Sounds like a big dem insider =>
Jim Messina (born 1969) is a political adviser who was the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and served as the campaign manager for Obama’s successful 2012 re-election campaign.
He is also a senior adviser to the UK Conservative Party.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Messina_(political_staffer)
Note that the UK Conservative Party is as “conservative” as the US Republican Party!