- Karen Hicks
Karen Hicks is a Democratic political operative specializing in campaign field strategy and organization.
Hicks attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . After graduation, Hicks held positions in a variety of political organizations and campaigns, including Executive Director of New Hampshire Citizen Action (1993-1997), and Political Director forJeanne Shaheen ’s gubernatorial (2000) andU.S. Senate (2002) bids. She also served as Shaheen’s Health Policy Advisor (2000-2002).Hicks rose to national prominence during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary when she served as the New Hampshire State Director for Governor Howard Dean’s campaign. Her tactics [Nagourney, Adam. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60D14F93F590C768CDDAB0994DB404482] "Dean Organizers Take Lesson From Labor." "New York Times", December 5, 2003, Page 35.] [Shapiro, Walter. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/shapiro/2004-01-12-hype_x.htm] "Dean looks to Iowa but may have to turn back to face Clark." "USA Today", January, 11, 2004.] and exceptional leadership abilities [Klein, Ezra. [http://www.campusprogress.org/tools/293/get-a-job-karen-hicks] "Get a Job: Karen Hicks." "Campus Progress", May 16, 2005.] earned her wide acclaim, leading
ABC News ’ political newsletter "The Note" to comment that, “Karen Hicks has captured lightning in a bottle in New Hampshire for Dr. Dean.”Hicks has worked as Deputy National Field Director for the Democratic National Committee, including
John Kerry 's presidential campaign in 2004, and for Prime MinisterTony Blair and the Labour Party of Britain (2005). She led the petitioning drive to winGifford Miller a place on the ballot in the race forMayor of New York City (2005).Hicks worked in late 2005 and most of 2006 at Catalist, a national voter database company founded by
Harold M. Ickes , which was originally dubbed the Data Warehouse project [ [http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/12/phil_singer_kar.html Hotline On Call: Phil Singer, Karen Hicks Aboard Team Hillary ] ] .Hicks then joined the Institute of Politics at
Harvard University as a Resident Fellow for the Fall 2006 term. In December 2006, media reports indicated that she would joinHillary Clinton 's presidential campaign.Notes
External links
* [http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote_Dec5.html The Note on Karen Hicks]
* [http://www.campusprogress.org/tools/293/get-a-job-karen-hicks Interview with Karen Hicks]
* [http://www.iop.harvard.edu/events_current_fellows.html#K_HICKS Karen Hicks' Institute of Politics Profile]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR2006120501552.html Hicks' announced involvement with the Clinton campaign]
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