Lindsey Graham presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016

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

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

For Lindsey Graham'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 Graham. 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 December 2015.

| Name  | Previous Experience

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Bob Heckman
Senior advisor

* 1980: Ronald Reagan presidential
* 1984: Ronald Reagan presidential
* 1988: Jack Kemp presidential
* 1992: George H.W. Bush presidential
* 1996: Phil Gramm presidential
* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2012: Michele Bachmann presidential
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Brittany Bramell
Communications director

* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2009: Chris Christie gubernatorial
* 2010: Chris Dudley gubernatorial
* 2014: Neel Kashkari gubernatorial
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Christian Ferry
Campaign manager

* 1996: Bob Dole presidential
* 1997: Jim Gilmore gubernatorial
* 2000: John McCain presidential
* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Jon Seaton
Senior political advisor

* 2002: John Redwine Iowa State Senate
* 2004: George W. Bush presidential
* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2012: Tim Pawlenty presidential
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Paul Young
New Hampshire advisor

* 1988: Jack Kemp presidential
* 1996: Bob Dole presidential
* 2000: Steve Forbes presidential
* 2008: John McCain presidential
* 2012: Rick Perry presidential
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Rachael Leman
Director of policy

* 2001: Timothy V. Johnson U.S. House
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Scott Farmer
Senior advisor

* 1996: Bob Dole presidential
* 1997: Mike Fair S.C. State Senate
* 2002: Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate
* 2008: Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate
* 2014: Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Shell Suber
South Carolina political director

* 2008: Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate
* 2016: Lindsey Graham presidential

Tracie Gibler
Iowa state director

* 2008: Rudy Giuliani presidential
* 2010: Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House
* 2012: Tim Pawlenty presidential
* 2014: Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House
* 2016: Lindsey Graham 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.

The most notable year for Graham staffers prior to 2016 was 2008, when five staffers were involved in John McCain's (R) presidential campaign.

Year | Campaign | Staffer

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1976–1979 |  |
1980 | Ronald Reagan presidential | Bob Heckman
1981–1983 |  |
1984 | Ronald Reagan presidential | Bob Heckman
1985–1987 |  |
1988 | Jack Kemp presidential | Bob Heckman
Paul Young
1989–1991 |  |
1992 | George H.W. Bush presidential | Bob Heckman
1993–1995 |  |
1996 | Phil Gramm presidential | Bob Heckman
Bob Dole presidential | Christian Ferry
Paul Young
Scott Farmer
1997 | Jim Gilmore gubernatorial | Christian Ferry
Mike Fair S.C. State Senate | Scott Farmer
1998–1999 |  |
2000 | John McCain presidential | Christian Ferry
Steve Forbes presidential | Paul Young
2001 | Timothy V. Johnson U.S. House | Rachael Leman
2002 | Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate | Scott Farmer
John Redwine Iowa State Senate | Jon Seaton
2003 |  |
2004 | George W. Bush presidential | Jon Seaton
2005–2007 |  |
2008 | Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate | Scott Farmer
Shell Suber
John McCain presidential | Bob Heckman
Brittany Bramell
Christian Ferry
Jon Seaton
Paul Young
Rudy Giuliani presidential | Tracie Gibler
2009 | Chris Christie gubernatorial | Brittany Bramell
2010 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House | Tracie Gibler
Chris Dudley gubernatorial | Brittany Bramell
2011 |  |
2012 | Tim Pawlenty presidential | Tracie Gibler
Jon Seaton
Rick Perry presidential | Paul Young
Michele Bachmann presidential | Bob Heckman
2013 |  |
2014 | Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate | Scott Farmer
Neel Kashkari gubernatorial | Brittany Bramell
Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House | Tracie Gibler