Seth Bringman

Seth Bringman (born July 17, 1981) is a political campaign strategist for the Democratic Party in the United States.

Career

Bringman worked as a researcher on then-Senator Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.[1] He later served as communications director of the Ohio Democratic Party from 2009 to 2012.[2]

In 2013, Bringman became the first employee of Ready for Hillary, a SuperPAC focusing on grassroots organizing to support Clinton's potential 2016 presidential campaign.[3][4] As communications director, he served as spokesperson for the PAC and its supporters.[5][6][7][8] He was also the driver of the group's "Hillary Bus."[9][10] Bringman is the author of the book, "Ready for Hillary: The Official, Inside Story of the Campaign before the Campaign."[11][12][13]

The New York Times reported that Bringman and other officials of Ready for Hillary super PAC were not offered initial posts on Clinton's official campaign. Bringman declined to comment for the story.[14] When Nina Turner, also from Ohio, changed her support from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic primary, Bringman criticized her decision, noting that she had left her post at the Ohio Democratic Party.[15][16]

In May 2016, Bringman expressed optimism in an interview that the Democratic Party would unite behind Clinton and that supporters of Bernie Sanders would vote for her in the general election.[17]

Personal life & education

Bringman is a native of Woodville, Ohio.[18]

He graduated from Woodmore High School in Elmore, Ohio, where he ran cross country.[19] He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was a member of the Miami University Marching Band and a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi.[20][21] He went on to earn a master's degree in political management from George Washington University.[22]

Bringman has run several marathon races.[23] He is openly gay.[24] Following the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting, Bringman launched a campaign urging The Ohio State University to put its mascot, Brutus Buckeye, back in the Columbus Pride Parade. The university had revoked the mascot's planned participation in the parade due to security concerns, but later it reversed its decision.[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ "Hillary Clinton-Ohio Organization". www.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Democratic Party veteran Seth Bringman joins group promoting Hillary Clinton for president". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Hillary Clinton PAC Staffs Up". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Bringman on board with group promoting Hillary Clinton for presidency in 2016". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Bringman: PAC to Defend Hillary Clinton's Record". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  6. ↑ Bump, Philip (2015-04-06). "Ready for Hillary: The smartest political business in recent memory". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. ↑ Nicholas, Peter (2013-10-24). "Soros Signs Up With 'Ready for Hillary'". WSJ Blogs - Washington Wire. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  8. ↑ "Ready for Hillary adds $2 million to its war chest - CNNPolitics.com". CNN. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. ↑ "Ready for Hillary?". star-telegram. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  10. ↑ "Book documents efforts to convince Hillary to run in '16.". www.daytondailynews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  11. ↑ Bringman, Seth. Ready for Hillary: The Official, Inside Story of the Campaign before the Campaign.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Clinton super PAC official to publish insider account". MSNBC. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  13. ↑ "Book documents efforts to convince Hillary to run in '16.". m.daytondailynews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  14. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (2015-07-17). "Job at Hillary Clinton's 'Super PAC' Didn't Assure a Campaign Post". The New York Times - First Draft. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  15. ↑ "Former Clinton backer switches to team Sanders". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  16. ↑ "Why Nina Turner's shift from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders matters: Ohio Politics Roundup". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  17. ↑ Swanson, Ian (2016-05-20). "Clinton fury with Sanders grows". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  18. ↑ "Amazon.com: Seth Bringman: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  19. ↑ "1999 Boys Cross Country: Division III Tournament Results". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  20. ↑ "Miami University Alumni Association". Miami University - Miami University. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  21. ↑ "Alumni". www.orgs.miamioh.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  22. ↑ "Staff Biographies". Democracy in Action. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  23. ↑ "Seth Bringman Results at Athlinks.com". www.athlinks.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  24. ↑ "Hillary Clinton's complex relationship with her LGBT base". MSNBC. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  25. ↑ "Ohio State pulls Brutus from Columbus Pride Parade; petition effort launched". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  26. ↑ "Change of Minds at OSU: Brutus the Buckeye Now To Appear in Columbus Pride Parade | News Radio 610 WTVN". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
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