Adriel Hampton

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Adriel Hampton
Adriel Hampton
Born Modesto, California
Alma mater U. C. Berkeley
Occupation VP of Business Development at NationBuilder
Political party
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.

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]

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Drapeau, Mark (2009-04-15). "The Social Media Political Campaign". True/Slant. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  3. ^ Vorderbrueggen, Lisa (2009-03-27). "CD10: The potential candidate rundown". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "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. 


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