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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced the hiring of a campaign manager for his likely 2016 presidential bid, part of an aggressive effort to build a national political team as the race for the White House heats up.

The hiring of strategist Chip Englander, who recently guided a gubernatorial candidate to victory in Illinois, marks a clear step forward for the Kentucky Republican as he prepares to transform his cadre of loyalists into a full-scale campaign.

Doug Stafford, Pauls longtime confidant, will remain as his chief political adviser. In an interview Tuesday, Stafford said he will rely on Englander for the day-to-day execution of Pauls operation.

The move underscores Paul's unorthodox approach to presidential politics and his expected candidacy, with plans to put an emphasis on outreach to the poor and younger voters while also courting conservative activists in early-primary states.

In an interview Tuesday, Englander argued that Pauls unconventional positions would lay the foundation for a potent Republican coalition. Paul has articulated mostly non-interventionist views on foreign policy, while taking hardline stances against tax hikes and President Obamas health-care law domestically.

America has intractable problems and its going to take a transformational leader to fix them, Englander said. Senator Paul is going to be the bold, transformational figure in this race.

The hiring of Englander comes as former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are moving closer to launching their own 2016 campaigns and connecting with donors and Republican officials.

Rather than bringing on a consultant well-known in Washington or one with ties to his father, former Texas congressman Ron Paul, the Kentucky Republican has enlisted a youthful outsider to coordinate his efforts.

Englander, 33, who spent much of his early career working in California politics, last year managed Republican Bruce Rauners campaign for governor in Illinois, guiding the wealthy businessman through a competitive primary and then to a decisive win in the general election - in part by outpacing Democrats in some urban areas and steering clear of hot-button social issues.

Stafford cited the work of Englander in helping Rauner win a blue state where Republicans have had scattered success as a key reason why Rand Paul settled on him. He also focused on Englander's management of Rauner's sprawling network of volunteers and a campaign budget of nearly $70 million.

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Rand Paul announces campaign manager for likely 2016 campaign

Sen. Rand Paul (R.,Ky.), setting out on a three-state campaign style swing as 2016 maneuvering intensifies, has hired a senioradviserwho will be his campaign manager if he decides to launch a White House bid.

Mr. Paul has tapped for his political team GOP strategist Chip Englander, who had managed the successful 2014 campaign of Republican Bruce Rauner for governor of Illinois one of the biggest upsets in the GOP midterm election sweep of the nation.

The hire, which was first reported in the Washington Post and confirmed by a Paul aide, is the latest in a series of campaign operatives hired by Mr. Paul to build out his inner circle of close advisers such as senior strategist Doug Stafford.

His three-state tour starts Wednesday in New Hampshire, host of the first presidential primary. There Mr. Paul will meet with gun-rights supporters, opponents of Common Core, the national education standards opposed by many conservatives, and other activists before travelling to Arizona and Nevada for further meetings.

In leading Mr. Rauners campaign organization, Mr. Englander helped the GOP seize one of its biggest trophies of the 2014 midterm election. Illinois was one of three Democratic leaning states, along with Massachusetts and Maryland, where Republicans unexpectedly picked up governors seats.

That is the kind of party-broadening effort Mr. Paul is hoping to engineer in his own national campaign, as he has tried to reach out to African Americans and young voters and other groups that have traditionally been out of reach for the GOP.

Mr. Paul has said he wont decide until the spring whether to launch a presidential campaign, but he is moving aggressively to put in place the staff and structure he will need if he makes a go of it.

Of Mr. Englanders hiring, Mr. Paul said in a written statement, His management of Governor Rauners successful race last year highlights his strengths: precise and strategic management of massive, grassroots-driven operations.

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a likely presidential hopeful, will have a busy Wednesday in New Hampshire, meeting with local legislators, gun owners, activists, business leaders and residents.

The Kentucky Republican starts his visit with a legislative leaders meeting and breakfast at Murphys Diner on Elm Street in Manchester.

Paul will then have a one-on-one meeting with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas before attending a Second Amendment rights event at noon at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club in Litchfield.Other stops according to his schedule:

Tour of Founders Academy at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester at 2 p.m.

Hold a question-and-answers session on Common Core at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester at 2:30 p.m.

Meet business leaders and activists at The Draft on South Main Street in Concord at 4 p.m.

Paul had a high-profile presence in New Hampshire in 2014, including being a keynote speaker for the Republican State Committees post-primary unity breakfast.

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a likely presidential hopeful, will have a busy Wednesday in New Hampshire meeting with local legislators, gun owners, activists, business leaders and residents.

The Kentucky Republican starts his visit with a legislative leaders meeting and breakfast at Murphys Diner on Elm Street in Manchester.

Paul will then have a one-on-one meeting with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas before attending a Second Amendment rights question-and-answer event at noon at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club in Litchfield.

Other stops according to his schedule:

Tour of Founders Academy at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester at 2 p.m. Hold a question-and-answer session on Common Core at 5 Perimeter Road in Manchester at 2:30 p.m. Meet business leaders and activists at The Draft on South Main Street in Concord at 4 p.m.

Paul had a high-profile presence in New Hampshire in 2014, including being a keynote speaker for the Republican State Committees post-primary "unity breakfast."

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