Paulina Mangubat

Paulina Mangubat
Born1995 (age 30–31)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materBarnard College
OccupationPolitical strategist
EmployerDemocratic National Committee
TitleDeputy chief mobilization officer of the DNC
Political party
Democratic Party

Paulina Mangubat (born 1995)[1] is a Filipina-American political strategist[2] who serves as the deputy chief mobilization officer of the Democratic National Committee. She is responsible for operating the official account of Democratic Party on social media platform X (formerly twitter).[3] Mangubat previously served as digital director for Michelle Wu's 2021 Boston mayoral campaign.[4][5]

Background and education

Paulina Mangubat is 30 years old[3] and was born in 1995.[1] She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to first-generation Chinese-Filipino American parents.[6] Mangubat graduated Barnard College in 2017 with degree in political science and East Asian studies.[7] In a May 2022 interview with the college, Mangubat said she felt like an "alien" attending schools where the majority of students were white. This inspired her to advocate for inclusive policies in the United States.[2]

Career

In 2017, Paulina Mangubat, writing for Bwog, stated that she previously was a editor for student newspaper Columbia Daily Spectator and co-president of Columbia University's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.[8] Mangubat worked for Politico as an advertising operations employee. In 2018, she worked for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a digital strategy employee. She worked as a digital advertising consultant for nonprofit Voto Latino and the political campaigns of Adam Schiff, John Hickenlooper, Jon Tester and other Democratic politicians.[6] Reportedly, Mangubat was also a designer, photographer and a videographer.[9]

In February 2021, Mangubat moved to Boston to participate in the 2021 Boston mayoral election as a digital director for Michelle Wu's mayoral campaign. In a podcast, Mangubat said that she started remotely working for Wu's campaign in January 2021. Her work consisted of making TikTok videos and writing Tweets.[4] One of the videos received 180,000 views.[5]

On January 12, 2022, Michelle Wu appointed Mangubat as Boston's digital director, reporting to Chief Communications Officer Jessicah Pierre.[6] Michelle Wu praised her as a "creative genius" while Pierre said that her passion for "building community digitally" is "unmatched".[10] In her May 2022 interview with Barnard College, Mangubat stated that she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for advertising firm AL Media.[2] She has created political television and digital content for various clients, such as senator Raphael Warnock.[11]

In June 2025, Slate magazine interviewed Mangubat and revealed that she became digital content and creative director of Democratic National Committee. Mangubat is a member of a team that operates the official account of Democratic Party on the social network X, "@TheDemocrats". The team, which Mangubat said is made up primarily Gen-Z people, posts political memes about Republican officials.[1] In October 2025 interview with Puck, Mangubat said that team under her leadership made political videos on TikTok for DNC-affiliated account "FactPostNews".[12]

By May 2026, Mangubat served as deputy chief mobilization officer of the DNC.[7] Mangubat's LinkedIn page said that she was no longer digital content and creative director.[13]

Controversy

In May 2026, security advisor Stephen Miller posted a tweet on X claiming that Democratic nominee for Texas senate James Talarico is a transgender man. The official account of the Democratic Party later responded to his post with the comment: “shut up you ugly fuck”.[14] The response immediately sparked controversy online among right-wing figures[15] and was viewed by more than forty million users. The controversial comment was made by Paulina Mangubat with the approval of the DNC.[3]

Miller's wife, Katie Miller, later identified Mangubat as the author of the comment and posted a picture of Mangubat on X, stating: “Paulina Mangubat is who runs @TheDemocrats account. She’s 30, unmarried with no kids. Put your name on it next time. This is what a sad, unhappy, female Liberal looks like”.[14] In response Mangubat posted a picture of herself in a wedding dress on X, saying that she is planning to get married.[13] Katie Miller said to Fox News that Mangubat's comment calling Miller an "ugly fuck" was a "violent political rhetoric".[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Winkie, Luke (June 11, 2025). "The Democrats Are Giving Up On Going High". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339.
  2. 1 2 3 "5 Questions With … Political Digital Strategist Paulina Mangubat '17". Barnard College. May 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Sargent, Greg (May 29, 2026). "Stephen Miller's Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit". The New Republic – via Yahoo News.
  4. 1 2 Milliken, Kaitlin (August 6, 2021). "Paulina Mangubat on Campaigning for Michelle Wu". BOSFilipinos.
  5. 1 2 Platoff, Emma; Valencia, Milton (November 6, 2021). "Before Michelle Wu's historic victory, she spent years community building". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Paulina Mangabat as a digital director". Orange Boston. January 12, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Paulina Mangubat: Five points regarding the DNC employee Katie Miller's response on X following an insult from Stephen Miller". Times Now World. May 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Senior Wisdom: Paulina Mangubat". Bwog. May 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Bal, Aaratrika (May 29, 2026). "Who is Paulina Mangubat? DNC's creative director doubles down on calling Katie Miller's husband Stephen Miller "an ugly f*ck"". Prime Timer.
  10. ↑ "Mayor Wu Announces Paulina Mangubat as Digital Director". Boston.gov. Mayor of Boston. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ Arora, Khushi (May 28, 2026). "Paulina Mangubat: 5 things on the DNC staffer Katie Miller slammed on X after Stephen Miller insult". Hindustan Times – via MSN.
  12. ↑ Hamby, Peter (October 7, 2025). "How Democrats Finally Won the Internet". Puck.
  13. 1 2 Gibbs, Alice (May 28, 2026). "Paulina Mangubat posts "Temu Hitler" cake, calls Stephen Miller ugly again". Newsweek. Archived from the original on May 31, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Can you put on a 'nonpartisan' concert in Trump's Washington?". The Spectator. May 29, 2026.
  15. 1 2 Tesfaye, Sophia (May 30, 2026). "Democrats' mean tweets trigger Fox News". Salon.com.
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