Marc Lotter (born 1970) is an American political advisor serving as the director of strategic communications for the

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. He was previously a Special Assistant to the

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and Press Secretary to Vice President

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Early life and education

Lotter was raised in

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. At age nine in 1979, Lotter stuffed envelopes for a Democratic Fort Wayne mayoral candidate who was a friend of his father. Lotter earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and telecommunications from

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. As a college student, Lotter earned a scholarship to work at a local

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station in

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. During this time, he worked on the production team of ''

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''.

Career

He began his career as a producer for

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, and WGCL. In 2003 and 2004, he served as the communications director for the

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. He then served as the communications director for Indiana Governor

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. In 2008, he served as the Indiana communications director for the

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. In 2009 and 2010, Lotter served as the director of communications for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. From 2010 to 2015, he served as the communications director for Indianapolis Mayor

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. In 2015 and 2016, he served as the director of external relations for the

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. In 2016, Lotter served as the deputy campaign manager for

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's 2016 gubernatorial election. Pence withdrew from the race when he was selected to serve as

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's running mate. In 2016 and 2017, Lotter served as the press secretary for the

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. From June to October 2017, Lotter served as the press secretary to

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. Since 2019, he has served as the director of strategic communications for the

, which lost to eventual president Joe Biden.

References

External links

Personal website

ProPublica entry for Lotter
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Marc Lotter Twitter Account
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