Ben LaBolt
Ben LaBolt | |
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White House Communications Director | |
In office March 1, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Kate Berner |
Preceded by | Kate Bedingfield |
Succeeded by | Steven Cheung |
Personal details | |
Born | La Grange, Illinois, U.S. | August 20, 1981
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Middlebury College (BA) |
Ben LaBolt (born August 20, 1981) is an American political advisor who was the White House Communications Director from 2023 to 2025.
LaBolt has worked on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Howard Dean, as well as for Jan Schakowsky, Sherrod Brown, and Rahm Emanuel.[1]
LaBolt is openly gay, and is the first openly gay White House Communications Director.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Felsenthal, Carol (January 2, 2014). "La Grange's Ben LaBolt goes to Washington—and Stays – Chicago Magazine". Chicagomag.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Scherer, Michael (February 10, 2023). "Ben LaBolt tapped to become White House communications director". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Watson, Kathryn. "Ben LaBolt to replace Kate Bedingfield as White House communications director". CBS News. Retrieved February 10, 2023.