Early life and education Tucker Bounds was born in Oregon and raised in
Hermiston,
Jill Hazelbaker, another University of Oregon graduate, was McCain's communications director. In June 2009, he joined the communications teams of
Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California; she was the former CEO of
eBay. He was named Deputy Campaign Manager. In the summer of 2011, Bounds joined
Facebook on its policy communications team. He concentrates on managing state and community relations, and has been concerned about changing ideas about privacy and protection of users' data.
Work with the McCain 2008 presidential campaign A frequent public spokesperson for the 2008 McCain presidential campaign, Bounds made news after his September 1, 2008, interview with
Campbell Brown of
CNN. That interview concerned McCain's recently announced running mate
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The interview was described as confrontational, as Brown challenged Bounds about Governor Palin's lack of foreign policy experience. Bounds said that "Palin’s experience running the Alaska National Guard made her more qualified than Obama to be commander in chief," but Brown didn’t buy it.
Awards Campaign & Elections'
Politics magazine named Bounds one of its "Rising Stars" for 2009. ==References==