Robby Mook

Robby Mook, born on December 3, 1979, in Sharon, Vermont, was raised in nearby Norwich. His father was a physics professor at Dartmouth College, and his mother worked as a hospital administrator. Mook attended Hanover High School and graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in classics. His early career in politics began during his freshman year at Columbia when he was hired as the first paid staffer for the Vermont Democratic House Campaign. This early exposure to political organization set the foundation for his future roles in campaign management.

Mook’s career progressed through various significant political campaigns. He worked on state campaigns and Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, serving as deputy field director in Wisconsin and New Hampshire. After Dean’s campaign, he joined the Democratic National Committee, directing get-out-the-vote efforts in Wisconsin during the 2004 general election. He then managed successful gubernatorial and Senate campaigns, including those for Martin O’Malley and Ben Cardin in 2006. In 2007, Mook joined Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign as a state director for Nevada, Indiana, and Ohio, states where Clinton won the popular vote. Following this, he managed Jeanne Shaheen’s successful U.S. Senate campaign in New Hampshire.

He continued his professional development at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), first as political director in 2009 and then as independent expenditure director in 2010. After the 2010 House of Representatives elections, he was appointed executive director, aiding Democrats in gaining eight seats in the 2012 elections. In 2013, Mook managed Terry McAuliffe’s successful gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. His most prominent role was as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, where he oversaw a large-scale, nationwide organization. Post-2016, Mook became a CNN political commentator, a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, and later the President of the House Majority PAC in 2019.