Tucker Bounds
Tucker Bounds is a public relations professional, who has been active in Republican politics. He served as a spokesperson for the McCain 2008 presidential campaign|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. He is currently a Vice President of Communications at Facebook, in Menlo Park, California. He is also the co-founder of Sidewire, a political news analysis platform.
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. 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 In June 2009, he joined the communications teams of Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California; she was the former CEO of eBay. He was named Deputy Campaign Manager.
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.