Boston, MA – Romney for
President today announced its Florida campaign staff.
“This is the team that will beat President Obama in Florida,”
said Romney for President Deputy Campaign Manager Katie Packer Gage.
“This team will be critical as Mitt Romney campaigns across Florida
spreading his pro-growth message and working to bring jobs back to the
state.”
Background
On Mitt Romney’s Florida Campaign Staff:
Molly Donlin Will Be The Romney For
President Florida State Director. Donlin
has extensive experience working at the state level having worked for
state parties in Wisconsin, Michigan, Virginia and Ohio. Donlin has
also worked for the Republican National Committee, the Justice
Department, and Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 Florida campaign.
JC Hernandez Will Serve As The Florida
Field Director. Previously,
Hernandez served as the Executive Director of the Republican Party of
Miami Dade County where he managed electoral activity at the county,
state and federal level. This effort included Senator Marco Rubio’s
2010 Senate campaign. Hernandez has also served in roles for both Barry
University in Miami and Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Alex Melendez Will Serve As The Tampa
Bay Regional Field Director. Melendez is a veteran of Governor
Rick Scott’s 2010 campaign and worked for the Florida Department of
Corrections following the election. In 2008, Melendez worked on John
McCain’s Florida campaign.
Andrew Messer Will Serve As The North
FL Regional Field Director. Messer
is a Partner at The Vineyard Company, a political and public relations
consulting firm. He is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law.
Brett Doster Will Serve As A Strategic
Adviser. Doster has worked for the past two decades in Florida
politics. He served as Special Assistant to Jeb Bush during his 1993
campaign and served as Executive Director for Bush-Cheney 2004’s
Florida campaign.