PRESS RELEASE from RickPerry.org,
Inc.
For Immediate Distribution:
News Release
Sept. 13, 2011
Gov.
Perry
Announces Growing Iowa Leadership Team
Includes Former Pawlenty Campaign
Leadership
AUSTIN
– Texas Gov. Rick Perry today announced additional staff joining his
campaign’s Iowa leadership team, including five former members of the
Pawlenty campaign. Matthew Whitaker, formerly Gov. Pawlenty’s Iowa
chairman, will join the Iowa Perry campaign as statewide co-chairman,
serving alongside current statewide chairman, Robert Haus.
“We
have a strong Iowa team that will help me take my vision to get America
working again all across the Hawkeye State,” said Gov. Perry. “I am
proud to have these top-notch individuals leading our efforts in Iowa,
helping carry my record and vision for job creation and fiscal
conservatism to caucus voters.”
Whitaker
is managing partner of Whitaker Hagenow GBMG in Des Moines. He served
as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from
2004 to 2009. Whitaker also earned a bachelor’s degree, law degree and
master of business administration degree from the University of Iowa.
As an undergraduate, Whitaker was a tight end on the 1990 Big Ten
Champion football team and played in the 1991 Rose Bowl and the 1991
Holiday Bowl.
Gov. Perry also named several individuals to the Iowa field team,
including:
- Rob Anderson, Central Iowa,
formerly
served
as regional field director on Pawlenty campaign;
received bachelor’s degree from University of California, Santa Barbara
- Robert Crawford, Statewide
Volunteer Coordinator,
formerly served on the Robertson for President campaign and has worked
as a Realtor in Virginia, California and Iowa; attended University of
Iowa
- Rachelle Crawford, Des Moines
Headquarters, formerly worked as an educator in Virginia; earned
a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa
- Gabe Haugland, North Central
Iowa,
served in the U.S military and led more than 50 combat missions in
Operation Enduring Freedom; received a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Iowa and a law degree from Drake University
- Travis Holler, Northwest Iowa,
formerly
served as a regional field director for the Pawlenty campaign
and aide to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell; received a bachelor’s degree
from George Washington University
- Annie McEniry, Northeast Iowa,
formerly
worked
as a fundraiser for the Republican National Committee,
legislative correspondent for Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Senate Finance
Committee, and served on the Iowa Branstad-Reynolds 2010 campaign and
the McCain-Palin presidential campaign; received a bachelor’s degree
from the University of Iowa
- Dane Nealson, Central Iowa,
former
served
as a field representative on Pawlenty campaign, served as
chairman of Iowa Federation of College Republicans and worked on
Huckabee for President campaign; received bachelor’s degree from Iowa
State University
- Drew Selden, Southwest Iowa,
served
as
scheduler and researcher on Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley 2010
campaign and worked as PGA Tournament Director in West Palm Beach,
Fla.; received bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University
- Mike Thom, Southeast Iowa,
formerly
served
as field representative for Pawlenty campaign and
legislative clerk in Iowa House of Representatives; received a
bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and master of public
administration from Drake University
Gov.
Perry previously announced Matt Gronewald as state director for Perry’s
Iowa campaign and Ruth Haus as a senior consultant to the governor.
For more information about Gov. Rick Perry’s record, presidential
campaign and plan to get America working again, please visit www.rickperry.org.