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Presidential election campaign managers, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
This page provides information about the campaign managers for each noteworthy 2024 presidential campaign, including his or her previous position, X (formerly Twitter) handle, and other presidential campaign experience.
Campaign managers typically oversee a candidate's political campaign. While the role's responsibilities vary, they typically include staff hiring, fundraising, media presence, and political strategy. The role also involves understanding polling data and voter analytics.[1][2]
The following campaign managers are featured on this page:
- Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Kamala Harris (D) campaign manager
- Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, Donald Trump (R) co-campaign managers
- Jason Call, Jill Stein (G) campaign manager
- Steve Dasbach, Chase Oliver (L) campaign manager
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Visit Presidential election key staffers, 2024 to see our coverage of current campaign staff members.
Julie Chávez Rodríguez
Julie Chávez Rodríguez was the campaign manager for Vice President Kamala Harris' (D) 2024 presidential campaign.
Chávez Rodríguez was previously the campaign manager for President Joe Biden's (D) 2024 presidential campaign. She was a senior advisor and assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Biden administration. She also worked in Harris' senate office, and on Harris' and Biden's 2020 presidential campaigns. Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of César Chávez, the founder of the United Farm Workers Union.[3]
X account: @JulieR2022
Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2024
Trump did not formally name a campaign manager, but Reuters identified Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles as co-campaign managers.[4]
Chris LaCivita was a co-campaign manager for Donald Trump's (R) 2024 presidential campaign.
LaCivita was a senior advisor to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) 2022 re-election campaign and Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign.[5][6] He formerly worked on campaigns for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell and the 2014 re-election campaign for Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. LaCivita was a media advisor to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an organization that played a key role in the 2004 presidential election.
X account: @lacivitac
Susan "Susie" Wiles was a co-campaign manager for Donald Trump's (R) 2024 presidential campaign.
In 2015, Wiles worked as Florida co-chair of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2020, Wiles served as a senior advisor to Trump's re-election campaign. Following the 2020 presidential election, Wiles served as the chief executive officer of the Save America Leadership PAC, Trump's leadership political action committee.[7] She has been active in Republican Party politics since she worked for former Representative Jack Kemp (R-NY) in 1979. After working for the Reagan administration for a few years, Wiles consulted for several political campaigns and worked on staff for the city of Jacksonville, Fla.[7]
X account: @susie57
Jason Call
- See also: Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2024
Jason Call was the campaign manager for Jill Stein's (G) 2024 presidential campaign. Call was a Green Party candidate in the 2024 election for Washington'd 2nd Congressional District.[8]
Call joined the Green Party in 2023. Previously, he was a member of the Democratic Party. He ran to represent Washington's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat in 2020 and 2022. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an elected representative to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee.[8] His career experience includes working as a commercial building inspector, public school math teacher, field representative, and union activist.[9][10]
X account: @CallForCongress
Steve Dasbach
- See also: Chase Oliver presidential campaign, 2024
Steve Dasbach was the campaign manager for Chase Oliver's (L) 2024 presidential campaign. Dasbach was the campaign manager for Jo Jorgensen's (L) 2020 presidential campaign.[11] His professional experience includes working as a high school and college-level chemistry and physics teacher.[12]
Dasbach joined the Libertarian Party in 1979. He has served in various roles within the Libertarian Party of Indiana and the Libertarian National Committee. Dasbach was chairman of the Libertarian Party from 1993 to 1998.[11]
X account: @stevedasbach
Withdrawn candidates
| 2024 presidential campaign managers (withdrawn candidates) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign manager | Campaign | Previous experience | Twitter handle |
| Amaryllis Fox Kennedy[13] | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) | Television host | @amaryllisfox |
| Mike Zolnierowicz[14] | Doug Burgum (R) | Chief of staff, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) | N/A |
| James Uthmeier[15] | Ron DeSantis (R) | Chief of staff, DeSantis' gubernatorial office | @JamesUthmeierFL |
| Matt Ciepielowski[16] | Larry Elder (R) | Campaign manager, Lanhee Chen 2022 California Comptroller campaign | @MattCip |
| Betsy Ankney[17] | Nikki Haley (R) | Executive director, Stand for America PAC | @betsyankney |
| Alison Williams[18] | Asa Hutchinson (R) | Chief of staff, Office of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson | N/A |
| Paul Cordes[19] | Perry Johnson (R) | Chief of staff, Michigan Republican Party | @ paulcordes |
| Stephen DeMaura[20] | Mike Pence (R) | Vice President, Targeted Victory | @ Sdemaura |
| Ben Yoho[21] | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) | Chief executive officer, the Strategy Group Company | @BenYoho |
| Jennifer DeCasper[22] | Tim Scott (R) | Founder, political consulting firm | @d3casp3r |
We were unable to identify a campaign manager for the following candidates before they withdrew: Dean Phillips (D), Marianne Williamson (D), Ryan Binkley (R), Chris Christie (R), Will Hurd (R), Corey Stapleton (R), and Francis Suarez (R).
See also
Use the dropdown menu below to navigate Ballotpedia's historical coverage of presidential election campaign managers.
Footnotes
- ↑ Wellstone Action, "Campaign Roles and Responsibilities," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Slate, "How To Run a Killer Campaign," November 15, 2012
- ↑ NPR, "Who is Julie Chávez Rodriguez, Biden's reelection campaign manager?" April 25, 2023
- ↑ Reuters, "Who are Trump's top presidential campaign aides?" February 1, 2024
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Rand Paul Taps Veteran Adviser for Likely 2016 Campaign," January 12, 2015
- ↑ New York Mag, "Chris LaCivita, the Swiftboater Coming for Biden," February 22, 2024
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Linkedin, "Susie Wiles," accessed December 4, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Call's 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 1, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Steve Dasbach's website, "About," accessed May 30, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Steve Dasbach," accessed May 30, 2024
- ↑ Kennedy's campaign website, "Kennedy Campaign Announces New Campaign Manager," October 13, 2023
- ↑ Inforum, "Burgum hires political vets for presidential bid, including ad maker known for 'demon sheep'," June 17, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Ron DeSantis replaces his campaign manager as he reboots his presidential bid," August 8, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "An insider’s guide to who’s wired — and who’s not — in Iowa," July 24, 2023
- ↑ The State, "Who’s on Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign team?" February 15, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "Longtime Hutchinson associate named new presidential campaign manager," November 2, 2023
- ↑ Johnson's campaign website, "Perry Johnson Releases Statement Endorsing MIGOP Resolution on Presidential Primary," accessed August 9, 2023
- ↑ NBC News, "Pence campaign predicts he'll qualify for the debate stage next week," August 2, 2023
- ↑ Axios, "'Woke, Inc.' author launches GOP presidential campaign," February 21, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Tim Scott set to name former aide Jennifer DeCasper as 2024 campaign manager," May 2, 2023
