Mike Huckabee presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016
Mike Huckabee was a candidate for the office of president of the United States in 2016.
Ballotpedia identified seven key staff members for Huckabee's 2016 presidential campaign—Alice Stewart, Bob Wickers, Bryan Sanders, Chad Gallagher, Chip Saltsman, Hogan Gidley and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Stewart left the Huckabee campaign on December 14, 2015.[1] Compared with other campaigns, Huckabee's staff was relatively more connected. These staffers had significant experience on past campaigns together. They all worked on Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. Significantly, Hogan Gidley and Alice Stewart also worked together on Michele Bachmann's and Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaigns. Bob Wickers and Bryan Sanders also worked together on a number of campaigns, as they are co-workers at The Wickers Group. Huckabee's staff had a relatively low amount of past campaigns in common with key staffers from other 2016 presidential campaigns. The majority of connections between Huckabee's staff and other 2016 campaigns came through the 2012 presidential election.
Huckabee suspended his presidential campaign on February 1, 2016.[2]
Key staff and advisors
The table below details some of the key staff and advisors for Mike Huckabee'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 Huckabee's campaign at that time. The final column indicates the individual's political experience prior to working on Huckabee's 2016 campaign. More detailed profiles of individuals can be found by clicking the links in the leftmost column.
| Mike Huckabee key staff and advisors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Role | Previous Experience |
| Bob Wickers | Media strategist | •Jim Jeffords 1994 and 2000 U.S. Senate •Norm Coleman 2002 U.S. Senate •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential •Mitt Romney 2012 presidential •Ted Yoho 2012 U.S. House •Dan Patrick 2014 Texas Lt. Gov. •Robert J. Bentley 2014 Alabama Gov. •French Hill 2014 U.S. House |
| Bryan Sanders | Media consultant | •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential •Ted Yoho 2012 U.S. House •Dan Patrick 2014 Texas Lt. Gov. •Robert J. Bentley 2014 Alabama Gov. •French Hill 2014 U.S. House |
| Chad Gallagher | Senior leadership director | •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential |
| Chip Saltsman | Senior advisor | •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential •Chuck Fleischmann 2010 and 2012 U.S. House |
| Hogan Gidley | Campaign spokesperson | •David Beasley 1995 S.C. Gov. •Elizabeth Dole 2008 U.S. Senate •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential •Rick Santorum 2012 presidential •Mitt Romney 2012 presidential |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Campaign manager | •Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential •John Boozman 2010 U.S. Senate •Tim Pawlenty 2012 presidential •Tom Cotton 2014 U.S. Senate |
Departures
- Campaign spokeswoman Alice Stewart left the Huckabee campaign on December 14, 2015.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Mike Huckabee
- Mike Huckabee presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
- Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016
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