Lily Adams's guest appearances

Lily Adams

The Fly

The Sounds of Pornography and Sex

Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

The Electables

Party People

Ron Klain

Cornell Belcher

Jamal Simmons

Lis Smith

Sara Fagen

Sam Cornale

John Anzalone

Tom Perez

Kristen Soltis Anderson

Tom Steyer

Mo Elleithee

Xochitl Hinojosa

Errin Haines

John Hickenlooper

Amy Brandwein

OwlTail

Welcome back to a new season of Fly on the Wall! The Flies are excited to kick off Season 7 with Lily Adams, a Spring 2020 GU Politics Fellow, experienced political operative, and former Communications Director for the Kamala Harris for the People presidential campaign.

Lily Adams: "The early bird catches the worm"

Top Democratic strategist Lily Adams, Communications Director, Kamala Harris for President, Former Hillary Clinton Spokesperson &amp; Iowa Communications Director, Senior Advisor to VA Sen. Tim Kaine and OH Gov. Ted Strickland, joined Adrienne Elrod &amp; Doug Thornell on The Electables to discuss Iowa and early primary states ground game and shares insights and predictions for 2020. Ms. Adams is a Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service. According to her IPPS bio, she "has advised federal and state campaigns and office holders on communications strategy for more than a decade. Most recently, Lily served as communications director for U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’ campaign for president, where she led communications strategy, including managing a team of over 20 press and research staffers across early primary states, acted as a senior strategist for all critical aspects of the campaign including debate prep, major speeches and campaign launch, and was the principal staffer to the candidate on all major media appearances. Lily held the same title in Harris’ U.S. Senate office beginning in January 2017, where she oversaw the senator’s national press strategy and was an integral member of the team crafting strategy and preparing the senator for high impact moments including the Kavanaugh hearings, and hearings with Attorneys General Sessions and Barr. Previously, Lily served as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s successful Iowa caucus campaign and later ran all communications in primary states and in battleground states during the general election. In that role, Lily oversaw the hiring and management of dozens of communications staff and coordinated targeted messaging across the country. Before joining the Clinton presidential campaign, Lily worked as deputy communications director at the Democratic National Committee, where she led day-to-day operations of the communications department and served as the lead spokesperson for party affairs, including the 2016 convention site selection and the 2016 primary calendar process. Lily has also worked in various posts on campaigns for governor and senate including U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in Virginia, Governor Ted Strickland in Ohio and State Senator Creigh Deeds in Virginia. She has also been a senior member of three U.S. Senate offices including Kaine, Harris and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. Lily is from Austin, Texas and received a B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University. She has a dog, Harper, and is an avid pie baker."

Top Democratic strategist Lily Adams, Communications Director, Kamala Harris for President, Former Hillary Clinton Spokesperson &amp; Iowa Communications Director, Senior Advisor to VA Sen. Tim Kaine and OH Gov. Ted Strickland, joined Adrienne Elrod &amp; Doug Thornell on The Electables to discuss Iowa and early primary states ground game and shares insights and predictions for 2020. Ms. Adams is a Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service. According to her IPPS bio, she "has advised federal and state campaigns and office holders on communications strategy for more than a decade. Most recently, Lily served as communications director for U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’ campaign for president, where she led communications strategy, including managing a team of over 20 press and research staffers across early primary states, acted as a senior strategist for all critical aspects of the campaign including debate prep, major speeches and campaign launch, and was the principal staffer to the candidate on all major media appearances. Lily held the same title in Harris’ U.S. Senate office beginning in January 2017, where she oversaw the senator’s national press strategy and was an integral member of the team crafting strategy and preparing the senator for high impact moments including the Kavanaugh hearings, and hearings with Attorneys General Sessions and Barr. Previously, Lily served as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s successful Iowa caucus campaign and later ran all communications in primary states and in battleground states during the general election. In that role, Lily oversaw the hiring and management of dozens of communications staff and coordinated targeted messaging across the country. Before joining the Clinton presidential campaign, Lily worked as deputy communications director at the Democratic National Committee, where she led day-to-day operations of the communications department and served as the lead spokesperson for party affairs, including the 2016 convention site selection and the 2016 primary calendar process. Lily has also worked in various posts on campaigns for governor and senate including U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in Virginia, Governor Ted Strickland in Ohio and State Senator Creigh Deeds in Virginia. She has also been a senior member of three U.S. Senate offices including Kaine, Harris and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. Lily is from Austin, Texas and received a B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University. She has a dog, Harper, and is an avid pie baker."

Lily Adams on Iowa Caucus and Primary Ground Game

Lily Adams may come from a long line of Democratic Party royalty, but she’s now blazing her own trail as one of her party’s leading communicators and strategists. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Lily is the granddaughter of legendary Texas governor Ann Richards and the daughter of the iconic former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards. However, her own resume is impressive in its own right, seemingly littered with a “who’s who” of top-notch political leaders—like Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Senators Tim Kaine and Richard Blumenthal. In 2016, Lily worked as a top press aide for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, including running communications in the crucial Iowa caucuses. Today, she serves as communications director for Senator Kamala Harris of California, one of the brightest rising stars in progressive politics and a surefire future leader of the Democratic Party, in one form or another. If you want to learn more about Lily, visit our website at www.partypeoplepodcast.com.

Lily Adams may come from a long line of Democratic Party royalty, but she’s now blazing her own trail as one of her party’s leading communicators and strategists. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Lily is the granddaughter of legendary Texas governor Ann Richards and the daughter of the iconic former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards. However, her own resume is impressive in its own right, seemingly littered with a “who’s who” of top-notch political leaders—like Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Senators Tim Kaine and Richard Blumenthal. In 2016, Lily worked as a top press aide for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, including running communications in the crucial Iowa caucuses. Today, she serves as communications director for Senator Kamala Harris of California, one of the brightest rising stars in progressive politics and a surefire future leader of the Democratic Party, in one form or another. If you want to learn more about Lily, visit our website at <a href="http://www.partypeoplepodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.partypeoplepodcast.com</a>.

Episode 15: Lily Adams