Toby McGrath, who worked as chief of staff for House Speaker Glenn Cummings, D-Portland, has been named the Obama for America State Director, according to the Maine Democratic Party.

McGrath, of Brunswick, is credited with helping the Democrats pick up seats in the Maine House in 2006 and has worked on various campaigns in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

The Obama effort in Maine will also include Jessica Santillo, who is coming over from the Hillary Clinton campaign, where she headed up communications in Iowa, Colorado, Texas and West Virginia.

The party also announced that Ronnie Cho -- who's worked in Iowa, Arizona, Texas and Indiana -- will lead the Maine Campaign for Change as field director. The campaign is designed to get Democrats elected "up and down the ticket," according to the party.