Rick Perry presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016
- See also: Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016
Rick Perry was a Republican candidate for the office of president of the United States in 2016. He suspended his campaign on September 11, 2015, making him the first candidate to drop out of the race. Perry addressed the audience at the Eagle Forum's summit in St. Louis, Missouri, explaining, "When I gave my life to Christ, I said, 'your ways are greater than my ways. Your will superior to mine.' Today I submit that His will remains a mystery, but some things have become clear. That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States."[1] Rick Perry served as the governor of Texas from December 2000 to January 2015. Perry also ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2012 presidential election.
Perry announced his candidacy on June 4, 2015, via a video posted to his campaign website.[2] On September 11, 2014, Perry responded to a question about his candidacy in 2016, stating, "I may not run in 2016, but I’ve spent the last 20-plus months preparing. If I don’t run, it won’t be because I’m not prepared."[3] Prior to the 2016 election, there were 17 presidents who previously served as governors.[4]
Key staff and advisors
The table below details some of the key staff and advisors for Rick Perry's 2016 presidential campaign at the time the campaign was suspended in September 2015. The leftmost column indicates the individual staff member or advisor. The middle column details that individual's relationship to Perry's 2016 campaign. The final column indicates the individual's political experience prior to working with Perry in 2016. More detailed profiles of individuals can be found by clicking the links in the leftmost column.
| Rick Perry key staff and advisors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Role | Previous Experience |
| Abby McCloskey | Policy director | •American Enterprise Institute •Financial Services Roundtable |
| Andy Swanson | Iowa state director | •Jim Nussle 2006 gubernatorial •John McCain 2008 presidential |
| Avik Roy | Senior advisor | •Mitt Romney 2012 presidential |
| Jeff Miller | Campaign manager | •Rick Perry 2012 presidential |
| Katon Dawson | South Carolina state director | •Chair, S.C. Republican Party |
| Lucy Nashed | Communications director | •Rick Perry press office 2008–2014 |
| Rob Johnson | Senior strategist | •David Dewhurst 2002 Lt. Gov. •Rick Perry 2010 gubernatorial |
| Robert Haus | Senior Iowa strategist | •Chuck Grassley 1992 U.S. Senate •Phil Gramm 1996 presidential |
| Walter Whetsell | Senior South Carolina advisor | •Jeff Duncan 2010 U.S. House •Mick Mulvaney 2010 U.S. House |
Hiring timeline for key staff and advisors
- In April 2015, RickPAC, Perry's leadership PAC, announced that Avik Roy would join the organization as a senior advisor.[5]
- On February 15, 2015, Andy Swanson and Robert Haus joined RickPAC as Iowa advisors.[6]
- On March 5, 2015, CNN reported that Walter Whetsell had joined RickPAC, Rick Perry's leadership PAC, as a senior South Carolina advisor.[7]
- Katon Dawson worked as an advisor for RickPAC in March 2015.[8] On June 8, 2015, Dawson was announced as the chair of Perry's South Carolina campaign.[9]
- Rob Johnson began working with RickPAC in March 2015.[10]
- In December 2014, Abby McCloskey began meeting regularly with Perry to brief him on a variety of policy subjects, according to The Washington Post.[11] In April 2015, RickPAC announced that McCloskey would join the organization as policy director.[5]
- Jeff Miller became an advisor to Rick Perry in June 2014 as the CEO of Americans for Economic Freedom. In early 2015, Miller officially joined RickPAC.[12]
- In April 2014, Mike Dennehy was one of the organizers who brought around 12 activists from New Hampshire to Texas to meet with Perry.[13] On March 11, 2015, the New Hampshire Journal reported that RickPAC had hired Dennehy as a state senior advisor.[14]
- Lucy Nashed began working for Perry in 2008 as a press office intern.[15]
Recent news
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See also
- Rick Perry
- Rick Perry presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
- Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Post, "Rick Perry suspends presidential bid," September 11, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Rick Perry launches comeback White House bid," June 4, 2015
- ↑ Washington Times, "Perry: I’ve spent past 20 months prepping for possible 2016 run," September 11, 2014
- ↑ Center on the American Governor, "The Governors Who Became President: Brief Biographies," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 RickPAC, "RickPAC Announces Hiring of Avik Roy, Abby McCloskey & Brett Fetterly," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Rick Perry hires Iowans, heads to Sioux City," February 15, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Perry beefs up political staff ahead of likely 2016 run," March 5, 2015
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Perry's Likely 2016 Bid Draws Veterans, Newcomers," March 22, 2015
- ↑ P2016, "Perry For President Announces SC Team," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Rick Perry expands team, hires conservative liaison," March 16, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Who’s schooling Rick Perry on policy issues in preparation for 2016?" December 9, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jeff Miller," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Rick Perry's Getting A Visit From Key GOP Activists Ahead Of 2016," April 26, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Journal, "Perry’s PAC names Dennehy, Vitagliano, Selmi to NH team," March 11, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Lucy Nashed," accessed June 16, 2015
