The Jim Webb exploratory presidential team added a new member on Friday with the tapping of veteran journalist Craig Crawford to head up communications for the campaign.
Webb announced the hiring on Twitter.
Proud to report journalist / political icon Craig Crawford has joined us as Communications Director. #webb2016
— Jim Webb (@JimWebbUSA) January 3, 2015
Crawford has most recently been a commentator for MSNBC and a columnist at Cpngressional Quarterly. He also served as editor of National Journal’s Hotline and was the Washington bureau chief for the Orlando Sentinel.
Webb, a one-term former U.S. senator, represented Virginia in the Senate from 2007 to 2013. The former Secretary of the Navy, journalist and author and Vietnam veteran announced his plans to explore a run for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential nomination in November.
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