Governor Jim Pillen has a new campaign team, one that has deep ties to President Trump. Pillen has announced that Republican campaign consultant Ryan Smith will serve as the general or top consultant. He replaces Axiom Strategy’s Jessica Flanagain. She is known for her work with Senator Pete Ricketts.
Smith, who hails from Florida, has worked with Republican campaigns for twenty years and served as an advisor to MAGA Inc. a super PAC that functions as the president’s primary outside political operation.
Alex Meyer currently serves in the Executive Office of the President as Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and will partner with Smith in supporting Pillen’s campaign.
Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio will be the campaign’s pollster. The changes come after Flanagan stepped down in March.
Pillen also announced that former Ben Sasse staffer Taylor Sliva will be his local campaign manager and Daniel Huey will continue to serve as his media consultant. Andie Gage will continue at the campaign’s finance director.
