Tucker Bounds

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Tucker Bounds
Born (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979 (age 42)
Hermiston, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater University of Oregon
Political party Republican
Relatives Ryan Bounds, brother [1]

Tucker Bounds (born January 13, 1979) is a public relations professional, who has been active in Republican politics. He served as a spokesperson for the McCain 2008 presidential campaign. Bounds also served as the Deputy Campaign Manager, Communications, for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California. [2] He is currently a Vice President of Communications at Facebook, in Menlo Park, California. [3] He is also the co-founder of Sidewire, a political news analysis platform. [4]

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Biography

Early life and education

Tucker Bounds was born in Oregon and raised in Hermiston, [5] and graduated from Hermiston High School. He is a 2002 graduate of the University of Oregon. [5]

Political career

Bounds began his political career an intern on a short-term assignment in the offices of Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and later worked as deputy press secretary for Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. [5] In 2004 he was appointed as the Oregon Communications Director for the 2004 Bush campaign; in 2006, he was named as the Western States spokesperson for the Republican National Committee during the election cycle.

Bounds was a national spokesperson for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, serving to help manage his communications with the media. [6] Jill Hazelbaker, another University of Oregon graduate, was McCain's communications director. [5]

In 2009, Bounds was named partner in the Oregon firm of Quinn Thomas Public Affairs [7] In June 2009, he joined the communications teams of Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California; she was the former CEO of eBay. [8] He was named Deputy Campaign Manager. [9]

In the summer of 2011, Bounds joined Facebook on its policy communications team. He concentrates on managing state and community relations, and has been concerned about changing ideas about privacy and protection of users' data. [10]

Work with the McCain 2008 presidential campaign

A frequent public spokesperson for the 2008 McCain presidential campaign, Bounds made news after his September 1, 2008, interview with Campbell Brown of CNN. That interview concerned McCain's recently announced running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. [11] The interview was described as confrontational, as Brown challenged Bounds about Governor Palin's lack of foreign policy experience. [12] Bounds said that "Palin’s experience running the Alaska National Guard made her more qualified than Obama to be commander in chief," but Brown didn’t buy it. [5]

Awards

Campaign & Elections' Politics magazine named Bounds one of its "Rising Stars" for 2009. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ McDowell, Jade (April 28, 2017). "Hermiston grad keeps Walden's schedule running smoothly". East Oregonian. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ex-McCain voice Bounds bound for Whitman team". Sacramento Bee. June 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ Timberg, Craig (22 October 2021). "New whistleblower claims Facebook allowed hate, illegal activity to go unchecked". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Magee, Christine (16 September 2015). "Sidewire Is Your Hotline To Political Insight". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Tiffany, Matt (Spring 2009). "The Right Stuff". Oregon Quarterly. Vol. 88 no. 3. University of Oregon. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Jeff Mapes (August 31, 2008). "'Dynamic Duck duo' help propel McCain's campaign". The Oregonian.
  7. ↑ Jeff Mapes (March 17, 2009). "Ex-McCain spokesman joins Oregon firm". The Oregonian.
  8. ↑ "Richard Costigan and Tucker Bounds join Whitman campaign". TotalCapitol.com. June 4, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Whitman, Brown offer contrasting campaign styles". Sacramento Bee. June 28, 2010.
  10. ↑ Gautham Nagesh (July 11, 2011). "Tucker Bounds, Sarah Feinberg join Facebook". The Hill.
  11. ↑ Kate Linthicum (September 11, 2008). "CNN, John McCain's camp at odds following confrontational Campbell Brown interview". LA Times.
  12. ↑ Anchorage Daily News article: "Palin's military command limited Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ".
  13. ↑ "Rising Stars 2009". Politics.


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