1. Adriel O Hampton was born on 1978 and is an American entrepreneur, strategist, and political activist.
16 Facts About Adriel Hampton
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Adriel Hampton was an early member of the organizing software company NationBuilder.
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In 2009, Adriel Hampton became the first person to launch a congressional candidacy via Twitter.
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Adriel Hampton is known for criticizing Facebook's political advertising policies, arguing that the social media giant doesn't do enough to combat false political advertising on its platform.
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Adriel Hampton worked as editor-in-chief of The Impact newspaper at San Joaquin Delta College, and graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Rhetoric.
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Adriel Hampton worked as an editor at the Lodi News-Sentinel, Alameda News Group, the San Francisco Examiner, and as an investigator for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
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Adriel Hampton launched Government 2.0 Radio in March 2009 featuring an interview with Web 2.0 pioneer Tim O'Reilly.
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Adriel Hampton gained publicity for use of Twitter and Facebook in a 2009 campaign for the CA-10 seat to replace Rep.
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Adriel Hampton's campaign used collaborative editing, a form of crowdsourcing, to draft an anti-drug war policy statement.
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Adriel Hampton announced his candidacy for the subsequent special election to fill the seat, receiving national attention for being the first congressional candidate to announce their campaign launch on Twitter.
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On foreign policy, Adriel Hampton stressed his support for removing US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Adriel Hampton was defeated by John Garamendi, the former Lieutenant Governor of California.
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Adriel Hampton's consulting firm specializes in digital advertising and community building.
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Adriel Hampton's clients have included phone and email append provider Accurate Append, mobile canvassing app Ecanvasser, and the activist toolset Do Gooder.
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On October 29,2019, Adriel Hampton announced he was running for governor of California in order to run fake Facebook ads.
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Adriel Hampton has stated that climate change played a major role in his decision to run for governor, arguing that incumbent Gavin Newsom is tied too closely to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.