Matt Compton

White House Profile

Matt Compton

Deputy Director of Online Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Matt Compton joined the White House in October of 2011 and currently serves as the Deputy Director of Online Content. Prior to this role, he was the Director of New Media Campaigns for the Democratic National Committee. Earlier, he worked as the Communications Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and as an editor for the Progressive Policy Institute.

A native of North Carolina, he's a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Matt Compton's Posts

Economy

President Obama Talks About "the Idea that Built America"

December 10, 2012 at 7:04 PM EDT

President Obama talks about the economy in Detroit.

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Taxes

Weekly Address: Congress Must Extend the Middle Class Tax Cuts

December 8, 2012 at 6:30 AM EDT

President Obama urges Congress to extend the middle class income tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses without delay, making it clear that a balanced approach to deficit reduction means that Republicans in Congress must agree to ask the wealthiest Americans to pay higher tax rates.

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The Obama Family Flips the Switch on the National Christmas Tree

December 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM EDT

A new National Christmas tree gets lit on the Ellipse in Washington, DC.

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Watch the Lighting of the National Christmas Tree

December 6, 2012 at 5:00 PM EDT

Check out the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at thenationaltree.org.

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President Obama Hosts the Nation's Tribal Leaders

December 6, 2012 at 11:30 AM EDT

President Obama hosts a White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, DC.

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President Obama Pushes for Nonproliferation

December 4, 2012 at 11:48 AM EDT

President Obama discusses the need for continued dedication to nonproliferation.

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Taxes

Read Some More Stories from the Middle Class Tax Cut Debate

December 3, 2012 at 3:04 PM EDT

Americans from across the country are speaking out about extending tax cuts for the middle class.

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Ethics

More Than 2.8 Million Records Released

November 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM EDT

A new release of White House visitor records brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to more than 2.8 million.

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Taxes

What $2,000 Means to Middle Class Families

November 29, 2012 at 1:44 PM EDT

Americans from across the country are speaking out about extending tax cuts for the middle class.

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Taxes

President Obama Wants You to Speak Out on Passing the Middle Class Tax Cuts

November 28, 2012 at 3:49 PM EDT

President Obama calls on the American people to speak up and add their voices to the debate about middle class tax cuts.

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