A former Rudy Giuliani campaign worker has been named political director of Fred Thompson's New Hampshire campaign.

Christopher Wood worked for the Giuliani campaign until July, according to published reports.

Wood was a statewide volunteer coordinator for Pat Buchanan in 1992 and served as Steve Forbes's deputy campaign manager during his run for the White House in 2000. Most recently, Wood worked on field operations and get out the vote efforts for Frank Guinta, who unseated a three-term incumbent to become the mayor of Manchester in 2005.

Wood has also worked with several issue advocacy groups, including Granite State Taxpayers, Citizens for a Sound Economy, Victory New Hampshire and Gun Owners of New Hampshire.

KATE DAVIDSON