Nikki Haley presidential campaign staff, 2024
Last updated September 19, 2023.
This page contains a select list ofNikki Haley's (R) national campaign staff. Staff are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles.
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Campaign staff in context
Campaign staff plays an important role in presidential elections. The makeup of a candidate's staff can signal the strength of their support from influential party activists and whether they are aligning with a particular faction or group within the party. Eric Appleman of Democracy in Action describes candidates' efforts to hire staffers as a "race for talent, both nationally and in key early states." He adds, "The goal is to assemble a team of top talent that can work together effectively to mobilize resources, boost the candidate and his or her message, and ultimately secure the party's nomination."[1]
Presidential candidates will typically have a national staff, which is overseen by a campaign manager and assisted by political consultants, senior advisors, professional polling firms, and key stakeholders such as interest group leaders and major financial supporters. They also build organizations in individual states that are overseen by state directors and staffed by party activists and political professionals well-versed in the particular politics of the area. Candidates often appoint elected officials and other important figures in their party's coalition as chairs of their national campaign and state-level campaigns.[1]
Haley campaign overview
Nikki Haley (R) was the U.N. Ambassador in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018. She officiallyannounced her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on February 14, 2023.[2] Haley withdrew from the race on March 6, 2024.[3]
Haley focused her campaign on foreign policy, economic, and immigration issues. She supported U.S. financial aid to Israel and Ukraine, ending congressional earmarks and reducing inflation, and the mandatory use of E-Verify. During her campaign launch, she also called for new political leadership, saying, "We won't win the fight for the 21st century if we keep trusting politicians from the 20th century."[4]
Before serving as U.N. Ambassador, Haley was the governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and represented District 87 in theSouth Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
National staff
The table below shows a partial list of national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager, senior advisors, political directors, communications directors, field directors, and the national press secretary. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. To recommend additions, please email us ateditor@ballotpedia.org.
- See also: Presidential electioncampaign managers andkey staffers, 2024
| Nikki Haley presidential campaign national staff, 2024 | |||
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| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Betsy Ankney[5] | Campaign manager | Executive director, Stand for America PAC | @betsyankney |
| Jon Lerner[5] | Senior advisor | Advisor,Club for Growth and SenatorPat Toomey (R-Pa.) | N/A |
| Chaney Denton[5] | Communications co-director | Advisor, Nikki Haley | N/A |
| Nachama Soloveichik[5] | Communications co-director | Spokeswoman, SenatorPat Toomey's (R-Pa.) office | @nachamasol |
| Ken Farnaso[5] | National press secretary | Media relations director, Stand for America PAC | @KLF |
| Barney Keller[5] | Media consultant | President, Jamestown Associates | N/A |
| Mary Kate Johnson[5] | Finance director | Development director, Stand for America PAC | N/A |
State staff
The table below shows state-level directors and communications directors. They are presented alongside their positions in the campaign, their most recent positions prior to the campaign, and their Twitter handles. States are presented in order of their elections or caucuses. For a list of primary election or caucus dates by state, click here. To recommend additions, please email us ateditor@ballotpedia.org.
| Nikki Haley presidential campaign state staff, 2024 | ||||
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| Staff | State | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Bill Mackey[6] | Iowa | State political director | Campaign manager,Zach Nunn (R) 2022 U.S. House campaign | @billy_mackey97 |
| Tyler Clark[7] | South Carolina | State political director | Deputy state political director,Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential campaign | N/A |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑Twitter, "Nikki Haley on February 14, 2023," accessed February 14, 2023
- ↑USA Today, "Nikki Haley speech livestream: Watch Republican deliver remarks as she drops out of 2024 race," March 6, 2024
- ↑YouTube, "Nikki Haley rally announcing she's running for President | Full video," February 15, 2023
- ↑5.05.15.25.35.45.55.6The State, "Who’s on Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign team?" February 15, 2023
- ↑Des Moines Register, "Nikki Haley's Iowa leadership team boasts Republican strategists and local politicians," June 11, 2023
- ↑CNN, "Haley’s New Hampshire state director parts ways with campaign," December 5, 2023
