This article details the experience of Marco Rubio's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign |
For a more comprehensive overview of Rubio's staff and advisors, see: |
Marco Rubio presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For Marco Rubio'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 Rubio. 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 March 2016.
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Alex Conant Communications director |
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Jessica Ennis Political director |
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Jim Merrill Senior New Hampshire advisor |
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Norman Braman Donor |
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Rich Beeson Deputy campaign manager |
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Terry Sullivan Campaign manager |
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Todd Harris Strategist |
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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 overlapping experience among Rubio's top staff prior to 2016 was between J. Warren Tompkins and Jim Merrill. The two worked together on four straight presidential races, having spent time with Geroge W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns as well as Mitt Romney's 2008 and 2012 campaigns.