Quentin Fulks

Quentin Fulks
Fulks in 2024
EducationGeorgia Southwestern State University (BA)
American University (MPA)
OccupationCampaign manager
Political partyDemocratic

Quentin Fulks is an American campaign manager and political strategist who is a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. He was the principal deputy campaign manager of the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign and reportedly led the campaign's advertising program.[1] Fulks was previously the principal deputy campaign manager of the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign.

Early life

Fulks is from Ellaville, Georgia.[2] He graduated from Schley Middle High School in 2008.[3] Fulks was a split end and defensive back on the varsity football team.[3] In 2012, he completed a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in sociology at Georgia Southwestern State University.[4] He served as the co-founder and president of its pre-law society.[4] Fulks earned a M.A. from the American University School of Public Affairs in 2015.[4]

Career

In June 2014, Fulks joined Priorities USA Action as a political content manager.[4] He interned for U.S. representative Steny Hoyer.[2]

Fulks served as the deputy to campaign manager Anne Caprara during governor J. B. Pritzker's election campaign in the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election.[2] Fulks was the manager of Senator Raphael Warnock's reelection campaign during the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia.[2] Warnock was the first Democrat to win re-election to the Senate in Georgia since Sam Nunn in 1990[5] and the first Deep South Democrat to win re-election since former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu in 2008.[6]

Fulks is a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.[7] On April 25, 2023, Julie Chávez Rodriguez and Fulks were named as campaign manager and principal deputy campaign manager respectively of the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign.[8][9] This is the first time a Latina and an African American man were selected to run the campaign of an incumbent president.[8] He is Harris' principal deputy campaign manager during her 2024 presidential campaign. Fulks took over leadership of the campaign's advertising program, replacing Mike Donilon.[10]

References

  1. ^ Scherer, Michael (August 2, 2024). "Harris Hires Obama Campaign Veterans To Join 2024 Effort, Replacing Biden Loyalists". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ a b c d Barrow, Bill (2023-03-17). "Reaching out despite 'tough audience'". Visalia Times-Delta. pp. A8. Retrieved 2023-04-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Quentin Fulks' (Ellaville, GA) Schley County High School Career Home". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  4. ^ a b c d "SPA Grad Delivers AU Winter Commencement Address". American University. December 18, 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. ^ "Raphael Warnock wins the Georgia Senate runoff | Fast facts about his victory". 11Alive.com. December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ Weisman, Jonathan; King, Maya (2022-12-06). "Warnock Beats Walker, Giving Democrats 51st Senate Seat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  7. ^ "Quentin Fulks". The Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Pager, Tyler; Scherer, Michael (April 24, 2023). "Biden team plans television ads after Tuesday reelection announcement". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  9. ^ Kapos, Shia (April 25, 2023). "Duckworth, Fulks join team Biden". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  10. ^ Scherer, Michael; Pager, Tyler (August 2, 2024). "Harris hires Obama campaign veterans to join 2024 effort, replacing Biden loyalists". Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-08-02.