Billy Harper names senior campaign staff.

Republican Governor candidate, Billy Harper, has named his senior campaign staff. Here is the release accompanying the announcement:
LEXINGTON, KY. – Republican Billy Harper, Kentucky businessman and candidate for Governor, announced today members of his senior campaign staff and the opening of his new campaign headquarters in Lexington. "I am excited to have my campaign team in place and look forward to focusing my time and energy on discussing ways to improve education and Kentucky’s business climate," said Harper, president of Harper Industries, a family-owned and operated construction and engineering firm based in Paducah. "This campaign staff is experienced and dedicated and, like me, recognizes the importance of this race for our state’s future," Harper said. "With their help, I will take my positive message to voters in every part of this great Commonwealth and lay out my vision for building a better future for Kentucky." The new senior team is in addition to Harper Campaign Manager Stan Pulliam, who has been serving in that capacity for nearly two months now. "I’m excited and fortunate to have a talented staff with Kentucky roots to guide Billy to victory in May and November," Pulliam said. (Harper’s new campaign headquarters, located in Lexington at 901 Richmond Road, will officially open Wednesday, January 31st).

The staff:
Stan Pulliam – Campaign Manager
spulliam@harperforgovernor.com
(270) 519-7663
Oregon native Stan Pulliam will serve as Campaign Manager and will be based out of the Lexington headquarters. Pulliam has significant state and national political experience and recently served as finance director for Conrad Burns’ U.S. Senate campaign in Montana. The Burns campaign raised a record $9 million during the 2006 election cycle.

MacKensey Thompson – Assistant Campaign Manager
mthompson@harperforgovernor.com
(270) 564-5918
Idaho native MacKensey Thompson will serve as Assistant Campaign Manager and will be based out of the Lexington headquarters. A veteran of several congressional, gubernatorial and state legislative races, Thompson has front-line experience on multiple levels of campaign planning and development. Thompson will oversee the campaign’s administrative operations and scheduling.

Sam Edelen – Press Secretary
sedelen@harperforgovernor.com
(270) 564-5940
Kentucky native Sam Edelen will serve as Press Secretary and will be based out of the Lexington headquarters. Edelen has government experience at the state and national level and has worked as a reporter and editor for print and broadcast operations in Kentucky and Washington, D.C.

Alois Moore – Political Director
amoore@harperforgovernor.com
(606) 438-9139
Kentucky native Alois Moore will serve as Political Director as well as the official Campaign Chairwoman and will be based out of the campaign’s East Regional office in Hazard. Moore has been active in state government issues for years and has volunteered on many local legislative, congressional and statewide campaigns in Kentucky. Moore currently serves as a member of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.

Tres Watson – Deputy Political Director
twatson@harperforgovernor.com
(270) 564-6011
Kentucky native Tres Watson will serve as Deputy Political Director and will be based out of the Lexington headquarters. Watson is a veteran of hard-fought grass roots campaigns in Virginia and Kentucky and recently worked for the Kentucky State Legislature.

Joe Edwards – Road Manager
jedwards@harperforgovernor.com
(270) 519-7823
Kentucky native Joe Edwards will serve as Road Manager and will lead Billy Harper’s travel across the state. Edwards has been intimately involved in a variety of local legislative races and has served Harper as a personal confidant in both business and personal affairs. Edwards will serve as a vital link between the Lexington headquarters and the road campaign.