Rick Santorum presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016
Rick Santorum was a Republican candidate for the office of president of the United States in 2016.
Santorum served as a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2007. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District from January 3, 1991, to January 3, 1995.[1] He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, but he ended his campaign on April 10, 2012.[2][3]
During a December 2014 interview with The Washington Post, Santorum indicated that he would run in 2016. He said, "America loves an underdog. We’re definitely the underdog in this race."[4] Sixteen senators have been elected to the presidency, including President Barack Obama.[5] Santorum ended his presidential run on February 3, 2016.[6]
Key staff and advisors
The table below details some of the key staff and advisors for Rick Santorum's 2016 presidential campaign at the time the campaign was suspended in February 2016. The leftmost column indicates the individual staff member or advisor. The middle column details that individual's relationship to Santorum's 2016 campaign. The final column indicates the individual's experience prior to working on Santorum's 2016 campaign. More detailed profiles of individuals can be found by clicking the links in the leftmost column.
| Rick Santorum key staff and advisors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Role | Previous Experience |
| Jessica Colon | National political director | •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential •Joan Huffman 2008 Texas State Senate •Tom Reiser 2002 U.S. House |
| John Brabender | Senior advisor and media consultant | •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential •Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential •John McCain 2008 presidential |
| Jon Parker | South Carolina state chair | •Alan Wilson 2014 S.C. Attorney General •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential |
| Matt Beynon | Communications director | •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential |
| Nadine Maenza | PAC executive director | •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential •Mitt Romney 2008 presidential |
The following is a list of key staffers Ballotpedia has covered who left Rick Santorum's campaign before it was suspended in February 2016:
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See also
- Rick Santorum
- Rick Santorum presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
- Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bioguide.Congress.gov, "SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick), (1958 - )," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ USA Today, "Santorum: Family holds key on another White House bid," November 18, 2013
- ↑ The Caucus, "Santorum to suspend presidential campaign," April 10, 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rick Santorum is running for president again — and says this time will be different," December 10, 2014
- ↑ United States Senate, "Senators Who Became President," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ The Hill, "Santorum dropping out of GOP race: report," February 3, 2016
