Tucker Bounds
{{Short description|American public relations professional}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Tucker Bounds
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|13}}
|birth_place = Hermiston, Oregon, U.S.
|death_date =
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|party = Republican
|alma mater = University of Oregon
|relatives = Ryan Bounds, brother{{cite news|last1=McDowell|first1=Jade|title=Hermiston grad keeps Walden's schedule running smoothly|url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170428/hermiston-grad-keeps-waldens-schedule-running-smoothly|accessdate=3 January 2018|work=East Oregonian|date=April 28, 2017}}
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Tucker Bounds (born January 13, 1979) is a public relations professional, who has been active in Republican politics. He served as a spokesperson for the McCain 2008 presidential campaign. Bounds also served as the Deputy Campaign Manager, Communications, for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California.{{cite news | title = Ex-McCain voice Bounds bound for Whitman team |url = http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2009/06/ex-mccain-voice.html |newspaper = Sacramento Bee |date = June 1, 2009}} He is currently a Vice President of Communications at Facebook, in Menlo Park, California.{{cite news|last1=Timberg|first1=Craig|title= New whistleblower claims Facebook allowed hate, illegal activity to go unchecked|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/22/facebook-new-whistleblower-complaint/|accessdate=24 October 2021|newspaper=Washington Post|date=22 October 2021}} He is also the co-founder of Sidewire, a political news analysis platform.{{cite news|last1=Magee|first1=Christine|title=Sidewire Is Your Hotline To Political Insight|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/16/sidewire-is-your-hotline-to-political-insight/|accessdate=16 September 2015|work=TechCrunch|date=16 September 2015}}
Biography
=Early life and education=
Tucker Bounds was born in Oregon and raised in Hermiston, and graduated from Hermiston High School. He is a 2002 graduate of the University of Oregon.
=Political career=
Bounds began his political career an intern on a short-term assignment in the offices of Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and later worked as deputy press secretary for Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. In 2004 he was appointed as the Oregon Communications Director for the 2004 Bush campaign; in 2006, he was named as the Western States spokesperson for the Republican National Committee during the election cycle.
Bounds was a national spokesperson for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, serving to help manage his communications with the media.{{cite news | title = 'Dynamic Duck duo' help propel McCain's campaign |url = http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2008/08/dynamic_duck_duo_help_propel_m.html |author = Jeff Mapes | newspaper =The Oregonian |date=August 31, 2008}} Jill Hazelbaker, another University of Oregon graduate, was McCain's communications director.
In 2009, Bounds was named partner in the Oregon firm of Quinn Thomas Public Affairs{{cite news | title = Ex-McCain spokesman joins Oregon firm |url = http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/03/exmccain_spokesman_joins_orego.html |author = Jeff Mapes | newspaper =The Oregonian |date=March 17, 2009}} In June 2009, he joined the communications teams of Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California; she was the former CEO of eBay.{{cite web | title = Richard Costigan and Tucker Bounds join Whitman campaign |url = http://www.totalcapitol.com/?blog&id=69|publisher = TotalCapitol.com |date=June 4, 2009}} He was named Deputy Campaign Manager.{{cite news | title = Whitman, Brown offer contrasting campaign styles |url = http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/28/2853549/whitman-brown-offer-contrasting.html|newspaper = Sacramento Bee |date=June 28, 2010}}
In the summer of 2011, Bounds joined Facebook on its policy communications team. He concentrates on managing state and community relations, and has been concerned about changing ideas about privacy and protection of users' data.{{cite news | title = Tucker Bounds, Sarah Feinberg join Facebook |url = https://thehill.com/policy/technology/96019-tucker-bounds-sarah-feinberg-join-facebook/ |author = Gautham Nagesh | newspaper =The Hill |date=July 11, 2011}}
=Work with the McCain 2008 presidential campaign=
A frequent public spokesperson for the 2008 McCain presidential campaign, Bounds made news after his September 1, 2008, interview with Campbell Brown of CNN. That interview concerned McCain's recently announced running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.{{cite news | title = CNN, John McCain's camp at odds following confrontational Campbell Brown interview | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/campbell-brown.html |author = Kate Linthicum |newspaper = LA Times |date = September 11, 2008}} The interview was described as confrontational, as Brown challenged Bounds about Governor Palin's lack of foreign policy experience.Anchorage Daily News article: "[http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/515499.html Palin's military command limited] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929190259/http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/515499.html |date=2008-09-29 }}". Bounds said that "Palin’s experience running the Alaska National Guard made her more qualified than Obama to be commander in chief," but Brown didn’t buy it.{{cite magazine|last1=Tiffany|first1=Matt|date=Spring 2009|title=The Right Stuff|url=http://www.oregonquarterly.com/spring2009/old_oregon.php|magazine=Oregon Quarterly|publisher=University of Oregon|volume=88|issue=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509012051/http://www.oregonquarterly.com/spring2009/old_oregon.php|archive-date=May 9, 2009|access-date=13 February 2014}}
=Awards=
Campaign & Elections' Politics magazine named Bounds one of its "Rising Stars" for 2009.{{cite web | title = Rising Stars 2009 | url = http://www.politicsmagazine.com/rising-stars-2009 | publisher = Politics}}
References
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External links
- "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYiw_y2qDI Tucker Bounds on Palin's National Security Experience]" video at YouTube
- "[https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/29/portland-tech-executive-lands-in-facebook-papers/ Portland Tech Executive Lands in Facebook Papers]" at Willamette Week
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Category:California Republicans
Category:People from Hermiston, Oregon