Paul Tewes

Paul Tewes is a Democratic strategist specializing in national political organizing. Tewes was the Iowa state director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign [cite web|title=Obama Campaign: New Iowa Staff Announced|url=http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?] , and continued after the Iowa caucus to lead Obama's field operations in key states such as Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania [cite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/904373,sweet042008.article |title='Underdog' Obama would call single-digit Pa. loss a victory |work=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=2008-04-22 |date=2008-04-20] . According to the Huffington Post, Tewes "is widely regarded among the very most talented of political organizers in the nation," and was "largely responsible for Obama's surprise win in Iowa" [cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-davis/ohio-obama-lands-his-at_b_86685.html|title=Ohio: Obama Lands His A-Team|work=Huffington Post |accessdate=2008-04-22 |date=2008-02-14] .

In 1992, Tewes was a field director for Ann Wynia's US Senate Campaign in Minnesota. [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/obama/obamaorgia.html GWU Journal] ] The following election cycle, in 1994, he was Campaign Manager of Congressman David Minge's successful re-election bid to Minnesota's Second Congressional District. [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/obama/obamaorgia.html GWU Journal] ] Then, in 1998, Tewes ran the successful re-election campaign of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold [cite news |url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/03/feingold_makes_an_iowa_move.html|title=Feingold Makes an Iowa Move|work=Washington Post |accessdate=2008-04-23 |date=2006-03-08] . In 2000, Tewes was Al Gore's Iowa State Caucus director [ [http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=87306 Iowa Politics ] ] . From 2001-2004, he worked for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) [ [http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=87306 Iowa Politics ] ] , where he was the National Coordinated Campaign Director for the 2002 election cycle and the Political Director for the 2004 cycle [cite web|title=Hildebrand Tewes Consulting|url=http://www.hildebrandtewes.com/index.php?page=bios] .In 2005 Tewes partnered with Steve Hildebrand to form Hildebrand Tewes Consulting, a political campaign consulting firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Sioux Falls. In early 2007 Tewes and Hildebrand took a leave of absence from day-to-day operations of the firm to work for the Obama campaign [cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080412/pl_cq_politics/politics2702539 |title=GOP Turns Up Heat on Democrats Over Obama "Bitter" Remark |work=Yahoo News|accessdate=2008-04-23 |date=2008-04-12] --Hildebrand is Obama's Deputy Campaign Manager [cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/02/politics/politico/main3988307.shtml|title=Obama Seeks To Reshape The Electorate|work=CBS News |accessdate=2008-04-22 |date=2008-04-02] .

Shortly after Barack Obama clinched the nomination of the Democratic Party for president, it was reported that Obama would be sending Tewes to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to overhaul the organization and help oversee fundraising. Howard Dean is staying on as DNC chairman. [cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/05/following_obama_dnc_announces.html|title=Following Obama, DNC Announces New Fundraising Rules|work=Washington Post|accessdate=2008-06-05|date=2008-06-05] [cite news|url=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/dnc_confirms_that_obamas_man_p.php|title=DNC Confirms That Obama's Man Paul Tewes Is Coming Aboard|work=Talking Points Memo]

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