OFA hires staff in Georgia – POLITICO.com

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President Obama’s nascent political arm is retooling, with an emphasis on “grassroots fundraising” in the states after its modest first-quarter fundraising effort.

Organizing for Action now has in place 19 paid state coordinators – most announced this week – who will be responsible for curating OFA volunteers and building local fundraising efforts.

The hiring represents a shift from OFA’s original plans to concentrate paid staff in Chicago and Washington while relying on volunteers in the states. An OFA official said the decision to change course was implemented in the last few weeks.

OFA now has paid state coordinators in place in Georgia, Ohio, Missouri, Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, California, Texas and Arizona.