Spence Jackson joins Team Steelman

Governor Matt Blunt's former Communications Director Spence Jackson is taking a position with State Treasurer Sarah Steelman's gubernatorial campaign.

Jackson begins his new duties as Communications Director tomorrow.

The 37-year-old Jackson is a native of Springfield.  He previously served as Field Director in Senator Kit Bond's 1998 re-election campaign and as Communications Director for Matt Blunt's campaigns for Secretary of State in 2000 and Governor in 2004.

Jackson became Communications Director when Blunt was Secretary of State and held the Communications post in the Governor's office when Blunt was sworn-in as Governor in 2005.  In October of 2006, Jackson was named Deputy Director-Communications and Community Outreach with the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

- Steve Walsh