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Lucy Caldwell (born October 16, 1987) is an American political strategist and technology entrepreneur. In the 2020 cycle, she served as Campaign Manager for Joe Walsh's presidential campaign in his bid against Donald Trump.

Early Life & Education
Caldwell was born in New York, NY. Her father is Christopher Caldwell, the conservative commentator. Her mother is Sarah Ellison Porter, an attorney and water policy activist. Caldwell was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arcadia High School. She later attended Harvard College, where she studied British and American History and Literature and was a columnist for The Harvard Crimson.

Career
Caldwell began her career at the Goldwater Institute, where she served as Communications Director and, later, Senior Political Advisor. In 2010, at age 22, she coordinated efforts in four states for Save Our Secret Ballot, a ballot initiative aimed at combatting the Employee Free Choice Act by guaranteeing secret ballot access in union-organizing elections. Caldwell said of the initiative at the time, “We don’t just want to kill the Employee Free Choice Act, we want to kill the idea.”

In 2014, Caldwell joined Crowdskout, a data management platform for campaigns and nonprofits later named Best Advocacy Technology Platform by Campaigns and Elections Magazine.

Caldwell has been featured in national publications and media outlets.

In 2019, Caldwell became Campaign Manager for Joe Walsh's presidential campaign in his bid against Donald Trump. In 2020, Caldwell was named by Insider as one of "11 of the most powerful women who are running the 2020 presidential campaigns from behind the scenes."