Nathan Ballard

Nathan F. Ballard
Occupation Democratic strategist
Spokesperson
Known for Former spokesperson for Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom
Website http://www.nathanballard.com/

Nathan Ballard is a US Democratic strategist.[1][2] He is known as the former spokesperson for Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom.[3][4] He worked as a spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO,[5] Secretary of State John Kerry, and Wesley Clark.[6][7] Ballard is a spokesman for the Golden State Warriors and for the Super Bowl 50 host committee.[8][9]

Career

In 2000, Ballard was a deputy city attorney and spokesman for the city attorney in San Francisco.[10] Ballard was a spokesman for the California Democratic Party in 2002.[11] He was also a spokesman for New Hampshire Senate President Beverly Hollingworth's campaign for governor of New Hampshire.[12] In 2003, Ballard was the spokesman for the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, during the recall of Governor Gray Davis.[13] In 2004, Ballard was a spokesman for U.S. Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign in California.[14] During the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, Ballard was a spokesman for Wesley Clark.[15] In 2006, Ballard was U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier's spokesman when she campaigned for lieutenant governor of California.[16]

From 2007-2010, Ballard was the communications director for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.[17] He worked for a coalition of labor unions against a controversial 2010 pension measure in San Francisco.[18] In 2010, Ballard was Rep. Jackie Speier's spokesman when she weighed a run for Attorney General in California.[19] In 2011, Ballard worked for a coalition including labor unions, civic leader Warren Hellman, and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to pass labor-backed reforms against a rival measure funded by Michael Moritz.[20][21][22]

In 2012, Ballard was the spokesman for Proposition 38, a California tax measure for public education.[23] He was also the spokesman for the Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards, made up of more than 100 chefs in California, seeking to lift the state's ban on foie gras at the time.[24] Ballard was the spokesman for the union representing the San Francisco Symphony musicians during the 2013 strike.[25] In 2011, around the time of the Occupy Oakland protests, Ballard briefly served as a crisis manager for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, following the resignation of the city's police chief.[26] At that time, he was described as having "lots of law enforcement clients".[26]

In 2013, Ballard was the spokesperson for San Francisco's bid to host the 2016 Super Bowl and the team spokesperson for the Golden State Warriors new arena project.[27][28][29] In 2014, he served as the spokesman for the Koret Foundation during its dispute with the founder's widow.[30][31] Ballard was also a spokesman for the San Francisco Bay Area's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[32] Ballard is allied with Mayor Ed Lee.[33]

In 2016, the San Francisco Police Officers Association hired Nathan Ballard for what was described as a "counterattack" against police reform attempts following the controversial killing of Mario Woods by officers and concerns about racism in the city's police department.[34][35][36] Ballard was criticized for using exaggerated crime figures in the union's campaign against reform proponent George Gascón, and acknowledged having misread the rates.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Running for Mayor, but With Her Money Not in Play".
  2. ↑ "'Shrimp Boy' tried to hang with San Francisco politicians".
  3. ↑ "Newsom's spokesman resigns".
  4. ↑ "A Spokesman Leaves: What Does It Mean for Gavin Newsom?".
  5. ↑ "With End Near, Recall Race Starts to Look Conventional".
  6. ↑ "Missouri Democrats to host presidential debate in St. Louis".
  7. ↑ "S.F. mayor’s spokesman stepping down".
  8. ↑ Matier, Phillip; Ross, Andrew (19 May 2015). "Warriors brass trying to tie arena push to playoff fever". San Francisco Chronicle.
  9. ↑ Aleaziz, Hamed (27 February 2015). "Super Bowl 50 hosts give $2.5 million for youth outreach". San Francisco Chronicle.
  10. ↑ "Ad Companies Fight to Take Messages to the Streets". The New York Times. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Eslinger, Bonnie (27 February 2007). "Newsom hires new media chief, shuffles Ragone". San Francisco Examiner.
  12. ↑ Macomber, Shawn (7 September 2002). "Pols raise questions about poll". Seacoast Online.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Dean E. (30 September 2003). "With end near, recall race starts to look conventional". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Marelius, John (23 February 2004). "Edwards' surge puts California on primary map". San Diego Union Tribune.
  15. ↑ Charton, Scott (27 January 2004). "Missouri Democrats to host presidential debate in St. Louis". Southeast Missourian.
  16. ↑ Rau, Jordan (29 May 2006). "State, Local Offices on the Line". Los Angeles Times.
  17. ↑ Leibovich, Mark (1 July 2009). "Who Can Possibly Govern California?". New York Times.
  18. ↑ Stevens, Elizabeth Lesly (4 November 2010). "Defeat of Proposition B cements labor's power". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Kinney, Aaron (2 February 2010). "Speier decides against run for attorney general". San Jose Mercury News.
  20. ↑ Stevens, Elizabeth Lesly (12 February 2011). "Pressures build to slash costs of city employees". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  21. ↑ Wildermuth, John (9 November 2011). "Voters approve Ed Lee's pension reform". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  22. ↑ Knight, Heather (3 October 2011). "SF pension reform donors tied to antiunion efforts". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  23. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (10 September 2012). "Californians Face Rival Ballot Initiatives That Would Raise Taxes and Aid Schools". New York Times.
  24. ↑ Norimitsu Onishi (12 August 2012). "Some in California Skirt a Ban on Foie Gras". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  25. ↑ Cohen, Ronnie (17 March 2013). "Fourth concert canceled as San Francisco Symphony strike continues". Reuters. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  26. 1 2 Matier, Phillip; Ross, Andrew (13 November 2011). "Ed Lee to face Dennis Herrera on subway objections". SF Gate. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Miami’s Stadium Problems Cloud Bid to Host Super Bowl in 2016, and Beyond".
  28. ↑ "Most stories of the year at City Hall started with tech".
  29. ↑ "How the Warriors’ Mission Bay deal went down".
  30. ↑ "Koret Foundation’s board of directors seeks to remove founder’s widow".
  31. ↑ Phillip Matier; Andrew Ross (8 October 2014). "Koret Foundation sued by founder's widow over charity's gifts". SFGate. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  32. ↑ Elliott Almond (20 November 2014). "Bay Area prepares 2024 Olympic bid". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  33. ↑ Coté, John (7 November 2014). "Once-reluctant S.F. Mayor Ed Lee says he’ll run for 2nd term". SF Gate. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  34. 1 2 Ho, Vivian (2016-03-24). "Amid push for S.F. police reform, union escalates counterattack". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  35. ↑ http://www.sfexaminer.com/poa-hires-crisis-manager-improve-temper-tantrums/
  36. ↑ http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-police-union-claims-gascon-made-disparaging-remarks/

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