Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has hired Camila Thorndike as “climate engagement director,” according to her LinkedIn profile and a source familiar with the move.
Thorndike is joining the campaign from Rewiring America, where she was senior director of public engagement, according to the source who was granted anonymity to discuss a personnel hiring that has not been officially announced.
She previously was a legislative assistant to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the progressive climate hawk, where she worked on elements of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats’ trademark climate law.
“Camila is exceptional. She is extremely committed to climate action and well known and well-liked across the climate movement. She is a very effective campaigner who can get stuff done,” Leah Stokes, senior policy counsel at Rewiring America, told POLITICO.
