Judd Deere
Judd Deere | |
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Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary | |
Assumed office January 31, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Lindsay Walters |
Personal details | |
Born | Judson P. Deere November 28, 1987 Benton, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Lyon College (BA) |
Judson P. Deere (born November 28, 1987) is an American political advisor, currently serving as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary in the administration of United States President Donald Trump.[1][2]
Early life and education
Deere was born in Benton, Arkansas and graduated from Lyon College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history.[1]
Career
Deere began his career as a field director for the Republican Party of Arkansas during the 2010 election.[1] He then became an aide to U.S. Senator John Boozman, as Correspondence and Systems Director. In June 2012, he was hired as Director of New Media for U.S. Senator Mike Crapo and was based in his Boise, Idaho office.[3][4]
In 2014, Deere worked for Tim Griffin's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas In December 2014, he became the communications director for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, leaving in November 2017.[5][6][7]
Deere left Arkansas in November 2017 to work in Washington, D.C. in the Donald Trump administration, as director of state and local communications in the White House.[8] In September 2018, he was promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Affairs.[1] In January 2019, he was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary.[9]
Personal life
Deere, who is openly gay, has defended Donald Trump and Mike Pence amid criticisms that the Trump Administration is anti-LGBTQ.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d Lockwood, Frank E. (September 9, 2018). "Arkansan on Trump team is promoted to special assistant to president, director of media affairs". Arkansas Online.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". The White House.
- ^ Senate (2013-05-17). United States Senate Telephone Directory 2013. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Crapo Announces Staff Changes in Washington, D.C. | U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho". www.crapo.senate.gov. June 7, 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rutledge Statement on Departure of Communications Director Judd Deere to the White House | Arkansas Attorney General". arkansasag.gov.
- ^ "Arkansas AG's spokesman leaving for White House job". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 3, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Henry, Larry (December 23, 2014). "Judd Deere Named Communications Director For Incoming Attorney General". KSFM.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Arkansas AG's spokesman leaving for White House job". KATV. Associated Press. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". The White House. January 31, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Trump's Spokesperson Is Gay — And He Doesn't Care If That Makes The Left Mad". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Moran, Lee (2019-09-03). "WH Spokesperson Argues Pence Isn't Anti-Gay In The Worst Possible Way". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Trump's Gay Press Secretary Lies, Makes Excuses for His Boss". www.advocate.com. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Gremore, Graham (2019-07-02). "Trump's gay press secretary on promoting anti-LGBTQ policies: "It just doesn't matter to me"". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-06-13.