As we learned from the 2008 presidential campaign, it takes money--lots of it--to be elected president. Tim Pawlenty, who formed a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month, will announce his fundraising team today, the Washington Post reports.
Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty will unveil a 16-person fundraising team today, as he prepares for the gargantuan task of raising the tens of millions of dollars he’ll likely need to win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Technorati tags:
The finance operation will be overseen by Brian Haley, who is currently serving as national finance director for Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC and previously held that same title for Sen. John McCain's leadership political action committee.
Katie McBreen will be Haley's deputy, coming off a successful stint as finance director for Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran's 2010 campaign. McBreen previously worked for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential bid.
The scope of the finance team — there are individuals tasked to specific states like Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida and Texas, as well as regions like the mid-Atlantic and Midwest — suggests Pawlenty is well aware of the need to grow beyond the relatively small sums he raised during his two campaigns for governor of Minnesota.
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