What is Ben LaBolt?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ben LaBolt |office = [[White House Communications Director]] |president = [[Joe Biden]] |deputy = [[Kate Berner]] |term_start = March 1, 2023 |term_end = January 20, 2025 |predecessor = [[Kate Bedingfield]] |successor = [[Steven Cheung (political advisor)|Steven Cheung]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|20}} |birth_place = [[La Grange, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[Middlebury College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Ben LaBolt''' (born August 20, 1981) is an American political advisor who was the [[White House Communications Director]] from 2023 to 2025. LaBolt has worked on presidential campaigns for [[Barack Obama]] and [[Howard Dean]], as well as for [[Jan Schakowsky]], [[Sherrod Brown]], and [[Rahm Emanuel]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Felsenthal |first=Carol |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/felsenthal-files/january-2014/la-granges-ben-labolt-goes-to-washingtonand-stays/ |title=La Grange’s Ben LaBolt goes to Washington—and Stays – Chicago Magazine |publisher=Chicagomag.com |date=January 2, 2014 |accessdate=February 10, 2023}}</ref> LaBolt is openly [[gay]], and is the first openly gay White House Communications Director.<ref name=wapo>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/10/obama-veteran-ben-labolt-become-white-house-communications-director/ |title=Ben LaBolt tapped to become White House communications director |publisher=The Washington Post |first=Michael |last=Scherer|date=February 10, 2023 |accessdate=February 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name=whcd>{{cite web|last=Watson |first=Kathryn |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-labolt-to-replace-kate-bedingfield-as-white-house-communications-director/ |title=Ben LaBolt to replace Kate Bedingfield as White House communications director |publ