--- title: Scott Walker Hires Two Former RNC Aides In Political Roles description: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hired two former Republican National Committee staffers to serve as deputy directors on his emerging campaign. canonical: https://time.com/3727860/scott-walker-danny-odriscoll-wells-griffith/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-02T02:33:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-24T14:44:03.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Walker Hires Two Former RNC Aides In Political Roles og:description: He's beefing up his political operation. og:url: https://time.com/3727860/scott-walker-danny-odriscoll-wells-griffith/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6522169a4a88df8/6987818c55a8598de4a86147/scott-walker-51.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at CPAC in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 26, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Walker Hires Two Former RNC Aides In Political Roles twitter:description: He's beefing up his political operation. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6522169a4a88df8/6987818c55a8598de4a86147/scott-walker-51.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Walker Hires Two Former RNC Aides In Political Roles > Sponsored content. 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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at CPAC in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 26, 2015.Mark Peterson—Redux for TIME by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Updated: Jan 24, 2024 2:44 PM UTCPublished: Mar 2, 2015 2:33 AM UTC Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is beefing up his political operation, hiring two former Republican National Committee staffers to serve as deputy political directors on his emerging campaign. Walker’s political group, Our American Revival, has hired Danny O’Driscoll and Wells Griffith, according to a spokesperson, adding to a team heavy with former talent from the Republican Party’s national office, including former political director Rick Wiley as campaign manager. The pair “will split the country to help identify, engage and mobilize supporters from grassroots organizations to elected officials, potential donors, state parties and allied groups,” said communications director Kirsten Kukowski. O’Driscoll is a veteran of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, where he served as state director for Wisconsin in the general election and deputy state director in New Hampshire for the Republican primary. After New Hampshire, O’Driscoll worked on Romney primary wins in Florida, Michigan, and Ohio. Griffith was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee in the 2012 cycle and unsuccessfully ran for Congress from his native Alabama in a special election in 2013\. He also served as the executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party and managed RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’ re-election campaign in January. Walker, who [finished second in Saturday’s Conservative Political Action Conference Straw Poll](http://time.com/3727432/rand-paul-scott-walker-cpac/), appears all-in on a White House bid, with aides using the annual gathering as an opportunity to approach and interview potential staffers. 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