WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., announced that Jeff Giertz will join his office as communications director effective today, overseeing his communications team. Giertz joins Booker’s office after working as communications director on former U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley’s 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate.
Giertz also worked for several years as communications director in Braley’s congressional office in Washington, D.C.; served as communications director for then-U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon’s D-L.A. campaign for U.S. Senate in 2010; and has served in various other communications roles, from the Obama presidential campaign in 2008 to the North Carolina state Senate Democratic Caucus in 2011. Giertz, a native of Moline, Illinois, grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and is a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“I’m excited to have Jeff join our team. I know his skills and professional experience will be a great addition to our staff and that he will work tirelessly to serve the people of New Jersey,” said Booker.
Giertz joins Press Secretary Monique Waters in DC and State Press Secretary Silvia Alvarez in Newark. He can be reached at jeff_giertz@booker.senate.gov or (202) 224-3224, and on Twitter @jeffgiertz.