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

Inside the White House

West Wing Week: 6/29/12 or "The Right Thing to Do"

June 29, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDT

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Housing

Will you share this?

June 27, 2012 at 4:21 PM EDT

We've put together five things you should know about refinancing. Will you share it?

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Additional Issues

Responding to Tropical Storm Debby

June 26, 2012 at 1:45 PM EDT

As Tropical Storm Debby moves into Florida, the federal government stands ready to offer assistance.

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College Affordability

Weekly Address: Congress Must Act on Transportation Bill and Student Loans

June 23, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama discusses the urgent need for Congress to act now on two common sense measures to help middle class families: preventing interest rates on federal student loans from going up and putting hundreds of thousands of construction workers back on the job.

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Inside the White House

West Wing Week: 06/22/12 or "Dreamers"

June 22, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDT

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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College Affordability

President Obama Again Pushes Congress to Act on Student Loans

June 21, 2012 at 4:29 PM EDT

Time is running out for Congress to take actions to stop the rates on federal student loans from doubling on July 1.

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College Affordability

Tune In to Hear the President on Student Loans

June 21, 2012 at 10:03 AM EDT

Watch President Obama talk about student loans and college affordability, then get your questions answered.

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Foreign Policy

On Board with Jay Carney

June 20, 2012 at 7:05 PM EDT

On the flight back from Mexico, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney offers a bit more analysis about the G20 Summit.

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Foreign Policy

President Obama Speaks at the End of the G20 Summit

June 20, 2012 at 4:11 PM EDT

President Obama holds a press conference to discuss his takeaways from the G20 Summit.

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Foreign Policy

Day One at the G-20 in Los Cabos

June 19, 2012 at 12:03 PM EDT

Here's what happened on first day of the G20 Summit in Mexico.

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