I was the new media consultant (April-November 2010) for the Lepage 2010 campaign. This included organizing social media campaigns, shooting and editing viral videos, designing graphics, as well as assisting in the creation of the website. Paul Lepage won the election and is now the Governor of Maine.
This is my letter of recommendation for Luke Thomas. Through the 2010 Maine election cycle, I
was Luke’s immediate supervisor as an integral part of the LePage for Governor campaign. I found
Luke to be energetic, responsible, extremely creative, and above all to have the innate ability to not
only grasp the issues at hand, but to help deliver quality messaging on said issues with skill and
precision.
Apart from his ability to take the initiative on a project from a basic conceptualization to completion,
Luke proved to be exceptional at working in collaboration with others, often picking up quickly on
the changing goals and needs of the team in the midst of a project and making pinpoint adjustments
that kept the entire new media effort focused on our goals.
Luke’s influence was felt immediately in the new media and social media presence of the campaign.
Shortly after Luke joined the team, the campaign began to realize the impact that a social media
professional could have on the results of the election. In large part due to Luke’s work, the LePage
new media team was recognized by U.S. Politics on Facebook for exceptional use of the social
media platform in a United States Gubernatorial race.
In addition, several independent new media political tracking groups identified the LePage campaign
as having the fourth highest social media impact per-capita in gubernatorial races across the country.
This included candidates from all parties.
While Luke’s impact was most visible in his dynamic management of the campaign’s social media
presence, he often played a significant role in messaging, research and constructive collaboration in
other aspects of the campaign effort.
I cannot recommend Luke Thomas highly enough for any position that he aspires to. He is a team
player who sets the highest standards for himself and those around him, and consistently achieves
well beyond expectation.
Sincerely,
Jason Savage
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