This document outlines the responsibilities and expectations for a field staff job with a political campaign. Key responsibilities include covering all events in their assigned region, advancing the candidate, meeting goals and deadlines, and following strict protocols around communications, attire, and conduct. Field staff are expected to work long hours making calls and attending meetings to engage volunteers. They must represent the campaign professionally at all times.

1. Field Staff Job Description

3. Responsible for covering ALL events in your respective region (whether the candidate is present or not)

4. Will be required to staff the candidate when the schedule permits

5. Responsible for ALL reports due to the senior staff on time

7. Follow up and keep commitments.

8. Always return every phone call and email. No matter how ugly the call or response might be.

9. Write thank you notes. No thank you emails.

10. Some counties just do things their way. Look for an “outside the box” solution to meet your goals.

11. Be “for” what is going to happen.

12. Never commit to any event on behalf of the campaign.

14. Never speak for the Candidate on issues – stick to the campaign talking points.

15. Most of what is discussed inside the office is confidential information and not for public consumption.

16. Organization makes your life easier. Find your system, and be organized.

17. If you have a question, ASK!

18. We are humans, we make mistakes. If you make one admit it and fix it quickly. Never be afraid to admit a mistake.

19. Have a great attitude and be filled with enthusiasm.

20. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

22. To listen intently to your suggestions. You are our ear to the ground.

23. To give you responsibility and authority to do your job

24. To work harder than anyone here and provide leadership

25. To treat you like a person, with dignity and respect.

26. To sell you and your role, to our volunteers and everyone we meet.

27. To allow you to grow with the experience of working on a campaign.

28. To allow you to be creative and use your talents to help make our campaign more effective.

29. To be able to communicate with you about any problems that may arise between us or any staff members

30. To let you know if something goes bad and never forget to let you know when things go good.

32. Treat county chairs like you would treat your wife, girlfriend, ect. When they want or ask for something, work hard to get it to them as soon as humanly possible.

33. Be realistic and consistent when working with volunteers.

34. Be consistent in your relations with volunteers. Volunteers have to know what to expect from your behavior everyday.

35. Treat volunteers with the respect they deserve. They are giving up their personal time to help us achieve victory. This is a commitment that deserves and demands your respect.

37. Personal and family commitments are very important to the campaign just as much as they are to you. Alert the senior staff as early as possible about your commitments so we can make sure you can meet them.

38. Know and learn federal and state election laws. Have a thorough knowledge of the laws and regulations we must abide by.

39. Office Hours are not easily defined for a campaign. Be at work before your volunteers and early enough to prepare for your day. Leave when your work is done or you are about to pass out from exhaustion.

41. Turn in proper paper work with senior staff and campaign treasurer on time.

42. Be in attendance for all staff meetings and events as specified.

43. Take care of yourself, be sure you are ready to work for our man every day.

44. Don’t argue or “discuss problems” at events, in front of volunteers, or in public places.

45. Don’t lose your poise or self-control at events or in front of volunteers or in public.

46. Be able to be taught and take advice from senior staff and other staffers during meetings and planning .

48. Pay strict attention to your schedule and the use of your volunteers’ time, don’t abuse it.

49. Volunteers must respect you and your ability. Know everything there is to know about our plan and goals.

50. If you’re tired, pray for strength.

51. NEVER assume volunteers know what you want, TELL them what you want.

53. State Central Committee Members are the “Board” of RPI and should be treated with respect. Each congressional district has three State Central Committee Members. You will see them often on the campaign trail.

54. County GOP Chairman and Leadership are often important to reach the organizational goals of the campaign. All field staff should contact the County GOP Chairs, introduce themselves, find out when the next meeting will be, and be asked to put on their mailing list.

55. Republican Women should not be over looked. Field staff should court this group and attend meetings when possible – they are a good source of information for volunteers.

57. Field Staffers are responsible for attending these meeting whenever possible to give campaign updates.

58. Field Staffers should stick to the following outline when speaking at county central committee meetings:

59. Introduce yourself

60. Talk about a recent event or success of the campaign

61. Ask for help on a specific item (upcoming parade, phone bank, door knocking, yard signs, ect.)

62. Announce any upcoming campaign events in the area

64. Only address issues when specifically asked to do so by the Political Director or the Campaign Manager.

65. NEVER speak for the Senators regarding issues.

66. If asked a question you do not know the answer to, admit it, take the name, and move one. It is worse to be wrong, this is your out.

67. Use appropriate language when speaking at these events

68. Good use of language is this: Would you say or use the same language you are talking at the meeting if Jeff were in the room?

69. Field Staffers should arrive at Central Committee meetings early and stay late whenever possible.

70. If you get invited for coffee or dinner, go. Volunteers and county leadership will buy into you more.

71. Always be attentive and polite to the committee and other speakers. Do not speak when others are giving their presentation to the committee.

73. You should talk with LFC County Chairs and County Central Committees and read local papers looking for parades and event information

74. Field Staffers are responsible for making sure that LFC has an entry in the parade by calling whoever is in charge of the parade. It is a good idea to do this as soon as possible to ensure good parade placement.

75. A LFC entry DOES NOT mean that Jeff will be in the parade. You will not know until the last minute which parades Jeff will be covering – therefore it is important to cover every parade as though Jeff were going to be there.

76. Look for the unusual when lining up a parade entry.

78. A Lamberti entry in the parade involved the following:

79. At least 10 volunteers walking on the parade route.

80. Volunteers will carry campaign banner, waving signs, and throw candy

81. Additional volunteers will be needed to execute BAY Method on the parade route

82. BAY (Branstad, Airhart, Young) Method for parade coverage consists of the following:

83. 4 teams for 2 people

84. 2 teams will be position on each end of the parade route 20 minutes before the start of the parade

85. Each team will be equipped with the following collateral materials

86. Bumper and lapel stickers

87. Volunteer/supporter sign up clip boards

88. Voter registration cards

90. If they would like a lapel sticker (don’t forget kids on this one)

91. If the response is positive they ask:

92. If they would like to receive updates from the campaign

93. If they are registered to vote

94. If they would like a bumper sticker for their car

95. If the response is negative

96. Move on and be polite.

97. Each team works to the middle of the parade route or until the meet the teams from the other end of the route

98. Once all teams have completed their side of the route, they then join the campaign entry in the line up or where ever they are in the parade

99. Lamberti for Congress Parade Game Ball

101. The LFC goal is to make all GOP events (excluding events specifically for other candidates) look like LFC events. Be careful not to cross the line between a demonstration of strength and looking gaudy

102. Is there an opportunity to put information on chairs at the event?

103. Know your audience.

104. How do we utilize volunteers?

107. Double sided mounting tape – 3M Brand recommended

108. Clear packaging tape – 3M recommended

109. Shower curtain rings

110. Plan hanger brackets (for drop ceilings)

111. Thumb tacks and push pins

112. Pens/markers

113. Name tags

114. T-pins

115. Stapler (Arrow T-50 recommended)

116. String

117. Wire

118. Plastic ties

119. Placards/signs

120. Bumper stickers

122. You have to work with these people again at some point. We want them to support us and the GOP ticket.

124. Phone calls – The best effective tool for turn out

125. Emails

126. Postcard mailings

127. Leafleting

128. Word of mouth/bring a friend

129. Press Releases (coordinate with media coordinator)

130. FOLLOW UP!!! The 2nd best effective tool for turn out.

131. List of people to target for turn out for Lamberti for Congress events

132. Identified supporters and volunteers

133. Donors

134. GOP Activists

135. Caucus attendees, primary voters

136. Elected, local officials

138. Make the candidate and campaign look professional and always building momentum

139. Garner support for the candidate and campaign

141. ALWAYS leave the site the way you found it (or better)

142. It may be YOUR event to the campaign, but to the locals it was THEIR event

143. Same idea goes to the owner and staff of the establishment the campaign held its event

144. Always apologize for last minute changes, being hard to deal with, ect.

145. Thank every person in attendance for their help, we couldn’t have done it without them (you never know when we’ll need their help again and sometimes at the same site)

146. Write thank you notes to everyone involved when you get back the office, these leave very positive impressions.