Huckabee’s Daughter, Lt. Gov. Griffin Headline National Political Team

Gov. Mike Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, will serve as his campaign manager, while Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will serve as senior policy advisor, Huckabee’s campaign announced today.

Sanders was senior advisor to Tom Cotton’s U.S. Senate campaign in 2014 and was campaign manager for Sen. John Boozman’s campaign in 2010. She was Huckabee’s national political director in 2008 and directed his efforts in the Iowa caucuses, which he won. TIME Magazine named Sanders as one of its Top 40 under 40 political stars in America.

The campaign listed 25 individuals as members of the campaign team, with the headquarters to be in Little Rock. Chip Saltsman, Huckabee’s 2008 campaign manager, will serve as senior advisor.

Huckabee’s national finance coordinator, Alice Tadlock, served as the California finance director for Rudy Giuliani’s 2007 presidential campaign. The rest of the finance team includes:

– Linus Catignani, senior digital and finance advisor
– Stacy DeJarnette, senior finance advisor
– Katy Faulk, director of major donors and bundlers
– Cathy Lanier, regional finance director
– Jenna Recker, regional finance director

Other staff members include:

– Bob Wickers, pollster and media strategist
– Jim Terry, political director
– Alice Stewart, communications director
– J. Hogan Gidley, senior communications advisor
– Chris Maiorana, digital strategist and chief technology officer
– Bryan Sanders, media consultant
– Jim Ferguson, media creative director and advisor
– Miles Hargrove, director/filmmaker
– Chad Gallagher, senior leadership director
– Jordan Powell, deputy campaign manager
– Jack Sisson, director of research and rapid response
– Pratik Chougule, policy coordinator
– Aaron Chang, director of advance
– Steele Shippy, personal aide
– David John, chief of staff for first lady Janet Huckabee