Karen Hicks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karen Hicks is a Democratic political operative specializing in campaign field strategy and organization.
After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hicks held positions in a variety of political organizations and campaigns, including Executive Director of New Hampshire Citizen Action (1993-1997), Political Director for Governor Jeanne Shaheen’s gubernatorial (2000) and U.S. Senate (2002) bids, and Governor Shaheen’s Health Policy Advisor (2000-2002). Hicks rose to national prominence during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary when she served as the New Hampshire State Director for Governor Howard Dean’s campaign. Her innovative tactics and exceptional leadership abilities earned her wide acclaim, leading ABC News’ political newsletter “The Note” to comment that, “Karen Hicks has captured lightning in a bottle in New Hampshire for Dr. Dean.”
Hicks’ national and international reputation has continued to grow through her work as Deputy National Field Director for the Democratic National Committee and John Kerry for President (2004), and for Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour Party of Britain (2005). After victoriously returning to the United States, she led the petitioning drive to win Gifford Miller a place on the ballot in the race for Mayor of New York City (2005).
With her talents in high demand, Hicks’ future plans remain unclear, though she has told John DiStaso of the Manchester Union Leader that she has not completely foreclosed the possibility of running for office herself.
Hicks worked in late 2005 and most of 2006 at Catalist, a national voter database company founded by Harold M. Ickes which was originally dubbed the Data Warehouse project[1].
Currently, Hicks is a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Rumors, as of December 2006, indicate that she may join the Hillary Clinton for President campaign.
