Ben LaBolt
American political strategist (born 1981)
Ben LaBolt (born August 20, 1981) is an American political advisor who is the White House Communications Director since 2023.
Ben LaBolt | |
|---|---|
| White House Communications Director | |
| Assumed office March 1, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Kate Berner |
| Preceded by | Kate Bedingfield |
| Succeeded by | Steven Cheung (designate) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1981 La Grange, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) |
LaBolt has worked on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Howard Dean, as well as for Jan Schakowsky, Sherrod Brown, and Rahm Emanuel.[1]
LaBolt is openly gay, and is the first openly gay White House Communications Director.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ Felsenthal, Carol (January 2, 2014). "La Grange's Ben LaBolt goes to Washington—and Stays – Chicago Magazine". Chicagomag.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Scherer, Michael (February 10, 2023). "Ben LaBolt tapped to become White House communications director". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Watson, Kathryn. "Ben LaBolt to replace Kate Bedingfield as White House communications director". CBS News. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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