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, along with

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. Beach has previously worked for presidential campaigns of

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, and

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, as well as for

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's 2003 campaign for

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. Eric was a former 40 under 40 winner and founded a charity called Brothers in Arms Foundation in 2012.

Early life and education

Beach was born in raised in Maryland, just outside of

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, where his father was a firefighter.Beach attended

Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university h ...

where he was a member of the football team, student body president for two years, and received the man of the year award. He obtained a

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from

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

Political career

Beach is a veteran political operative, having served on many high-profile campaigns. Beach was the co-chair of the pro-

, along with former

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campaign manager,

. Prior to joining the

, Beach served as national finance chairman for Kentucky Senator

's 2016 presidential campaign. Beach also served a national finance chairman for former

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's 2012 presidential campaign. In 2008, Beach served as the state finance leader, in California, for

's presidential bid. Beach has also served as national finance chairman for the

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, campaign director for Bill Jones' 2004 U.S. Senate campaign in California, and as a member of

's 2003 campaign team. Beach was brought in to run the

in March 2016.

Other activities

Beach founded Brothers in Arms, a nonprofit public benefit corporation which organizes the annual Brothers in Arms Classic, a sporting event that brings together high school football teams from around the country to raise awareness for those serving in the military and to raise money. Brothers in Arms makes donations to other charitable organizations that provide "educational opportunities and financial assistance for rmed forcesmembers, heroic community servants, and their families."

References

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