Matt Compton

White House Profile

Matt Compton

Former Deputy Director of Online Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Matt Compton joined the White House in October of 2011 and formerly served 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

Foreign Policy

President Obama Calls for an End to Violence in Egypt

August 15, 2013 at 12:58 PM EDT

President Obama delivers a statement on the unfolding situation in Egypt and calls for an end to violence.

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How Immigration Reform Will Benefit Farmers and Rural Communities

July 29, 2013 at 2:11 PM EDT

The White House releases a new reporting showing how immigration reform would benefit the agriculture sector and rural communities

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Economy

Weekly Address: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class

July 27, 2013 at 5:45 AM EDT

President Obama tells the American people about his speech at Knox College on Wednesday, where he discussed the cornerstones of what it means to be middle class, including having a good job, a home that is your own, quality education, a secure retirement, and affordable health care.

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Ethics

More than 3.3 Million Records Released

July 26, 2013 at 3:00 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 3.3 million.

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Immigration

Weekly Address: Strengthening our Economy by Passing Bipartisan Immigration Reform

July 13, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama discusses how a large, bipartisan majority in the Senate voted to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which would add a big boost to our economy, strengthen Social Security, and modernize our legal immigration system to make it more consistent with our values. He calls on Congress to pass this commonsense bill quickly so that we can fix our broken immigration system and keep America strong for years to come.

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Ethics

Nearly 3.3 Million Records Released

June 28, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT

A new release of White House visitor records brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to nearly 3.3 million.

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Energy and Environment

President Obama is Taking Action on Climate Change

June 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT

President Obama explains why we're taking action to combat climate change.

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Immigration

Weekly Address: Time for Congress to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform

June 22, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama discusses the bipartisan legislation in the United States Senate that would take important steps towards fixing our broken immigration system, while growing our economy and reducing the deficit.

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Immigration

A Great Way to Save $1,000,000,000,000

June 20, 2013 at 2:10 PM EDT

We've put together a graphic that explains exactly how immigration reform helps to save nearly $1 trillion, and we need your help to share it

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Defense

President Obama Discusses the National Security Agency on Charlie Rose

June 18, 2013 at 3:53 PM EDT

President Obama sits down for a discussion with Charlie Rose and talks about the National Security Agency.

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