David Plouffe's Campaign Legacy

David Plouffe

David Plouffe masterminded the historic 2008 presidential campaign as campaign manager and later served as a senior advisor. He pioneered digital organizing, grassroots mobilization, and data-driven strategies that redefined modern American politics.

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Year	David Plouffe
1967	Birth of David Plouffe (Period: May 27, 1967, Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States)
1980	St. Mark's High School (Age: 12 years old, Period: Until early 1980s, Location: Middletown, Delaware, United States) University of Delaware (Age: 12 years old, Period: Mid-1980s – 1989, degree obtained May 2010, Location: Newark, Delaware, United States)
1988	Participation in Samuel S. Beard's US Senate Primary Election (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1988, Location: Delaware, United States)
1990	Senator Tom Harkin's re-election campaign (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1990, Location: Iowa, United States)
1992	Tom Harkin's presidential election campaign (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1992, Location: United States) John Olver US House Re-election Campaign (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1992, Location: Massachusetts, United States)
1994	Charles M. Oberly's Election Campaign (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1994, Location: Delaware, United States)
1995	Activities at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Age: 27 years old, Period: c. 1995–1996, Location: United States)
1997	Staff for House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1997–1998, Location: Washington, D.C., United States (Congress))
1999	Executive Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (Age: 31 years old, Period: Circa 1999–2000, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2000	Joining AKPD Message and Media (Age: 32 years old, Period: 2000 – circa 2011, Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States)
2004	Cooperation on Barack Obama's US Senate Election (Age: 36 years old, Period: 2004, Location: Illinois, United States)
2007	2008 Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession (Age: 39 years old, Period: 2007–2009 (Impact continued thereafter), Location: Worldwide, including the United States) Campaign Manager for Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign (Age: 39 years old, Period: 2007–2008, Location: United States)
2009	Criticism Regarding Paid Speeches in Azerbaijan (Age: 41 years old, Period: Early 2009, Location: Baku, Azerbaijan) Publication of "The Audacity to Win" (Age: 42 years old, Period: November 2009, Location: United States)
2010	Criticism Regarding Paid Speeches in Nigeria and Relations with MTN Group (Age: 43 years old, Period: December 2010, Location: Nigeria)
2011	Appointment as Senior Advisor to the President at the White House (Age: 43 years old, Period: January 2011 – January 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States (White House))
2014	Appointment as Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy at Uber (Age: 47 years old, Period: August 2014 – 2015, Location: San Francisco, California, and other locations in the United States)
2015	Violation of Registration Requirements Regarding Uber Lobbying (Age: 47 years old, Period: 2015–2017, disciplinary action in February 2017, Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States)
2017	Participation in the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Age: 49 years old, Period: January 2017–, Location: United States)
2019	Appointment to the Board of ACRONYM (Age: 51 years old, Period: 2019, Location: United States) Launch of Podcast "Campaign HQ with David Plouffe" (Age: 51 years old, Period: 2019–Present, Location: United States)
2024	Participation in Kamala Harris's Presidential Campaign (Age: 57 years old, Period: August – November 2024, Location: United States)
2025	Participation in Coinbase Global Advisory Council (Age: 58 years old, Period: June 2025–, Location: United States)
Unknown	Marriage (David Plouffe, Olivia Morgan, Period: Marriage date unconfirmed in public records, Location: Marriage unconfirmed)

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