August 11, 2015

Draft Biden SuperPAC Announces Key Staffers, New Hires

Effort to Attract Vice President Biden to the Race Continues to Build Momentum

CHICAGO, IL —The Draft Biden SuperPAC, an effort to compel Vice President Biden to throw his hat into the ring for the 2016 Presidential campaign, announced its senior leadership team today. Building off of the past few months of momentum, and continued signs that the Vice President is considering a bid, Draft Biden has brought on veteran campaign staffers to help create a strong infrastructure both nationally and in key early primary and caucus states.“Vice President Biden has proven over the course of his long and successful career that he can both speak his mind, honestly, with the American people and deliver the sort of change that the American people are looking for,” said Will Pierce, Executive Director of Draft Biden. “The team we’re assembling here at Draft Biden represent countless years of experience in crafting winning campaigns that will show the Vice President that we’re ready when he is.”
Last Week, Josh Alcorn, Political Director for the Vice President’s son and Delaware’s former Attorney General Beau Biden joined the campaign as a Senior Advisor.

Today, the Draft Biden team announced two new hires to help advise the team. Brad Bauman, a longtime progressive operative, communications consultant and former Executive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Josh Cohen, a veteran communications operative with experience at the Democratic National Committee and the U.S. Senate. Both have deep ties in early states with the Democratic Party, and key elected officials and labor.

“Josh Cohen and Brad Bauman bring over a decade of experience each winning key races across the country and winning hard-fought legislative battles,” said Josh Alcorn, Senior Advisor to Draft Biden. “Josh and Brad will help us make in-roads with key constituencies and with important allies as we continue to explore the possibility of the Vice President jumping into the race.”

In addition to Bauman and Cohen, Draft Biden has retained Liberty Concepts, a social and digital media firm that works for non-profits and political candidates. Liberty Concepts has worked for J Street and the American Civil Liberties Union in the past, as well as New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo. The firm was founded by Jonathan Karush in 1999.

Bulldog Finance Group has been retained by Draft Biden to serve as finance consultants for the race. Bulldog was founded by Scott Dworkin and has deep ties to several major funders throughout the country including President Obama bundlers. Sam Jones, President of the firm will be leading up the account.

Draft Biden has also hired BGP Strategies for Public Relations support. BGP is helmed by Christine Hunsinger, formerly Communications Director to Rhode Island’s Governor Lincoln Chafee, who has also announced a potential Presidential bid in 2016.

Draft Biden is also working with VEDA Data Solutions, a company providing donor intelligence and predictive analytics.