2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

See also:Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016

The staff forBernie Sanders' presidential campaign was composed of a mix of more traditionally qualified staff members and those who stood a bit outside the political establishment.Tad Devine, the campaign's senior advisor and one of the most visible staff members, had worked on presidential campaigns since being a delegate tracker forJimmy Carter (D) in 1980.^[1] After an early career as a journalist, campaign spokespersonMichael Briggs had been a spokesperson for a number of U.S. senators, including working with Sanders since 2007. Campaign managerJeff Weaver had also worked with Sanders in the past. Weaver volunteered on Sanders' 1986 gubernatorial campaign, managed Sanders' 2006 U.S. Senate run, and was on Sanders' staffs in both the U.S. House and the Senate. But in 2010, Weaver left politics to open a comic book store, called Victory Comics, in Falls Church, Virginia. The 2016 presidential campaign was his first work with Sanders since then.^[2]

While the core of Sanders' staff had years of experience working with the candidate, two of Sanders' important hires for the 2016 election were national press secretarySymone Sanders (no relation) and the digital messaging firm Revolution Messaging. Symone Sanders was hired in July 2015, just as Bernie Sanders was beginning to face sharp criticism from activist groups and protesters associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Sanders previously worked as an advocate for racial and social justice inOmaha, Nebraska, and withRalph Nader's advocacy groupPublic Citizen.^[3] She left the campaign in June 2016, after all the Democratic presidential primaries had been held. Revolution Messaging was the digital strategy firm behind Sanders' online presence and fundraising. The group was formed by veterans ofPresidentBarack Obama's (D) 2008 campaign, where they ran social media and rapid response digital operations.^[4]

Key staff and advisors

See also:Bernie Sanders presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

The table below details some of the key staff, advisors, and firms involved withBernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign at the time the campaign was suspended in July 2016. The leftmost column indicates the individual or company. The middle column details that their relationship to Sanders' 2016 campaign. The final column indicates experience prior to working with Sanders in 2016. More detailed profiles of individuals can be found by clicking the links in the leftmost column.

Departures

See also:Presidential campaign staff transfers, resignations and terminations

Josh Uretsky

On December 18, 2015, national data director Josh Uretsky was fired after campaign "staffers exploited a temporary glitch in the DNC's voter database...to save lists created by Hillary Clinton’s campaign."^[5] As a result of the breach, theDemocratic National Committee (DNC) revoked Sanders’ access to its voter database.^[6]

Michael Ceraso

See also:Michael Ceraso

On May 11, 2016, Michael Ceraso—who had been the Sanders campaign's California state director—left the campaign. According toPolitico, Ceraso's departure "came after a period when Ceraso advocated for a California strategy that involved more investment on field and digital organizing than on television advertising — a staple of Sanders’ campaign elsewhere so far."^[7] TheLos Angeles Times reported that Robert Becker, the campaign's Iowa director who had come on to help in California, would take over as California state director.^[8]

Symone Sanders

See also:Symone Sanders

On June 26, 2016,Politico reported that national press secretary Symone Sanders had decided to leave the campaign. She told the site, "I believe my time at the campaign has come to an end. I'm very proud of the work we have done and am now looking forward to helping elect down-ballot Democrats and do all I can to ensure a Democrat is the 45th president of the United States."^[9]

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See also

• Bernie Sanders
• Bernie Sanders presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
• Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016

External links

• Bernie 2016 website

Footnotes

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