Altmire Hires New Campaign Manager, Bases Her in Ross

The campaign of U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (D-PA) has hired Angela Ruslander as campaign manager. 

Ruslander will work out of Altmire's campaign headquarters in Ross Township, at the , where she joins Abigail Silverman, a veteran of Altmire's 2010 campaign and Altmire's fundraising assistant and director of new media.

An experienced manager, fundraiser and field organizer, Ruslander has held senior staff positions for campaigns and candidates at all levels, including nationally targeted congressional races in Iowa and New Hampshire. She has led grassroots organizing efforts for the SEIU in New York state and in the high-profile 2010 U.S. Senate race in Delaware.

For more than three years, Ruslander was a senior staffer and advisor for U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA) in Washington, D.C., and she was a media planner in her hometown of Buffalo, NY, for three years.

Rachael Heisler, now based in Washington, D.C., managed Altmire's 2010 campaign and continues as his political advisor and finance director. 

"I am confident that we have put together a team of highly-skilled and experienced campaign professionals unmatched anywhere in the country," Altmire said.

"Angela's well-rounded experience is perfectly suited to the unique nature of the 2012 election in the newly-drawn 12th Congressional District. Given the intense competition for top campaign talent, I am pleased that Angela has chosen to lead my re-election effort." 

- Submitted by Rachael Heisler, on behalf of Altmire. Have news you'd like to share with Patch readers? Email information and photos to at amyjo.brown@patch.com.

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