George Pataki presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
| This article details the experience of George Pataki's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign |
| For a more comprehensive overview of Pataki's staff and advisors, see: |
| George Pataki presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For George Pataki's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Pataki. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.
The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in December 2015.
| Name | Previous Experience | |
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Alicia Preston Super PAC press secretary |
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Cathy Blaney Chief fundraiser |
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David Catalfamo Advisor |
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Vincent Balascio Campaign manager |
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The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.
Pataki's key staff had no experience together prior to the 2016 campaign, and Cathy Blaney was the only one who had worked with Pataki in the past.
| Year | Campaign | Staffer |
| 1976–1997 | ||
| 1998 | George Pataki gubernatorial | Cathy Blaney |
| 1999–2009 | ||
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo gubernatorial | Cathy Blaney |
| Frank Guinta U.S. House | Alicia Preston | |
| David Malpass U.S. Senate | Vincent Balascio | |
| Rick Lazio gubernatorial | ||
| 2011–2012 | ||
| 2013 | Joe Lhota mayoral | Vincent Balascio |
| 2014 | Andrew Hemingway gubernatorial | Alicia Preston |
