campaign staff
Candidate's support crew
Campaign staff are the people working on a political campaign—from senior strategists and communications directors to field organizers and volunteers.
The term covers both paid employees and unpaid workers: The campaign staff worked eighteen-hour days in the final weeks.
Staff may be retained for one election cycle or move between campaigns as professionals.
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- canvassersThose seeking votes or opinions
- operativesThose who execute missions
- internsWorkers gaining supervised experience
- advisorsThose who give counsel
press secretary · headquarters · pollsters · speechwriters · stump speech · field office · grassroots · phone banking · door-knocking · yard signs · rally · town hall · stump · fundraising · donors · swing state · signs · buttons
- campaigningcandidate, canvassing, fundraising, rallies, rally
- campaign costsad buys, direct mail, travel expenses, consulting fees, legal fees
- nonprofit jobsexecutive director, executive directors, program director, fundraiser, fundraisers
- election participantsvoter, candidate, elector, registered voter, eligible voter
- executive officedeputy, aide, advisor, executive assistant, assistant
- legislative stafflegislative aide, congressional aides, policy advisor, policy advisors, communications director
campaign staffcandidate
Person seeking selection
principal · nominee · office holder · elected official · party leader
campaign staffvoters
Those who cast ballots
electorate · the public · constituents · general public · citizenry
campaign, staff, campaigns, campaigned, campaigning, campaigner, campaigners, staffs, staffed