WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced that Alana Mounce will serve as ballot access director and Varoon Modak will serve as senior counsel for ballot access for the Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign. Together, this team will oversee the campaign efforts to cement President Biden’s place on the ballot in all 57 states and territories and lead the campaign’s delegate selection process.

The campaign’s ballot access team will expand on the infrastructure built by the 2020 campaign and the DNC, including the existing massive volunteer and supporter network to ensure the president’s place on the ballot. Today’s announcement builds on the campaign and DNC’s existing organizing strengths and will be integral to Team Biden-Harris’ efforts to engage and energize the president’s key supporters around the country. 

“The stakes of this election could not be higher and Alana and Varoon will spearhead the process to ensure the Biden-Harris ticket is on the ballot in all 57 states and territories,” said Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign Manager. “Their work will expand on the DNC’s critical organizing work across the country and be fundamental to the campaign’s efforts to engage our key supporters and volunteers. They will be responsible for finding new and innovative ways to engage and organize Biden-Harris supporters where they are, which is especially important in our battleground states, as well as ensuring our delegate selection process reflects the values and diversity of our party. Alana and Varoon are extraordinarily talented, hardworking, and experienced on this issue. Our campaign is stronger with their leadership.”

Additional Background on Alana Moune:

Alana joins the campaign from the White House, where she most recently served as the Deputy Political Director in the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach. Prior, she was the political director at the Democratic National Committee. She was also Chief of Staff for the Presidential Inaugural Committee and delivered Nevada for the President in 2020 as its State Director. 

Previously, she was the Executive Director for the Nevada State Democratic Party, where she oversaw the delegate selection process and 2018 midterms, flipping six statewide seats from red to blue. Alana has also served in battleground states for both President Obama and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns. A graduate of Chapman University, Alana is a native of Portland, Oregon.

Additional Background on Varoon Modak:

Varoon joins the campaign after being counsel at Elias Law Group where he advised federal and nonfederal candidates, party committees, and PACs on ballot access and campaign finance issues. Prior to Elias Law Group, he worked as an attorney at several other political law firms. A California native, Modak received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.