Presidential election campaign managers, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
This page provides information about the campaign managers for each 2024 presidential campaign, including his or her previous position, Twitter handle, and other presidential campaign experience.
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Visit Presidential election key staffers, 2024 to see our coverage of current campaign staff members.
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."[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]
Republicans
| 2024 Republican presidential campaign managers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| James Uthmeier[2] | Ron DeSantis | Chief of staff, DeSantis' gubernatorial office | @JamesUthmeierFL |
| Betsy Ankney[3] | Nikki Haley | Executive director, Stand for America PAC | @betsyankney |
| Alison Williams[4] | Campaign manager | Chief of staff, Office of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson | N/A |
| Ben Yoho[5] | Vivek Ramaswamy | Chief executive officer, the Strategy Group Company | @BenYoho |
As of January 2024, Ballotpedia had not identified campaign managers for Ryan Binkley, Chris Christie, or Donald Trump.
Democrats
| 2024 Democratic presidential campaign managers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| Julie Chávez Rodríguez[6] | Joe Biden | Senior advisor and White House director of intergovernmental affairs, Joe Biden presidential administration | @juliecr46 |
| Carlos Cardona[7] | Marianne Williamson | New Hampshire state director, Marianne Williamson 2024 presidential campaign | @CardonaLebron |
As of January 2024, Ballotpedia had not identified a campaign manager for Dean Phillips.
Withdrawn candidates
| 2024 Democratic presidential campaign managers (withdrawn primary candidates) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| Dennis Kucinich[8] | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2021 mayoral candidate, Cleveland, Ohio | @Dennis_Kucinich |
Note: Kennedy withdrew from the Democratic primary and announced an independent presidential bid on October 9, 2023.
| 2024 Republican presidential campaign managers (withdrawn primary candidates) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| Mike Zolnierowicz[9] | Doug Burgum | Chief of staff, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) | N/A |
| Matt Ciepielowski[10] | Larry Elder | Campaign manager, Lanhee Chen 2022 California Comptroller campaign | @MattCip |
| Paul Cordes[11] | Perry Johnson | Chief of staff, Michigan Republican Party | @ paulcordes |
| Stephen DeMaura[12] | Mike Pence | Vice President, Targeted Victory | @ Sdemaura |
| Jennifer DeCasper[13] | Tim Scott | Founder, political consulting firm | @d3casp3r |
We were unable to identify a campaign manager for Francis Suarez before he suspended his campaign on August 29, 2023, for Will Hurd before he suspended his campaign on October 9, 2023, or for Corey Stapleton before he suspended his campaign on October 13, 2023.
See also
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Presidential election key staffers, 2024
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2024
- Republican presidential nomination, 2024
- Presidential campaign managers, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ NBC News, "Ron DeSantis replaces his campaign manager as he reboots his presidential bid," August 8, 2023
- ↑ The State, "Who’s on Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign team?" February 15, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "Longtime Hutchinson associate named new presidential campaign manager," November 2, 2023
- ↑ Axios, "'Woke, Inc.' author launches GOP presidential campaign," February 21, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "This is who’s running Joe Biden’s campaign," April 25, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Marianne Williamson announces her third campaign manager," June 30, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "RFK Jr. appoints former progressive House Dem as campaign manager," May 18, 2023
- ↑ Inforum, "Burgum hires political vets for presidential bid, including ad maker known for 'demon sheep'," June 17, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
- ↑ Johnson's campaign website, "Perry Johnson Releases Statement Endorsing MIGOP Resolution on Presidential Primary," accessed August 9, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Pence campaign predicts he'll qualify for the debate stage next week," August 2, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Tim Scott set to name former aide Jennifer DeCasper as 2024 campaign manager," May 2, 2023
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