Symone Sanders-Townsend

Symone Sanders-Townsend
Sanders in 2022
Personal details
Born (1989-12-10) December 10, 1989 (age 34)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Shawn Townsend
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(m. 2022)​
EducationCreighton University (BBA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Symone D. Sanders-Townsend (born December 10, 1989)[1][2] is an American political strategist and political commentator who hosts MSNBC's The Weekend. She served as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. She left the campaign abruptly in late June 2016, saying "she was not let go and that leaving the campaign was her decision."[3] In October 2016, she was hired as a Democratic strategist and political commentator by CNN.[4]

In April 2019, Sanders joined the 2020 presidential campaign of former vice president Joe Biden as a senior advisor,[5][6] and after Biden won election, was named chief spokesperson and a senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris.[7] On December 2, 2021, Sanders announced her resignation from the White House to return to broadcasting.[8]

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  2. ^ "Sunday's birthdays". POLITICO. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Joyce, Andrew (June 26, 2016). "Symone Sanders Quits As National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders". Fusion. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "BIO – Symone D. Sanders". Symonedsanders.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Floyd, Jessica A. (May 22, 2019). "Black Staff Matters: Behind the Scenes with the Biden 2020 Team". Ebony. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ex-Bernie Sanders Press Secretary Joins Biden's Campaign As Senior Adviser". HuffPost. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Linskey, Annie; Stein, Jeff (November 29, 2020). "Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Wright, Jasmine; Vazquez, Maegan (December 2, 2021). "Symone Sanders, Harris' chief spokesperson, to leave White House". CNN. Retrieved December 2, 2021.