Key takeaways:
- Kate Bedingfield is leaving her post as White House Communications Director and is expected to play a role in President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign.
- Ben LaBolt, a top Democratic communications professional who served in the Obama White House, is taking her place.
- LaBolt is expected to bring “a wealth of experience in strategic communications, crisis management, and political strategy” to the role and is the first openly gay White House communications director.
The White House announced today that Kate Bedingfield, the current Communications Director, is leaving her post and is expected to play a role in President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign. Taking her place is Ben LaBolt, a top Democratic communications professional who served in the Obama White House.
In a statement, President Joe Biden said Bedingfield has been “a critical strategic voice from the very first day of my presidential campaign in 2019.” LaBolt worked for Mr. Biden as his communications director when he was vice president, and headed up communications during the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
LaBolt is currently a partner at communications firm Bully Pulpit Interactive. He will be the first openly gay White House communications director, according to the Biden administration.
The White House said LaBolt will bring “a wealth of experience in strategic communications, crisis management, and political strategy” to the role. He is expected to take up the position in the coming weeks.
Bedingfield’s departure marks the end of a long tenure in the Biden administration. She has been a key figure in the White House’s communications strategy since the start of the Biden presidency. LaBolt is expected to continue the work Bedingfield began in the role.
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