Adriel Hampton
| Adriel Hampton | |
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| Born | Modesto, California |
| Alma mater | U. C. Berkeley |
| Occupation | VP of Business Development at NationBuilder |
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Political party
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Democratic |
Adriel Hampton (born 1978) was a candidate for the 2009 special election to replace Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher in the 10th congressional district of California, USA.
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Early life[edit]
Hampton was born in Modesto, California and was homeschooled. Hampton worked as an editor at the Lodi News-Sentinel, Alameda News Group, and San Francisco Examiner, and as an investigator for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.[1] He is VP of Business Development at NationBuilder, a Los Angeles-based technology startup.
Web 2.0 and Government[edit]
Hampton founded Government 2.0 Radio. Hampton describes the talk as highlighting efforts to improve transparency and responsiveness in the federal government.[1] Hampton gained publicity for use of Twitter and Facebook to campaign for the CA-10 seat to replace Rep. Tauscher.[1][2] [3] Hampton organized the crowdsourcing of an anti-Drug War policy statement. Regarding this effort, he stated, “As Congressman, I’m going to practice what I preach. The job of a representative is to listen to and lead huge groups of people, and that means using new technologies to harness the ideas of many.”[4]
Campaign for Congress CA-10[edit]
On March 18, 2009, Hampton's hometown Congresswoman Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D CA-10) was nominated by President Barack Obama’s to serve as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Pending Rep. Tauscher’s approval by the U.S. Senate, a special election to fill her seat took place. Hampton was a candidate, and won 0.35% of the vote.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Farrow, Ross (2009-06-01). "Former Lodi journalist Adriel Hampton running for Congress". Lodi News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Drapeau, Mark (2009-04-15). "The Social Media Political Campaign". True/Slant. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Vorderbrueggen, Lisa (2009-03-27). "CD10: The potential candidate rundown". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Richman, Josh (2009-05-18). "Pressing the flesh and working the Web in CD10". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Official Canvass: United States Representative 10th Congressional District Special Primary Election, September 1, 2009" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
External links[edit]
- Adriel Hampton for U.S. Congress, Official Campaign Website Archive
