Katie Walsh (politician)
Katie Walsh | |
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 Katie Walsh at Web Summit 2017 | |
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – March 30, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kristie Canegallo (Policy Implementation) |
| Succeeded by | Kirstjen Nielsen (Principal Deputy) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Marie Walsh November 1, 1984 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mike Shields |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) |
Katherine Marie Walsh (born November 1, 1984)
Walsh previously served as the Chief of Staff for the Republican National Committee. She joined the Republican National Committee as Deputy Finance Director in January 2013 and became Finance Director in June of that year. In her previous role as Deputy Finance Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, she worked with United States Senate campaigns across the country to implement comprehensive fundraising and campaign strategies. Her past experience also includes serving as Midwest Regional Finance Director for the McCain–Palin campaign in 2008 and working for Friends of Fred Thompson, at the Ashcroft Group, and as a field representative for Missourians for Matt Blunt.[4]
Early life and education
Walsh was born an only child in
Walsh graduated from George Washington University with degrees in marketing and finance in 2007.[8]
Career
2008 presidential election
Walsh was hired in 2007 as an assistant to the finance director for
After Thompson dropped out of the race, she joined the presidential campaign of John McCain as Midwest regional finance director.[9][7]
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Walsh then worked as deputy finance director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC),[6] implementing fundraising and political strategies for Senate campaigns during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.[7]
Republican National Committee
Walsh was hired as deputy finance director for the Republican National Committee in January 2013 and rose to finance director that June.[9][8] At the RNC, Walsh was known as a "rainmaker",[6] breaking records by raising over $200 million during the 2014 election cycle.[8]
Walsh was named chief of staff of the Republican National Committee in early 2015,
Donald Trump presidential transition team
Walsh was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. She was part of the Leadership staff.[17]
Trump administration
Walsh was named
Walsh resigned from her position on March 30, 2017, becoming an adviser to a pro-Trump
References
- ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Lippman, Daniel (November 1, 2017). "Playbookers: Birthdays". Playbook. Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Julie Bykowicz (January 30, 2017). "Trump advisers start America First Policies nonprofit". AP. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Jenna Johnson and Philip Rucker (March 30, 2017). "Senior aide Katie Walsh leaves White House to run pro-Trump outside group". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Katie Walsh". gop.com.
- Heavy.com.
- ^ a b c d Raasch, Chuck (January 6, 2017). "St. Louis native Katie Walsh will be deputy chief of staff in Trump White House". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ a b c d Graves, Lucia (March 27, 2015). "Katie Walsh: The RNC's Rainmaker". The Atlantic.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, Kayleigh (January 23, 2017). "Who Is Katie Walsh? 8 Things You Need to Know About the RNC Superstar Turned Trump Staffer". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ a b c d Dickson, Rebecca (May 25, 2016). "RNC's Katie Walsh: A behind-the-scenes leader". The Hill.
- Yahoo News.
- ^ Ward, Jon (October 27, 2014). "GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report". Yahoo News. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cambridge Analytica Ain't Nuthin: Look out for i360 and DataTrust". Greg Palast. March 19, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ The Real News Network. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Cameron, Dell; Conger, Kate (June 19, 2017). "GOP Data Firm Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly 200 Million American Voters". Gizmodo.
Lundry's work brought him into Trump's campaign war room, according to a post-election AdAge article that charted the GOP's 2016 data efforts. Deep Root was hand-picked by the RNC's then-chief of staff, Katie Walsh, in September of last year and joined two other data shops—TargetPoint Consulting and Causeway Solutions—in the effort to win Trump the presidency.
- ^ "Trump adds vice chairs to transition team, including several women". Politico. November 29, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Flynn is first casualty of turmoil in Trump administration," The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2017, retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane; Nussbaum, Matthew; Palmeri, Tara; Isenstadt, Alex (March 30, 2017). "Senior White House aide Katie Walsh moving to pro-Trump political group". Politico. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview with Walsh, Women in Power (series), The Washington Post.