John Edwards announced his campaign staff in Iowa. It seems to be a lot of the same people who worked for him in 2004, considering he finished second, isn't a bad thing. This time around though, a second place finish in Iowa would be a disappointment.
Edwards' Iowa State Director is Jennifer O'Malley, who worked as Edward's Iowa Field Director back in 2003-04. O'Malley also has expierence working for Tom Dachle and Tim Johnson in South Dakota.
Here's a look at some of the other staff members...Jackie Lee — Iowa Field Director
Lee returns to Iowa for her second caucuses having served as the North Central Iowa Regional Field Director for the Edwards for President Campaign in the 2003-04 cycle, and then as Field Director in Virginia and Florida. Most recently Lee served as Field Director for the Florida Democratic Party. Previously, she was Delaware State Director for the Emergency Campaign for
Pat Maloney — Iowa Political Director
Maloney joins the campaign from 21st Century Democrats where he was National Field Director during 2006. Maloney, a native of
Matt McGrath — Iowa Trip Director
McGrath is a veteran of the
Mark McCullough –
McCullough worked at the American Association for Justice as the Southern Regional Press Secretary. Prior to that, he handled media for the non-profit Washington Regional Transplant Consortium, a Donate Life organization. In the last caucuses, McCullough organized
Zach Wineburg – Iowa Deputy Field Director
Wineburg, a
Chris Fields — Surrogate Trip Director for Iowa
Fields previously worked as a Field Organizer in Davenport for Edwards’ campaign during the 2003-04 caucuses. She most recently managed the successful re-election campaign of State Senator Beall. Fields, a seasoned Hispanic organizer, was the director of all Hispanic and bilingual educational efforts at D.C. ParentSmart, a Washington, D.C. based educational non-profit and as a Field Organizer for the South Carolina Democratic Party to elect Inez Tenenbaum to the U.S. Senate.
Melanie Muenzer — Iowa Operations Director
Muenzer is back in
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Edwards Announces Iowa Staff
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