Former Governor George Allen has announced four additions to campaign staff, pulling from a variety of sources. From the release:
Richard Crouse, Political Director
Richard Crouse has participated in local, statewide and federal campaigns throughout the Commonwealth including the successful statewide sweep in 2009 and the congressional election victories in the 2nd, 5th and 9th districts in 2010. Most recently he served as the political director of the Republican Party of Virginia.”Terri Hauser, Director of Policy
Terri Hauser, an original A-Team member, served the Commonwealth as Director of the Virginia Liaison Office from 1994-98 and was part of Allen’s 2000 campaign team as Communications Director. Hauser worked for the House Republican Conference under Jack Kemp and served as Senior Speechwriter at the U.S. Department of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Transportation.Noah Rogers, Director of Scheduling
Noah Rogers joins the campaign from the Virginia Office of the Attorney General where he served as scheduler. A former police officer, Noah was also a member of George Allen’s 2000 Senate campaign.Katie Wright, Communications Director
Katie Wright is the former Deputy Communications Director for the Republican National Committee (RNC). Previous to working at the RNC for two cycles, Katie worked as a Press Secretary on George Allen’s 2006 campaign and as the Communications Coordinator at the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2004 cycle.
This comes with the earlier announcement of Mike Thomas as campaign manager for the Allen campaign. All and all, for those familiar with Virginia’s political climate, it’s a recruitment list of the highest order. The last polling data showed George Allen at 67%, with Bob Marshall in second at 7% and all other challengers within the margin of error.
