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

Americans Speaking Out in Favor of Mortgage Relief

June 13, 2012 at 4:55 PM EDT

We've been listening as people from around the country share their thoughts about why mortgage relief is such a big deal.

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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act to Keep Our Teachers on the Job

June 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama urges Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education.

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Economy

President Obama Discusses the State of the Economy

June 8, 2012 at 5:13 PM EDT

President Obama was in the White House Briefing Room to discuss the state of the economy and answer a few questions from reporters. See what he had to say.

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Inside the White House

West Wing Week: 06/08/2012 or "Roll Up Our Sleeves and Never Quit"

June 8, 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 Talks Income Based Repayment at UNLV

June 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM EDT

It was 2004 before President Obama he paid off the last of his student loans. That's not the future he wants for today's students. Learn more.

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ToDo List

We Want Your Feedback

June 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM EDT

President Obama is urging Congress to make it easier for homeowners to refinance, so we want to make sure you have the facts -- and get a chance to tell us what you think.

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Inside the White House

President Obama on Ray Bradbury

June 6, 2012 at 2:48 PM EDT

President Obama says that Bradbury's "gift for storytelling reshaped our culture and expanded our world."

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Inside the White House

President Obama’s Message for Queen Elizabeth II

June 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM EDT

Watch President Obama celebrate Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee.

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Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Get to Work

June 2, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama speaks to the American people from a Honeywell manufacturing facility in Minnesota about his proposal to make it easier for companies to hire our returning service members for jobs that utilize their skills and help grow our economy.

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ToDo List

President Obama: We Have to Deliver for Our Veterans

June 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM EDT

President Obama pushes for the creation of a Veterans Jobs Corps in Minnesota. Learn more.

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