Lis Smith

Elisabeth Smith (born October 15, 1982) is an American political strategist for the Democratic Party. She is known for being the senior advisor for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign, deputy manager of Martin O'Malley's 2016 presidential campaign and the director of rapid response for Barack Obama's 2012 campaign. She has also directed communications and strategy for several other gubernatorial, mayoral and congressional campaigns.

Elisabeth Smith (born October 15, 1982) is an American political strategist for the Democratic Party. She is known for being the senior advisor for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign, deputy manager of Martin O'Malley's 2016 presidential campaign and the director of rapid response for Barack Obama's 2012 campaign. She has also directed communications and strategy for several other gubernatorial, mayoral and congressional campaigns.

2000s

Smith worked on Tom Daschle's 2004 Senate campaign as a field organizer. In 2006, Smith went to work on Claire McCaskill's Senate campaign in Missouri as Press Secretary. After McCaskill's win, she joined the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial campaign of Bruce Lunsford as traveling press secretary. She was also communications director for Dan Seals' 2008 Illinois House race. In 2009, she became press secretary for Terry McAuliffe and Jon Corzine's gubernatorial races.

2010s

Smith served as communications director for Ted Strickland's 2010 Ohio governor's race. She became communications director for the Democratic Governors Association in 2011. As communications director for the DGA, she oversaw gubernatorial campaign efforts in Kentucky and West Virginia. In 2012, she became director of the rapid response team for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign. While working for the Obama campaign she met David Axelrod, whom Smith considers a mentor. In 2013, she moved back to New York and became the press secretary for Eliot Spitzer's New York City comptroller campaign, an attempted political comeback after his prostitution scandal. She later worked as the spokeswoman for Bill de Blasio's mayoral run in 2013. In 2014, she became a communication consultant for Adriano Espaillat's congressional campaign. In 2016, she was the spokesperson for Marisol Alcantara's successful New York State Senate campaign. After winning the election, the candidate joined the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), and Smith consulted briefly for the group. Critics of the IDC have questioned Smith's loyalty to the implementation of progressive policies and candidates. In 2018, Smith became spokeswoman for Andrew Cuomo's successful re-election campaign, who had endorsed the political entity. She was the deputy campaign manager for the Martin O'Malley 2016 presidential campaign. After O'Malley's campaign, she advised several nonprofit organizations, and incumbent governors such as Montana governor Steve Bullock.

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