Kirsten Gillibrand's presidential exploratory committee has hired two more senior Iowa staffers as she grows her campaign staff prior to the Iowa caucuses next year.

The New Yorker hired Casey Clemmons as her Iowa caucus director. He worked for the Iowa Democratic Party in the final months of the 2018 campaign. Prior to that, Clemmons was a field director for Florida gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham's primary campaign and worked in Illinois for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's primary campaign.

In Iowa, Clemmons was a part of Hillary Clinton's caucus and general election team. He is from Woodstock, Illinois original and went to DePaul University.

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Haley Barbour has been hired as the political director. She recently worked as the deputy finance director of Fred Hubbell's gubernatorial campaign. Hubbell, a Democrat, came up short in his 2018 bid against Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.

She also worked as an organizer for the Iowa Democratic Party in 2016 and as an intern on Staci Appel's race in the 3rd District in 2014.

Barbour is a graduate of Drake University and is originally from Kansas City, Missouri.

“After an incredible swing through eastern Iowa meeting with caucus-goers, we are excited to announce new hires to expand our Iowa team," Gillibrand's Iowa communications director, Rachel Irwin, said in a statement. “Senator Gillibrand is committed to talking to as many Iowans as possible in every corner of the state. We are thrilled to bring on board Casey and Haley, who will guide our efforts to compete in this critical early state and build a robust operation to be successful in the 2020 caucuses."

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Gillibrand made her second stop on President's Day, where she met with caucus-goers in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. During her visit, she spoke about the women who inspired her to run for office, including her mother, grandmother and former 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

She told the crowd she supports "Medicare-for-all," the "Green New Deal" and increasing gun regulations.

The addition of the two staffers grows her senior Iowa staff to four people. In January, Gillibrand's presidential exploratory committee announced the hiring of a state director and communications director.

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