Tim Scott presidential campaign staff, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
Last updated September 19, 2023.
This page contains a select list of Tim Scott'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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- 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]
Scott campaign overview
- See also: Tim Scott presidential campaign, 2024
Tim Scott (R) was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He had served in the position since 2013. Scott announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on May 22, 2023, and suspended his candidacy on November 12, 2023.[2][3] He formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12, 2023.[4]
Scott highlighted the economy, schools, and public safety as central themes of his campaign. Scott said he would reduce taxes and the national debt, increase U.S. manufacturing, support charter schools, and support investment in the military, law enforcement, and security at the U.S.-Mexico border. He also spoke about his background growing up in a low-income household, saying, "I'm the candidate the far left fears the most. I disrupt their narrative. [...] I'm living proof that America is the land of opportunity and not a land of oppression."[5]
Before serving in the U.S. Senate, Scott represented South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013. Click here to read more about Scott's biography.
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
| Tim Scott presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Jennifer DeCasper[6] | Campaign manager | Founder, political consulting firm | @d3casp3r |
| Mikee Johnson[7] | National finance co-chair | Chief executive officer, Remsom and U.S. Brick | @JohnsonMikee |
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. To recommend additions, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
| Tim Scott presidential campaign state staff, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Jeff Glassburner[8] | Iowa | State director | Campaign manager, Mark Ronchetti's (R) 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial campaign | @jeffglassburner |
| Phillip Habib[9] | South Carolina | State director | Campaign manager, Mike Reichenbach's (R) 2022 state senate campaign | @Phillip_Habib |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Sen. Tim Scott Announces Presidential Campaign," May 22, 2023
- ↑ Associated Press, "South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff," November 13, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Tim Scott on April 12, 2023," accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ YouTube, "Land of Opportunity | Tim Scott | 60," May 29, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Tim Scott set to name former aide Jennifer DeCasper as 2024 campaign manager," May 2, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Tim Scott builds out 2024 team, taps Bill Haslam as national co-chair," May 15, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
- ↑ The State, "Tim Scott picks longtime ‘tacticians’ to run SC presidential operation. Who are they?" May 25, 2023
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