2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke builds out campaign team in South Carolina

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Impressive team...Beto's playing to win.

Seven more operatives are joining state director Lauren Harper, a former adviser for Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, and senior adviser Tyler Jones, a veteran Democratic political consultant who took the helm of O’Rourke’s South Carolina team last month.

The new additions to O’Rourke’s campaign in South Carolina are:

Deputy state director Sean Butler, a Furman University graduate who has worked on campaigns in Indiana, New York, New Hampshire and Iowa.

Communications director Robyn Patterson, who worked for U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Organizing director Austin Lyle, who most recently held the same role for the Montana Democratic Party.

Director of scheduling and advance John Moffett, who was vice president of political affairs at Jones’ firm, Speak Strategic.

Political director Brian Butler, a South Carolina lobbyist who was deputy campaign manager for state Sen. Mia McLeod, D-Columbia, in 2016.

Deputy political director Devon Owens, who is executive director of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus.

Operations director Phil Dudley, who was campaign manager for South Carolina congressional candidate Mary Geren in 2018.

In addition, University of South Carolina sophomore Jacob Gamble will lead a “South Carolina Students for Beto” group. While in high school, Gamble co-founded Lowcountry Students for Political Action, an organization of progressive students pushing for gun control measures and increased youth involvement in politics.

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/candidate-beto-o-rourke-builds-out-campaign-team-in-south/article_8eef6926-7b0e-11e9-b894-2bd085614988.html