Chris Christie presidential campaign staff, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
Last updated September 19, 2023.
This page contains a select list of Chris Christie'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]
Christie campaign overview
Chris Christie (R) was the governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. He officially filed to run for president on June 6, 2023.[2] Christie withdrew from the race on January 10, 2024.[3]
Christie centered his campaign around criticism of former President Donald Trump (R). Speaking of Trump during an interview with Fox News, Christie said, "He's a failed leader. We gave him a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and he failed ... he failed us by losing the House, by losing the Senate, and by turning over the White House to Joe Biden."[4] During his campaign launch, Christie said, "The reason I’m going after Trump is twofold. One, he deserves it. And two, it’s the way to win."[5]
Christie ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. He suspended his campaign on February 10, 2016, after receiving 1.8% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses and receiving 7.4% of the vote in the New Hampshire primary.
National staff
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State staff
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democracy in Action, "Building Campaign Organizations (2019)," accessed May 10, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, "Chris Christie Formally Enters ’24 Race, as He Takes Square Aim at Trump," June 6, 2023
- ↑ YouTube, "Town Hall with Chris Christie in Windham, New Hampshire," January 10, 2024
- ↑ Twitter, "America's Newsroom," June 14, 2023
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Chris Christie Announces Presidential Campaign at New Hampshire Town Hall," June 6, 2023
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