Terry McAuliffe Announces Campaign Staff - Virginia heavy hitters

[wyldwolf]

Mike Henry, who served as campaign manager for Tim Kaine's gubernatorial campaign in 2005 and Mark Warner's senate campaign in 2008, will be McAuliffe's camapign manager.

Mo Elleithee, Hilltop Public Solutions, Senior Strategist

With over a decade of experience in national and Virginia politics, Mo Elleithee served as Press Secretary for Mark Warner's 2001 campaign for Governor and Communications Director for Tim Kaine's 2005 campaign for Governor. In 2006, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee hired Elleithee to run its independent expenditure campaign against then-Senator George Allen, and in 2007 he was a communications strategist for the Democratic Party of Virginia in its successful effort to win back the Virginia Senate. Elleithee also served as Senior Spokesman and Traveling Press Secretary for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

GMMB, Media Consultants

David Smith, a Partner at GMMB, and Susan DiLiddo Michels, a Senior Vice President, created the advertising for Senator Jim Webb's 2006 win. Smith also helped lead the advertising on Warner's 2008 Senate campaign while Michels worked on Warner's 2001 gubernatorial bid helping to widen Warner's appeal with rural and suburban voters. Jim Margolis, a senior partner at GMMB, will also be advising the campaign. Margolis served as a senior strategist to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, where he oversaw advertising and provided strategic and message guidance for the effort. Margolis has also advised Mark Warner in his successful runs for governor and U.S. Senate.

Delacey Skinner, Communications Director

For the last three years, Delacey Skinner has served as Communications Director for Governor Tim Kaine. Prior to her tenure in the Governor's Office, Skinner served as Press Secretary on Kaine's 2005 campaign for governor. In 2004, she was Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director for America Coming Together's New Hampshire office, and helped New Hampshire become the only red-to-blue state in the 2004 presidential election.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/01/mcauliffe_announces_staff.html

[Freddie Stubbs]

1. Looks like he has assembled a strong, experienced team