Jeb Bush presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

This article details the experience of Jeb Bush's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign

For a more comprehensive overview of Bush's staff and advisors, see:
Jeb Bush presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016

For Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Bush. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.

The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in February 2016.

| Name  | Previous Experience

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Danny Diaz
Campaign manager

* 2004: George W. Bush presidential
* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2010: Susana Martinez gubernatorial

Mark Kirk U.S. Senate

* 2012: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2013: Ken Cuccinelli gubernatorial
* 2014: Doug Ducey gubernatorial
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

David Kochel
Chief strategist

* 2000: Lamar Alexander presidential
* 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2012: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Heather Larrison
Finance director

* 2000: George W. Bush presidential
* 2012: Haley Barbour presidential
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Jon Downs
Head of media and advertising

* 2000: George W. Bush presidential
* 2001: Mark Earley gubernatorial
* 2010: Allen West U.S. House
* 2012: Ted Cruz U.S. Senate

Ron Paul presidential

* 2014: Dan Sullivan U.S. Senate
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Kristy Campbell
National press secretary

* 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2010: Bill McCollum gubernatorial
* 2012: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Mike Murphy
Super PAC advisor

* 1990: John Engler gubernatorial
* 1996: Bob Dole presidential
* 1998: Jeb Bush gubernatorial
* 2000: John McCain presidential

Rick Lazio U.S. Senate

* 2002: Jeb Bush gubernatorial

Mitt Romney gubernatorial

* 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger gubernatorial
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Sally Bradshaw
Senior advisor

* 1988: George H.W. Bush presidential
* 1992: George H.W. Bush presidential
* 1994: Jeb Bush gubernatorial
* 1998: Jeb Bush gubernatorial
* 2002: Jeb Bush gubernatorial
* 2008: Mitt Romney presidential
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

Tim Miller
Communications director

* 2004: Bill Lee gubernatorial
* 2005: Jerry Kilgore gubernatorial
* 2006: Bill Dix U.S. House

Jeff Lamberti U.S. House

* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2012: Jon Huntsman presidential
* 2016: Jeb Bush presidential

The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.

Three staffers—David Kochel, Kristy Campbell, and Danny Diaz—all worked on both of Mitt Romney's presidential races in 2008 and 2012.

Year | Campaign | Staffer

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1976–1987 |  |
1988 | George H.W. Bush presidential | Sally Bradshaw
1989 |  |
1990 | John Engler gubernatorial | Mike Murphy
1991 |  |
1992 | George H.W. Bush presidential | Sally Bradshaw
1993 |  |
1994 | Jeb Bush gubernatorial | Sally Bradshaw
1995 |  |
1996 | Bob Dole presidential | Mike Murphy
1997 |  |
1998 | Jeb Bush gubernatorial | Sally Bradshaw
Mike Murphy
1999 |  |
2000 | George W. Bush presidential | Heather Larrison
Jon Downs
Lamar Alexander presidential | David Kochel
John McCain presidential | Mike Murphy
Rick Lazio U.S. Senate | Mike Murphy
2001 | Mark Earley gubernatorial | Jon Downs
2002 | Jeb Bush gubernatorial | Sally Bradshaw
Mike Murphy
Mitt Romney gubernatorial | Mike Murphy
2003 | Arnold Schwarzenegger gubernatorial | Mike Murphy
2004 | George W. Bush presidential | Danny Diaz
Bill Lee gubernatorial | Tim Miller
2005 | Jerry Kilgore gubernatorial | Tim Miller
2006 | Bill Dix U.S. House | Tim Miller
Jeff Lamberti U.S. House | Tim Miller
2007 |  |
2008 | Mitt Romney presidential | Sally Bradshaw
David Kochel
Kristy Campbell
John McCain presidential | Danny Diaz
Tim Miller
2009 |  |
2010 | Susana Martinez gubernatorial | Danny Diaz
Mark Kirk U.S. Senate | Danny Diaz
Allen West U.S. House | Jon Downs
Bill McCollum gubernatorial | Kristy Campbell
2011 |  |
2012 | Mitt Romney presidential | David Kochel
Kristy Campbell
Danny Diaz
Jon Huntsman presidential | Tim Miller
Haley Barbour presidential | Heather Larrison
Ted Cruz U.S. Senate | Jon Downs
Ron Paul presidential
2013 | Ken Cuccinelli gubernatorial | Danny Diaz
2014 | Doug Ducey gubernatorial | Danny Diaz
Dan Sullivan U.S. Senate | Jon Downs