Ben LaBolt | |
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Senior Advisor to the President for Communications | |
Assumed office August 8, 2024 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Anita Dunn |
White House Communications Director | |
Assumed office March 1, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Principal Deputy | Herbie Ziskend |
Preceded by | Kate Bedingfield |
Personal details | |
Born | Illinois, U.S. | August 20, 1981
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Middlebury College (BA) |
Ben LaBolt (born August 20, 1981) is an American political advisor who is the White House Communications Director to Joe Biden. He succeeded Kate Bedingfield in the role when she stepped down at the end of February 2023. In August 2024 LaBolt was promoted to Senior Advisor to the President succeeding Anita Dunn after her departure. [1] Previously, LaBolt has worked on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Howard Dean, as well as for Jan Schakowsky, Sherrod Brown, and Rahm Emanuel.