Timothy Kraft

Tim Kraft
White House Director of Political Affairs
In office April 28, 1978 – August 10, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sarah Weddington
White House Appointments Secretary
In office January 20, 1977 – April 28, 1978
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Warren S. Rustand
Succeeded by	Phil Wise
Personal details
Born	April 10, 1941 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 21, 2024(2024-01-21) (aged 82) Albuquerque, New Mexico[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Molly Kraft
Education	Dartmouth College (BA) Georgetown University

Timothy E. Kraft (April 10, 1941 — January 21, 2024) was a retired Democratic political consultant, best known as the campaign manager for the unsuccessful reelection bid of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. In September 1980, only weeks before the general election, he stepped down amid an uncorroborated charge, later resolved, that he had previously used cocaine^{[citation needed]}.