of Management and Budget, The White House Matthew Lockwood — Director of Contributions Processed National Campaign co-chairs John Chambers, California Gov. Jon Huntsman, Utah Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Former Gov. Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania Former Senator Warren Rudman, New Hampshire Frederick W. Smith, Tennessee Charlie Condon, South Carolina National Finance Committee co-chairs Former Rep. George Argyros, California Michael Ashner, New York Brian Ballard, Florida (lobbyist) Lawrence E. Bathgate II, New Jersey Wayne Berman, Washington, D.C. Donald L. Bren, California John Chambers, California James A. Courter, New Jersey Donald R. Diamond, Arizona Ray Dalio, Connecticut Lewis M. Eisenberg, New Jersey Jon Hammes, Wisconsin James B. Lee, Jr., New York John A. Moran, Florida Carter Pate, Virginia A. Jerrold Perenchio, California Fred Smith, Tennessee J. Gary Shansby, California John Thain of Merrill Lynch; New York Ronald Weiser, Michigan Former members Senator Phil Gramm – General Co-chair, resigned July 18 after remarks calling Americans "whiners" Robert Zoellick Tom Loeffler Susan E. Nelson, "continued to collect payments from [the Loeffler Group] this year while she was on the McCain-campaign payroll as its fund-raising coordinator" The Loeffler Group is a lobbying firm that has "received $990,000 in lobbying fees and another $3,000 in expenses from the Saudi government". Mark McKinnon, citing a pledge not to work against an Obama candidacy. Doug Davenport and Doug Goodyear of the DCI Group resigned on May 10, 2008, after revelation of DCI's ties to the military junta in Myanmar. Davenport, the regional campaign manager for the mid-Atlantic states, founded the DCI Group's lobbying practice and oversaw the contract with Myanmar in 2002. Goodyear was asked to become convention CEO after campaign manager Rick Davis's lobbying firm partner, Paul Manafort, was nixed because of his own close ties to foreign governments and controversial companies Carlos Bonilla, economic policy adviser. Left in May 2008 after the campaign imposed new rules restricting the involvement of lobbyists. Michael P. Dennehy, national political director and founder of the political consulting and lobbying firm The Dennehy Group. Left in May 2007 explaining that his family obligations conflicted with his arduous, 24/7 political job in Washington, D.C. See also List of Barack Obama presidential campaign staff members, 2008 References 2008-related lists Staff members Lists of presidential campaign staff members McCain, John presidential campaign staff members Lists of United States presidential candidate endorsements