikki Haley presidential campaign staff, 2024

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Last updated September 19, 2023.

This page contains a select list of Nikki Haley'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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Here are links to the candidates' staff pages:

• Joe Biden (D)
• Dean Phillips (D)
• Marianne Williamson (D)
• Ryan Binkley (R)
• Chris Christie (R)
• Ron DeSantis (R)
• Nikki Haley (R)
• Asa Hutchinson (R)
• Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
• Donald Trump (R)

Here are the links to staff pages for candidates who withdrew from the Democratic or Republican primaries:

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (D) (Kennedy withdrew from the Democratic primary and announced an independent presidential run on October 9, 2023.)
• Doug Burgum (R) (Burgum withdrew from the Republican primary on December 4, 2023.)
• Larry Elder (R) (Elder withdrew from the Republican primary on October 26, 2023.)
• Will Hurd (R) (Hurd withdrew from the Republican primary on October 9, 2023.)
• Perry Johnson (R) (Johnson withdrew from the Republican primary on October 20, 2023.)
• Mike Pence (R) (Pence withdrew from the Republican primary on October 28, 2023.)
• Tim Scott (R) (Scott withdrew from the Republican primary on November 12, 2023.)
• Corey Stapleton (R) (Stapleton withdrew from the Republican primary on October 13, 2023.)
• Francis Suarez (R) (Suarez withdrew from the Republican primary on August 29, 2023.)

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."

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.

Haley campaign overview

See also: Nikki Haley presidential campaign, 2024

Nikki Haley (R) was the U.N. Ambassador in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018. She officially announced her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on February 14, 2023.

Haley has focused her campaign on foreign policy, economic, and immigration issues. She supports U.S. financial aid to Israel and Ukraine, ending congressional earmarks and reducing inflation, and the mandatory use of E-Verify. During her campaign launch, she also called for new political leadership, saying, "We won't win the fight for the 21st century if we keep trusting politicians from the 20th century."

Before serving as U.N. Ambassador, Haley was the governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and represented District 87 in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.

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

Nikki Haley presidential campaign national staff, 2024
Staff	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Betsy Ankney	Campaign manager	Executive director, Stand for America PAC	@betsyankney
Jon Lerner	Senior advisor	Advisor, Club for Growth and Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)	N/A
Chaney Denton	Communications co-director	Advisor, Nikki Haley	N/A
Nachama Soloveichik	Communications co-director	Spokeswoman, Senator Pat Toomey's (R-Pa.) office	@nachamasol
Ken Farnaso	National press secretary	Media relations director, Stand for America PAC	@KLF
Barney Keller	Media consultant	President, Jamestown Associates	N/A
Mary Kate Johnson	Finance director	Development director, Stand for America PAC	N/A

State staff

The table below shows state-level directors and communications directors. 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. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Nikki Haley presidential campaign state staff, 2024
Staff	State	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Bill Mackey	Iowa	State political director	Campaign manager, Zach Nunn (R) 2022 U.S. House campaign	@billy_mackey97

Haley in the news

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This section features up to five recent news stories about Haley and her presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Haley's campaign activity, click here.

• January 3, 2024:
  • Haley wrote an op-ed for the Des Moines Register titled “Nikki Haley: Ending reckless spending will boost our economy and stop inflation.” Haley wrote, “My highest priority as president will be to keep Americans safe. That’s why I’ll veto any bill that doesn’t get us back to pre-pandemic spending levels and end hundreds of billions in corporate bailouts and special-interest handouts. I’ll reform entitlements, the biggest drivers of our national debt, while protecting everyone who depends on Social Security and Medicare.”
  • Haley campaigned in Kingston, New Hampshire.
  • Haley campaigned in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
  • Haley campaigned in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
• January 2, 2024: Haley campaigned in Rye, New Hampshire.
• December 30, 2023: Haley campaigned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• December 29, 2023:
  • Haley campaigned in Dubuque, Iowa.
  • Haley campaigned in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
  • Haley campaigned in Concord, New Hampshire.