- Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. For most of his career prior to his employment at the White House, Rove was a political consultant. Rove's election campaign clients have included George W. Bush (2000 and 2004 presidential elections, 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial elections), … - Dick Morris
Dick Morris (born November 28, 1948 in New York City) is an American political author, newspaper columnist, and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant. Morris is best known for managing Bill Clinton's successful 1996 bid for re-election to the office of President of the United States. His tenure on that campaign was cut short two months before the election, … - James Carville
James Carville (born October 25, 1944), is an American political consultant, commentator, media personality and pundit. Known as the "Ragin' Cajun", Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful 1992 presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Carville was the co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" until its final broadcast in June 2005. Since its cancellation, he has appeared on CNN's new program, … - David Axelrod
David Axelrod is a Democratic political consultant based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is perhaps best known for his work on the campaign of Barack Obama in for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and for President in 2008, the campaign of Deval Patrick for Governor of Massachusetts in 2006, and for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Axelrod is the senior partner of AKP Message & Media, and was a political writer for the Chicago Tribune. - Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy is a Republican political consultant. He has advised such nationally prominent Republicans as John McCain, Jeb Bush, John Engler, Tommy Thompson, Christie Whitman, Lamar Alexander and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was, until Feb. 3, 2006 an, adviser to Mitt Romney, the governor of Massachusetts and a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2008 election. - Bob Shrum
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum, (born 1943) is an American political consultant. Shrum was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania and raised in Los Angeles, and he is a graduate of Loyola High School of Los Angeles, Georgetown University (where he was a top debater) and Harvard Law School. He began his political career as a speechwriter, first for John Lindsay and Edmund Muskie and later for George McGovern. Shrum worked for Jimmy Carter for nine days in his 1976 campaign. - Paul Begala
Mr. Begala's experience in corporate communications included having served as Senior Vice President of the communications strategy firm Public Strategies, Inc. where his clients included such industry leaders as Coca-Cola and Southwest Airlines. - Lee Atwater
Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater (February 26, 1951 - March 29, 1991) was an American Republican political consultant and strategist. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Newberry College, a small private Lutheran institution in Newberry, South Carolina. Atwater was a trusted advisor of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was also a political mentor and close friend of Karl Rove. - Matthew Dowd
Matthew John Dowd (born May 29, 1961, Detroit, Michigan) is an American political consultant who was employed by the Bush-Cheney '04 presidential campaign. - David Gergen
David Gergen is a professor of public service and Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1995, first as Counselor to the President and then as Special Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State. He served as director of communications for President Reagan and also held positions in the administrations of Presidents Nixon and Ford. - Stan Greenberg
Stanley Bernard Greenberg (born May 10, 1945) is a leading Democratic pollster and political strategist who has advised the campaigns of the Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry, as well as hundreds of other candidates and organizations in the United States and around the world, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair. A political scientist who received his Bachelor's Degree from Miami University and his Ph.D. from Harvard, … - Jay Severin
Jay Severin (born James Severino) is a conservative talk radio personality on Boston's WTKK-FM (96.9). Severin, a former GOP political consultant, worked for the presidential campaigns of George H.W. Bush (1980) and Pat Buchanan (1996) before becoming a radio talk show host and political analyst. For several weeks during 2005, Severin was a contributor to the MSNBC program The Situation with Tucker Carlson, … - Dick Wadhams
Dick Wadhams (b. 1955) is a Republican political consultant, known for his role in guiding John Thune to an upset victory over then United States Senate, Minority Leader Tom Daschle. He has additionally worked for former Virginia senator George Allen, Colorado Senator Wayne Allard, former Colorado governor Bill Owens and former Montana senator Conrad Burns. Wadhams is a longtime friend of Karl Rove. The two met during their days together in the College Republicans, … - Lyn Nofziger
Franklyn C. "Lyn" Nofziger (8 June 1924 - 27 March 2006) was an American journalist, political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California, and as a White House advisor during the Richard Nixon administration and again during the Reagan presidency. Born in Bakersfield, California, Nofziger served in the U.S. Army and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from San Jose State College. - Chris Lacivita
American political consultant Chris LaCivita, is currently an employee of Crosslink Strategy, a conservative lobbying and political consulting firm founded by John McCain advisor Terry Nelson. LaCivita is often mentioned for his role as media advisor to the Swift Boat Veterans. A former US Marine, LaCivita was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds received while serving in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. - Alex Tourk
Alex Tourk (born February 28 1971) is a political consultant from San Francisco, California. Tourk graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1989, where he was a member of the Madrigal Singers. - Warren Kinsella
J. Warren Kinsella, (born August 1960 in Montreal, Quebec), is a Toronto-based Canadian lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, lobbyist and commentator. - Bill Hillsman
William Gerard Hillsman, Jr. (born August 14, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American political consultant and advertising executive best known for his offbeat, populist political ads. He works and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graduate of Carleton College, Hillsman worked for various ad agencies until founding his own, North Woods Advertising, in 1985. - Zack Exley
You can browse through and read entries from Zack's complete historical blog archives here , as his archive continues to grow. Zack Exley is a strategic consultant with ThoughtWorks, Inc. , where he advises organizations on communications, organizing and technology. He is also a co-founder and president of the New Organizing Institute . - William Berry
William Berry ("Bill", born August 28, 1967), CEO of William Berry Campaigns, Inc ("WBC") in Sacramento, CA, is a political consultant that works primarily with Democratic and progressive clients. Bill Berry was born in San Francisco, CA and raised in Chico, California, where he attended Chico State University. As founder of WBC, Bill provides strategic and campaign planning for school bond campaigns, political candidates, private sector and public agency clients - Michael Whouley
Michael Whouley is a Democratic political consultant who specializes in get out the vote operations. Whouley is President of the Dewey Square Group, a consulting firm that works for both political and corporate clients as lobbyists and campaign strategists. Whouley was a key strategist for Bill Clinton, serving as his field director during the 1992 election. Following Clinton's innaguration, Whouley became a lobbyist on behalf of pro-NAFTA interests. - Patrick Caddell
Patrick Hayward Caddell (also Pat or Patrick H.) (born May 19, 1950, in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American public opinion pollster and a political film consultant. He has worked for Democratic presidential candidates George S. McGovern in 1972 and Jimmy Carter in 1976. He has served as a consultant to various movies and television shows, most notably the movies "Running Mates", "Air Force One", "Outbreak", … - Arno Political Consultants
Arno Political Consultants is a company based in Sacramento, California, which collects signatures on petitions to qualify ballot initiatives. The company was founded in 1979 by Michael Arno. The company reports that its former and current clients include Wal-Mart, Phillip Morris, RJ Reynolds, Proctor & Gamble, Kodak, Occidental Petroleum, Mobil Oil, AT&T, and America Online. - Victor Kamber
Victor Kamber (born 1943) is a labor union activist and political consultant in the United States. A Republican, he worked for the AFL-CIO in the 1970s before forming The Kamber Group, a public relations firm, in 1980. The Kamber Group worked for Democratic Party candidates and labor unions for 25 years, becoming one of the most well-known "boutique" P.R. firms in Washington, D.C. Kamber sold The Kamber Group in 2005 to Carmen Group Lobbying, … - Brett Doster
Brett Stanton Doster is a Political consultant and Political Activist in the Florida He is known as on of the top Grassroots Organizers in the State of Florida, especially for the Republican Party and for Conservative causes in general. He previously served as the Campaign Manager for the Tom Gallagher for Governor Campaign and the Florida Bush-Cheney 04 Campaign. - Mark Campbell
Dr. Mark Campbell, a Republican political strategist and college administrator, is the National Political Director of Rudy Giuliani's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Campbell was the general consultant for Bret Schundler's first campaign for Mayor of Jersey City in 1992, and for Bob Franks' nearly successful 2000 U.S. Senate campaign. He has worked for George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, the Republican National Committee, and the NRCC. - Michael Duhaime
Mike DuHaime (born 1974), a prominent Republican strategist in the United States, is the campaign manager of former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. DuHaime served as Political Director of the Republican National Committee from January 2005 to December 2006, where he become known for his ability to effectively organize on the grassroots level. - Erik Bornmann
Erik Bornmann (also spelled Bornman), LL.B, B.Comm. (b. 20 May 1976 in Canada) is a former consultant and founding partner of Pilothouse Public Affairs. He has worked as a communications consultant in provincial and federal elections and as a strategist for the BC Liberal Party and the Liberal Party of Canada. - Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile is a senior political strategist and former campaign manager for Gore-Lieberman 2000-the first African American to lead a major presidential campaign. She is currently chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Cooking with Grease is an intimate account of Donna's thirty years in politics. - Kevin Spidel
Kevin Spidel is a political consultant currently working with Amnesty International in Washington DC. Previously he has worked with the ACLU and the Hip Hop Caucus. He has also served was the National Deputy Director and co-founder of Progressive Democrats of America. In 2006 he was the Campaign Manager Christine Cegelis for Congress, which garnered major attention from netroots and larger national media. - H. Lee Cheek Jr.
H. Lee Cheek, Jr. (born 1960-10-27), is the Chair of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division and Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia. He received his bachelor's degree from Western Carolina University, his M.Div. from Duke University, his M.P.A. from Western Carolina University, and his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. Dr. Cheek taught at Brewton-Parker College from 1997-2000, … - Patrick Killen
Patrick Killen (born 1979) is an American public affairs and political consultant. - Dick Wirthlin
Richard Bitner Wirthlin (b. 15 March 1931) better known as Dick Wirthlin, was United States President Ronald Reagan's chief strategist and pollster. Wirthlin was a General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy between 1996 and 2001. - Regena Thomas
Regena Thomas is the former Secretary of State of New Jersey and a political consultant. She served in the cabinets of former Gov. James McGreevey and former Gov. Richard Codey. Secretary Thomas worked in state government in Kentucky and local government in the District of Columbia. She became an expert on political consulting and in voter turnout for Democratic candidates. - Elizabeth Austin
Elizabeth Austin is a writer living in Oak Park, Illinois. Austin has lived in the Midwestern United States all her life. After beginning her journalistic career at the now-defunct City News Bureau of Chicago, she has written articles for national news magazines such as "Newsweek" and "Time", for human interest publications such as "People", and the "Chicago Tribune". She has also written for "The Washington Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, … - Stephen P. Gordon
Stephen P. "Steve" Gordon (b. July 31, 1962) is a libertarian political consultant and activist. Gordon accepted the position of Communications Director for the Libertarian Party in June, 2006 and served as the party's Political Director until June 2007. After resigning his position with the national party, he was named Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Alabama at the LPA's 24 June 2007 convention. In addition to his former positions with the national Libertarian Party, … - Dan Estes
Daniel Dwain Estes (born February 17, 1972) is an American neo-conservative political consultant based in Salem, Oregon. For much of his career, Estes has worked almost exclusively with conservative Republican clients, despite his rather moderate and pragmatic positions on several social issues. Initially a student of biology and chemistry, Estes quickly gravitated towards politics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, majoring in International Affairs, … - Carrie Geldart
Carrie Geldart is an American politician from Severna Park, Maryland and 2006 candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 33A. She is marketing manager for US Lacrosse. Geldart was raised in Tasmania after living in Crofton for a short time as a child. After her husband left active duty, they returned to Anne Arundel County in 2001. - David F. Emery
David F. "Dave" Emery, born in Rockland, Maine, September 1, 1948, is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Maine. Emery was first elected to office in 1970 at the age of 22 as a State Representative from his hometown of Rockland. He would serve in the Maine House of Representatives from 1970-1974. During that time, he was both a delegate to the 1972 Maine State Republican Convention and the 1972 Republican National Convention. - Dirk Haire
Dirk Haire is an attorney and Republican politician. Haire was born October 24, 1967 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Haire grew up in Indiana and later moved to Minnesota where he worked for the state Department of Agriculture. Haire moved to Crofton in Anne Arundel County in 1996 and now resides in Annapolis. Haire has been employed by the prestigious law firm of Holland & Knight LLP at its Washington, D.C. office since 2001. He briefly left the firm to form his own firm, …
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