Hillary Clinton campaign adds South Carolina staff

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Democratic presidential primary operation in South Carolina is taking shape.

Less than a week after the former secretary of state announced her plans to run for the White House, campaign state director Clay Middleton, a former aide to U.S. Rep Jim Clyburn and S.C. political director in Barack Obama‘s presidential campaign, said he has added four directors to Clinton’s S.C. staff:

▪  Jalisa Washington, who has worked for the S.C. House and in government affairs, was named political director and will work with elected officials. She is the daughter of Richland County councilman Kelvin Washington.

▪  Carl Walz, who was Missouri state field director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election and Southern field director for the and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will head field work as organizing director.

▪  Stephanie Formas — deputy chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., who worked for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign — will be communications director.

▪  Meagan Coffman, who worked for Clinton’s 2008 campaign and Obama’s 2012 campaign in New Hampshire, is the operations director.

This story was originally published April 18, 2015 at 7:26 AM with the headline "Hillary Clinton campaign adds South Carolina staff."