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People-Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
updated March 2, 2009
RUDY GIULIANI
PRESIDENTIAL
COMMITTEE, INC.
RUDY
GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE, INC. [Filed
papers
with New York State on Nov. 10, 2006 and with the FEC on Nov. 20, 2006]
Headquarters: New York City. ...in
the states
Executive Director |
Mike DuHaime |
(reported by the New
York
Times on Dec. 13, 2006) Previously political director at the
RNC, started in January 2005. Northeast regional political
director
for Bush-Cheney '04. Prior to the campaign served as executive
director
of the New Jersey Republican Party starting in January 2002. Has
his own political consulting firm, DuHaime Communications, Inc., which
he formed in 2001. Deputy campaign manager of Bob Franks' 2000
Senate
campaign. Graduate of Livingston College, Rutgers. From
Hoboken,
NJ.
Senior
Advisor/"Chief Strategist" |
Anthony V. Carbonetti |
A founding Partner and
Managing
Director of Giuliani Partners LLC. Chief of Staff to Mayor
Giuliani
from 1999 to 2001. Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff in 1996;
joined
the Administration as Director of the Office of Appointments.
Deputy
Director of Field Operations on Giuliani's successful 1993 mayoral
campaign.
Joined Giuliani Partners
in
Spring 2003. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the
Senior Advisor (Karl Rove), Jan. 2001-Dec. 2002. Deputy Director
of Strategy on Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. Managing
Director and Principal at the Washington lobbying firm of Barbour
Griffith
& Rogers, 1995 through April 2000. Executive director of the
Republican Governors Association 1991-95. Southern director at
the
RNC through 1990. Managed Congressman Alec McMillan (R-NC)'s 1986
re-election campaign. Worked for Congressman Trent Lott.
Executive
director for Mississippi Reagan/Bush ‘84. Political director for
the Mississippi Republican Party. Field organization director for
Haley Barbour's unsuccessful 1982 U.S. Senate bid. Field
representative
on the Reagan/Bush 1980 campaign. Attended University of
Mississippi
)eventually received B.A. in Liberal Studies from Georgetown
University).
Born and raised in Yazoo City, MS.
Managing partner of
Bracewell
and Giuliani, based in Houston. J.D., The University of Texas
School
of Law, 1967. B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1966.
POLITICAL
Political Director |
Dr. Mark P. Campbell |
(announced Feb. 14,
2007)
Over two decades of political consulting and communications experience;
Campbell founded a corporate public relations firm in 1983 and began to
take on campaigns starting in 1986. Past clients have included
Bush-Quayle
'88, American Medical Association Political Action Committee (AMPAC),
the
RNC, the NRCC, U.S. Senate and House campaigns, numerous GOP state
committees,
Bush-Cheney Florida recount, as well as state and local campaigns and
pro-democracy
campaigns abroad. Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Director of
Small
Business under Gov. Dick Thornburgh (R-PA). Staff assistant to
Sen.
John Tower (R-TX). M.P.A. from Southern Methodist University;
undergraduate
degree from the University of Tennessee.
Deputy Political
Director |
Rick Wiley |
(announced Feb. 14,
2007)
Executive director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Political
director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 2001-04 and directed
the party's Victory 2004 program. Midwest political manager for
Associated
Builders and Contractors during the 2000 cycle. Has also worked
as
a legislative liasion to former Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson
and a legislative assistant to Wisconsin State Representative Gene Hahn
(R-De Forest).
National Field
Director |
Bill Stepien |
(announced Feb. 14,
2007)
Stepien served as the National 72 Hour Director at the RNC in
2005-06.
New Hampshire State field director for President Bush's re-election
campaign
in 2004. In 2003, Stepien managed New Jersey’s only successful
Republican
State Assembly challenger campaign. He has also worked for Public
Opinion Strategies, the Republican polling firm, and on Bob Franks’
2000
campaign for U.S. Senate.
Regional Political Directors
Chris Gulugian-Taylor -
Executive
director for the Nevada Victory campaign in 2006. Previously
worked
for the Nevada Republican Party as executive director and political
director.
Gulugian-Taylor has worked for the RNC in Washington, D.C., and in the
field, serving as the Washington State 72 Hour Director for President
Bush's
2004 re-election campaign.
K.C. Jones - Most
recently served as campaign manager for Rick O'Donnell's 2006 campaign
in Colorado's 7th CD. RNC's 72 Hour Director in Virginia.
Deputy
Associate Director in the Office of Presidential Personnel at the White
House. Served the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign in Iowa as field
director
and in Minnesota as deputy executive director.
Matthew R. Mahoney - Giuliani's
liaison to the White House Political Affairs Office from 2002-07,
helping
to coordinate activities with Republican campaigns across the United
States,
including the Mayor's participation as a surrogate for President George
W. Bush, as well as the 2000 and 2004 Republican National
Conventions.
Recently served as a senior level advisor to Giuliani's Solutions
America
Political Action Committee. Deputy Director of Advance for the
Mayor’s
Office of the City of New York, 1998-2002.
Matt Mason -
Ran the Ohio Republican Party's GOTV program in 2004 and 2006, after
starting
work with the party in 2000. Started his political career while
in
college at Ohio University serving as campaign manger on several
races.
After September 11, 2001 Mason joined the U.S. Marine Corps; he has
served
one combat tour in Iraq in 2005.
Tyler O’Connor - State
director for the Missouri Republican Party’s 72 Hour/Victory efforts
during
the 2006 cycle. Political director on Congressman Mike Rogers'
(R-AL)
successful 2004 re-election campaign.
Mike Roman - Director
of Election Day Operations at the RNC during the 2006 election
cycle.
Pennsylvania Election Day operations director during 2004. Prior
to 2004, Roman worked for the Pennsylvania House Republican Campaign
Committee.
An elected Ward Leader in Philadelphia from 2002-06.
Mike Vallante - Most
recently the COO of the California Republican Party; directed the
day-to-day
operations of the state Republican Party for the past three
years.
Previously president of his own public relations firm. He has
served
as chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party and as a regional
political
director for the RNC.
David Watts - In
2006,
Watts worked for the Illinois GOP. In 2004 he was the Western
Region
political director in Missouri for Bush-Cheney ‘04. Watts worked
for both Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and for John Cornyn for
Senate
in 2002 (North Texas Field Director). Executive
director/political
director of the Dallas County Republican Party from 1998-2001.
Vince Galko - Pennsylvania
deputy executive director for Bush-Cheney '04. Former state
director
for U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. In 2002 worked on Lou Barletta for
Congress
(11th CD in Northeastern PA). Master's in Government
Administration
from the University of Pennsylvania; M.A. in History from the
University
of Scranton; and B.A. in International Relations and Economics from
Saint
Joseph's University. Native of Carbondale.
National
Coalitions Director |
Bob Holste |
(announced May 9,
2007)
Over 20 years of campaign and outreach experience. Came to the
campaign
after serving for years as chief of staff for Congressman Phil English
(PA-3). He also took leaves of absence to work on incumbent
retention
for the NRCC for the 2004 and 2002 elections.
National
Chair of the Women for Rudy Coalition:
Terry Neese of Oklahoma City, OK (announced
May 29, 2007)
National
Chair of the First Responders Coalition: Howard Safir, former
New York City Police and Fire Commissioner (announced
Aug. 29, 2007)
National
Chair of Law Enforcement for Rudy: Congressman David Reichert
(R-WA)
National
Chair of Firefighters for Rudy: S.C. State Firefighters’
Association
executive director Jim Bowie.
National
Co-Chairs of Viva Rudy: U.S. Representative Luis
Fortuño,
Hector Barreto and Raul Danny Vargas (announced
Nov. 15, 2007)
Senior Advisor to
the Political
Department |
Jake Menges |
Most recently worked for
National
Media in Alexandria, VA. Political director of Solutions America
Political Action Committee. Ran Bill Simon's gubernatorial
primary
campaign in California. Joined Greenberg Traurig. Aide to
then
Mayor Giuliani.
National Field
Advisor |
Cary Evans |
Evans served as regional
political
director for the RNC, overseeing ten states and territories.
Northwest
regional political director for Bush-Cheney ’04. Field director
for
Sen. Gordon Smith. Deputy campaign manager for Sen. Gordon Smith
(R-OR)'s 2002 re-election campaign. Oregon State Director of the
Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign. Executive director and finance
director
for the Washington State Republican Party. Originally from Las
Vegas,
NV.
POLICY
Policy Director |
Bill Simon |
(announced Feb. 26,
2007)
Co-chairman of William E. Simon & Sons, LLC, an investment firm,
which
he co-founded in 1988. Republican nominee for governor of
California
in 2002. Lawyer with the firm of Davis, Markel, Dwyer &
Edwards.
Worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New
York
(Rudy Giuliani was then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District).
B.A. from Williams College, 1973; J.D. from Boston College, 1982.
Director of
Speechwriting
and Deputy Policy Director |
John P. Avlon |
(started as senior policy
advisor
and communications director for Solutions American PAC in May
2006)
Columnist and associate editor for the New York Sun.
President
of Prides Crossing Executive Communication. Served as chief
speechwriter
and deputy communications director for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Worked
on Bill Clinton’s 1996 presidential campaign. Graduate of Yale
University,
1996. Author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change
American
Politics (Random House, 2004).
Chief Domestic
Policy Advisor |
Steve Goldsmith |
(mentioned in July 30,
2007
press release) Chairman of the board of the Corporation for
National
and Community Service. Served as special advisor to President
Bush
on faith-based and not for-profit initiatives. Chief domestic
policy
advisor to then Gov. Bush in the 2000 campaign. Served two terms
as Mayor of Indianapolis, America's 12th largest city, 1992-99.
Republican
nominee for governor in 1996. Selected as the Republican
candidate
for lt. governor in 1988. Marion County District Attorney,
1979-90.
Chief Trial Deputy and Deputy Corporation Counsel, City of
Indianapolis,
1976-78. Attorney in private practice, 1972-78, 1991, 2000.
J.D. from University of Michigan, 1971; A.B. from Wabash College,
1968.
Author of several books.
Health Care Advisors
(announced
July 30, 2007) Dan Kessler, Ph.D., Scott Atlas, M.D., David Gratzer,
M.D.,
Sally C. Pipes, and Donald W. Moran.
Immigration Advisory
Board (announced
Aug. 13, 2007) Chief Homeland Security Advisor is Robert Bonner; Senior
Immigration Advisor is C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.; members are Victor
Cerda,
Michael Petrucelli, Nicolle Sciara Rippeon, Ray Shepherd, and Jan Ting.
Homeland Security
Advisory
Board (announced
Sept. 4, 2007) 15 total members - Chairman is Louis Freeh, former FBI
director;
Chief Homeland Security Advisor is Robert Bonner, former Commissioner
of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Education Advisory Board
(announced
Dec. 13, 2007) Chairman is Terry Moe - William Bennett Munro Professor
of Political Science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the
Hoover Institution
Senior Policy
Advisor (Economy) |
Dr. Michael J. Boskin |
(announced Feb. 26, 2007)
T.
M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover
Institution,
Stanford University. He is also research associate at the
National
Bureau of Economic Research. In addition to Stanford and the
University
of California, Boskin has taught at Harvard and Yale. Author of
more
than one hundred books and articles. Served as chairman of the
President’s
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from 1989-93. B.A. from the
University
of California at Berkeley, 1967; M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) also from
Berkeley.
Economic Policy Board
(announced
June 19, 2007) Steve Forbes, Bill Simon, Michael Boskin, David Malpass,
Martin Anderson, and Annelise Anderson.
Chief Foreign
Policy Advisor |
Charles Hill |
(announced July 10,
2007)
A career minister in the U.S. Foreign Service, a research fellow at the
Hoover Institution, and diplomat in residence and lecturer in
International
Studies at Yale University. Special consultant on policy to the
secretary-general
of the United Nations, 1992-96. Executive aide to then Secretary
of State George P. Shultz, 1985–89. Speech writer for Secretary
of
State Henry Kissinger in 1975. Involved in the 1974 Panama Canal
negotiations. Postings included Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Saigon.
Started his career in 1963 as a vice consul in Zurich,
Switzerland.
A.B. degree from Brown University in 1957, J.D. degree from the
University
of Pennsylvania in 1960, and M.A. degree in American studies from the
University
of Pennsylvania in 1961.
Senior Foreign
Policy
Advisory Board (announced
July 10, 2007) Norman Podhoretz and Senator Bob Kasten (Senior
Foreign
Policy Advisors); Steve Rosen (Senior Defense Advisor); Martin Kramer
(Senior
Middle East Advisor); S. Enders Wimbush (Senior Public Diplomacy
Advisor);
Peter Berkowitz (Senior Statecraft, Human Rights and Freedom Advisor);
and Kim R. Holmes (a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor).
More (announced
Sept. 19, 2007) Robert Conquest (Senior Foreign Policy Advisory
Board
Member); Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. (European Advisory Board Member); and
David
Pryce-Jones (Senior Foreign Policy Advisor).
More (announced
Sept. 20, 2007) Carlos Eire (Senior Foreign Policy Advisory Board
Member); Kenneth R. Weinstein, Ph.D. (Foreign Policy Advisor); Stephen
Yates (Senior Asia Advisor); Stephen Haber (Senior Western Hemisphere
Advisor);
Lisa Curtis (Senior South Asia Advisor); David R. Cameron, Ph.D.
(European
Advisory Board Member); and Gerard Alexander, Ph.D. (European Advisory
Board Member).
More foreign policy
advisors
(announced
Oct. 11, 2007) Ruth Wedgwood (International Law and Organizations
Advisory Board Member); Robert Natter (Senior Military Advisor); John
Agresto
(Iraqi Advisory Board Member); Owen West (Iraq Advisory Board Member);
Michael Rubin (Senior Iran and Turkey Advisor and Middle East Advisory
Board Member); Kori Schake (Senior Foreign Policy Advisor); David Frum
(Senior Foreign Policy Advisor); Thomas Joscelyn (Senior Terrorism
Advisor).
Military Advisory Board
(announced
Dec. 6, 2007) Admiral Robert Natter (Ret.) (previously announced
as Senior Military Advisor) and Lieutenant General Ed Anderson (Ret.),
General Donald Cook (Ret.), Rear Admiral Kevin Delaney (Ret.), Rear
Admiral
James W. Eastwood (Ret.), General Alfred G. Hansen (Ret.), Vice Admiral
James D. Hull (Ret.), Vice Admiral Al Krekich (Ret.) and Rear Admiral
Paul
Soderberg (Ret.).
Chair, Justice
Advisory
Committee |
Theodore Olson |
(announced July 17,
2007)
Partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Washington, D.C. office.
42nd United States Solicitor General, 2001-04. Partner-in-charge
of the Washington office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, 1981-84.
Partner
in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; joined the
firm
in 1965. Law degree from the University of California at Berkeley
(Boalt Hall), 1965. Bachelor's degree from the University of the
Pacific in Stockton, CA.
Justice Advisory
Committee
(announced
July 17, 2007)
...leading conservative
scholars and practicing attorneys.
Additional Justice
Advisory
Committee members (announced
Nov. 16, 2007)
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of
Communications |
Katie Levinson |
(reported by Hotline On
Call
on Jan. 4, 2007; initially senior advisor-communications)
Communications
director for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2006 re-election
campaign.
Director of television in the White Houses office of communications
(deciding
which officials appear on which programs), after working on the
Inauguration
and Bush-Cheney '04. Director of television at the RNC.
Over
three years working in Rep. Christopher Shays' office, starting in the
front office, and serving as legislative assistant and press secretary.
Graduate of Skidmore College, 1997.
Deputy Director
of Communications |
Maria Comella |
(reported by Hotline On
Call
on Jan. 4, 2007; initially director for regional media)
Communications
director for Rep. Jim Nussle's 2006 gubernatorial campaign in
Iowa.
New Hampshire communications director for Bush-Cheney '04. Worked
for The Winston Group, a survey research firm in Washington, DC.
Deputy director of operations on Gov. George Pataki's (R-NY) 2002
re-election
campaign. Graduate of the Elliot School at the George Washington
University, 2003.
Deputy Director
of Communications |
Jason Miller |
(start April 2007 "oversee
the
Committee's national rapid response and surrogate speaker efforts from
the headquarters in New York City, while also contributing to the
Committee's
organization-building efforts in South Carolina and several other
early-primary
states.") More than a decade of national political experience.
Moves
to the campaign from position as deputy chief of staff to South
Carolina
Gov. Mark Sanford. Campaign manager for Sanford's 2006
re-election
campaign; he came to the Sanford campaign after serving as campaign
manager
for Sen. George Allen's 2006 re-election campaign through late
2005.
In 2003-04 Miller was campaign manager for Jack Ryan's U.S. Senate
campaign
in Illinois, and after that effort ended he worked on Tom Coburn's U.S.
Senate campaign in Illinois. Campaign manager on Ric Keller's
successful
2000 campaign for Congress in Florida's 8th CD, then served as chief of
staff to the Florida Congressman. Worked for Sen. Slade Gorton
(R-WA).
Native of Seattle.
Deputy Director
of Communications
for Press Advance |
Healy Baumgardner |
(reported by Politico;
start
Dec. 1, 2007) Worked as a senior press advance representative at
the White House. Attended West Virginia University.
Deputy Press
Secretary |
Jennifer Mastin |
Previously senior research
analyst
at American Viewpoint. Mastin has worked on a wide variety of
campaigns
on the national, state and local levels including Elizabeth Dole for
President,
Congressman Clay Shaw (FL), Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (NY),
Congresswoman
Judy Biggert (IL) and Congresswoman Connie Morella (MD). B.S. in
marketing management and a B.A. in communications from Virginia
Tech.
Masters of political management from The George Washington University.
Director of
Television |
Emily D'Alberto |
Previously a producer at
CNN.
Regional Communications Directors
(started Feb. 2007)
Press
secretary and director of policy on Mike McGavick's 2006 U.S. Senate
campaign
in Washington state. Press secretary on Lisa Murkowski's 2004
U.S.
Senate campaign, and then in her Senate office. Assistant to the
chief of staff for Sen. Ted Stevens. B.A. in political science
from
Columbia University, 2003. From Alaska; graduate of West
Anchorage
High School.
Previously deputy press
secretary
at the Department of Homeland Security. Experience also includes
spokesperson for New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
Director of Rapid
Response |
Tim Pearson |
Previously worked for Sen.
Rick
Santorum.
War Room Manager |
Kathryn Grosso |
Staff assistant at the
White
House. Did rapid response during the 2004 Democratic
Convention.
Degree in political communication from Emerson College. New
Hampshire
native.
Foster Morss
At the RNC in 2006.
Research Director |
Jeff Berkowitz |
A former White House
liaison
to the Jewish community.
Senior
Communications Advisor |
Jim Dyke |
(announced March 19,
2007)
Started consulting firm, Jim Dyke & Associates, in Charleston,
South
Carolina following the 2004 campaign. RNC communications director
during the 2004 campaign. Press secretary at the RNC starting
approx.
May 2002. Press secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce
under
Don Evans. Worked at Quinn Gillespie & Associates building
coalitions
and developing communications strategies for clients. A one-time
assistant to the brewmeister at Capital City Brewing Company, Dyke
became
a lobbyist for the Beer Institute. Started his career in
Washington,
DC as a Senate parking lot attendant. Dyke is a graduate of the
University
of Arkansas with a degree in History.
Senior
Communications Advisor |
Michael McKeon |
(announced March 19,
2007)
Partner at Mercury Public Affairs. Served as senior advisor and
communications
director to Gov. George Pataki; chief spokesman for Pataki's successful
2002 re-election campaign; played a central role in Pataki’s 1998
election;
joined the Pataki administration in May 1995. Previously McKeon
worked
for more than 10 years as a reporter for three New York
newspapers.
Graduate of Utica College of Syracuse University
INTERNET
eCampaign Director |
Ted Jarrett |
Deputy eCampaign
Director |
Katie Harbath |
Most recently worked at
the
DCI Group. Associate director for eCommunications at the RNC in
2005
after serving as a senior communications assistant at the RNC in charge
of the RNC Web site, GOP.com, and Rising Tide, the committee's
quarterly
magazine, during the 2004 cycle. Graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison,
studied journalism and political science. From Green Bay,
Wisconsin.
FINANCE
Deputy Campaign
Manager
for Finance |
James H. (Jim) Lee |
(reported by several news
organizations...started
late Sept. 2007; succeeded Anne Dunsmore) James H. Lee is the
president
and founder of JHL Capital Securities, LLC, an institutional
broker-dealer
in Houston. Lee was a Pioneer and Maverick for Bush-Cheney ’04, a
Team 100 Member of the RNC, a Member of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s
Century
Council, a Patriot for U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and on the finance
team
for U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul.
(finance team as
reported
on "The Fix" Feb. 5, 2007)
National Finance
Director |
Donna Henderson |
("The Fix" Feb. 5, 2007)
"has
raised money for a variety of Republican candidates and causes
including
the National Rifle Association and the National Republican Senatorial
Committee."
("The Fix" Feb. 5,
2007)
Raised money for Rep. Mark Kennedy's 2006 U.S. Senate race in
Minnesota.
Worked on Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.
Mid-Atlantic
Benedetti & Farris
Tom Benedetti and
Abby Farris |
Southwest
Christine Walton |
Texas
Carol Reed |
Florida
Gretchen Adent Picotte |
California
Brent Lowder |
Consultant |
Anne Dickerson |
Joined Solutions America
PAC
in May 2006 as chief fundraiser. Served as a top aide to
Bush-Cheney
'04 finance chairman Mercer Reynolds and previosly was chief of staff
to
Reynolds when he was U.S. Ambassador in Bern, Switzerland through the
first
part of 2003. She and her husband, Larry, reside in Plymouth,
Michigan.
Finance Chairman |
Roy Bailey |
A founding partner and
managing
director of Giuliani Partners LLC. Prior to joining the firm,
Bailey
ran Bailey Insurance Associates, one of the largest single
principal-owned
agencies in Dallas, and he was co-founder, chairman and CEO of Premium
Finance Holdings (PFH). Former finance chairman of the Republican
Party of Texas. Campaign chairman on U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions'
campaign.
Graduate of Southern Methodist University.
Executive Committee Members:
Bill Simon - Executive Committee Member
& California State Finance Chair
Paul Singer - Eastern Regional Finance
Chairman
Ambassador Peter Terpeluk, Jr. - Executive
Committee Member for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Ken Langone - Executive Committee Member
and New York City Finance Chair
T. Boone Pickens - Executive Committee
Member for the Southwest Region
Thomas O. Hicks, Sr. - Executive Committee
Member & Texas State Finance Chair
and State Finance Team, Industry
Leaders
(announced
April 16, 2007)
and the "All-American" Team (announced
May 24, 2007)
Professional men and women
under the age of 45; each has committed to raise money for the
Committee
at one of the following levels: $25,000 All-American Pitcher; $50,000
All-American
Slugger; $100,000 All-American All Star; $200,000 All-American MVP; and
$1,000,000 All-American Team Captain).
National Chairman: Bryan Pickens
STRATEGY
Director of
Strategy |
Brent Seaborn |
(reported on "The Fix"
Jan.
22, 2007) Deputy Director of Strategy at the RNC, announced March
4, 2005. Previously a partner at TargetPoint Consulting, where he
worked to research and develop MicroTargeting (Bush/Cheney ’04,
the
NRSC and the RNC used MicroTargeting in the 2004 election). Also
worked with the NRCC in 2002 on an extensive Social Security reform
project.
Seaborn is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and earned a
Masters
degree in Political Management from The George Washington University.
CFO
(The Hotline
reported
on Dec. 5, 2006 that Sandra Pack is leaving her position at the
Treasury
Department to run the exploratory committee starting the week of Dec.
11.)
Assistant Secretary (Management) and Chief Financial Officer at the
U.S.
Department of the Treasury since Aug. 11, 2005 (nominated by President
Bush on April 26, 2005, confirmed by the Senate on July 29,
2005).
CFO for Bush-Cheney '04, announced Dec. 19, 2003. Assistant
Secretary
of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) at the Pentagon
from
Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2003. Previously she served as Treasury
Director
for both Bush for President, Inc. and Bush-Cheney 2000, Inc.; as Deputy
Treasury Director for Bob Dole for President, Inc.; and as Treasury
Director
for Phil Gramm for President, Inc. In the private sector she has
worked in a number of positions including: Director of Planning and
Operations
for the MicroProse Division of Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.; Director of
Small
Business Consulting and Accounting Services for Ernst & Young in
Baltimore,
Maryland; and Director of Microcomputer Consulting and Accounting for
Ernst
& Young in Atlanta, Georgia. B.A. in Business from Notre Dame
College of Maryland.
Deputy Director of Treasury and Comptroller |
Emily Sloan Tadlock |
(started
March 2007; daily financial reporting to CFO, monthly FEC report
preparation,
finance consulting, accounts payable administration and receiveables
management, personnel supervision) Account manager at CMDI.
Campaign
credit card manager on Bush-Cheney '04. Deputy comptroller on
Bush-Brogan 2002. Finance coordinator at the Republican Party of
Florida. Degree in political science from Pennsylvania State
University, 1999.
Accounts Payable Manager
|
Rick Oettinger
|
(started April 2007) Special
assistant at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Special
assistant at the RNC. Graduate of West Chester University of
Pennsylvania, 2006.
POLLSTERS
Ed Goeas, Dave Sackett and Brian Tringali
from The Tarrance Group.
MEDIA (media
team announced Aug. 23, 2007)
Heath Thompson - Partner
at Scott Howell and Company. Southeast regional political
director
for President George W. Bush’s successful 2004 re-election campaign,
directing
political operations in 10 states. A consultant to Jim DeMint’s
2004
U.S. Senate campaign in South Carolina and to Norm Coleman’s 2002 U.S.
Senate campaign in Minnesota. In 2001-02, he led Lt. Gov. Bob
Peeler's
unsuccessful bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in South
Carolina.
Directed then Gov. Bush’s win in the 2000 South Carolina Republican
Primary.
Worked on local political races in South Carolina during the
1990s.
Originally from Columbia, MO.
Scott Howell -
President
of Scott Howell & Company,
a Dallas-based strategic media firm he formed in 1993. A member
of
the Bush/Cheney media team in 2004. Worked under Karl Rove prior
to founding his own firm. A specialist for targeted legislative
campaigns
under Lee Atwater at the Republican National Committee. Field
staffer
on Sen. Bob Dole's 1988 presidential campaign. Ran for South
Carolina
House in 1984 and 1986. (Source "The Fix")
Chris Mottola - Mottola
of Chris Mottola and Associates is a nationally recognized media
consultant
who has produced and directed nationally award-winning commercials. A
member
of the Bush/Cheney media team in 2004. In addition to his
political
work, Mottola handles advertising for a number of corporate and public
interest concerns.
John A. Brabender - Founder
and chief creative officer of BrabenderCox,
a national Republican media firm. He has earned the reputation as
one of the most creative media consultants in the country and has been
honored with 56 Pollie Awards.
Patti Heck -
President
of Crossroads Media, a Republican media services firm specializing in
advertising
strategy and placement for political candidates. Over the last
seventeen
years, Heck has placed media in every state in the country. Prior
to Crossroads Media, she spent 11 years with a prominent Republican
media
firm as vice president of media placement. Graduate of Brigham Young
University
with a Bachelors degree in English.
AND
National
Co-Chair/Senior
Policy Advisor |
Steve Forbes |
(announced March 28,
2007)
President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of
Forbes magazine. Republican candidate for president in 1996
and
2000. Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting,
appointed
by President Reagan 1985, reappointed by President George H.W. Bush and
served until 1993.
National Co-Chair |
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy
Thompson |
(announced
October 12, 2007) Thompson was a candidate for the 2008
Republican
presidential nomination but ended his campaign after the August 11,
2007
Iowa Republican Straw Poll. Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer
&
Feld LLP. Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health
Solutions.
President of Logistics Health Incorporated of La Crosse, WI (named to
the
position in Feb. 2005). Health and Human Services Secretary,
sworn
in Feb. 2, 2001 served to Jan. 2005. Served 14 years as Governor
of Wisconsin; first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1990, 1994, 1998;
resigned in Jan. 2001 to become HHS Secretary. Unsuccessful
campaign
for Congress in 1979. Elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1966
and
re-elected ten consecutive times; elected assistant minority leader in
1973 and Republican floor leader in 1981. B.S. (1963) and J.D.
(1966)
from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
National
Co-Chair/liaison
to the U.S. Senate |
U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) |
(announced
Nov. 2, 2007) Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986; reelected in
1992,
1998 and 2004. Elected Governor of Missouri in 1972 at age 33;
defeated
in re-election bid in 1976, but won a second term in 1980.
Elected
State Auditor in 1970. Assistant Attorney General in
Missouri.
Practiced law in Washington, D.C. before returning home to
Missouri.
Clerk to the Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in
Atlanta.
Graduated from Princeton University in 1960 and received his law degree
from the University of Virginia. Sixth generation Missourian,
born
in St. Louis and grew up in Mexico, MO, where he still resides.
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Chairman |
former Maryland Gov. Bob
Ehrlich |
(announced March 22,
2007)
Currently a partner at the law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge &
Rice,
PLLC in Baltimore. Elected Governor in Nov. 2002 and served one
term
(defeated by Martin O'Malley in Nov. 2006). Elected to the U.S.
Congress
in 1994 and served eight years. Elected to the Maryland General
Assembly
in 1986 and served eight years. Attorney at the Ober, Kaler,
Grimes
and Shriver in Baltimore. Law degree from Wake Forest University
Law School, 1982. Graduate of Princeton University, 1979.
Raised
in working class Arbutus, outside Baltimore.
Midwest Regional
Chairman |
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) |
(announced Nov. 1,
2007)
Elected to the United States Senate in 2002. Joined the
Republican
Party in 1996 and was re-elected in 1997, the first Republican mayor of
St. Paul in over 25 years. Elected Mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a
Democrat. Worked for the Minnesota Attorney General's office for
17 years. J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Graduate of Hofstra University on Long Island. Born in Brooklyn,
New York.
Senior Advisor |
Joe Allbaugh |
("general strategy and
homeland
security;" announced Oct. 30, 2007) President and CEO of the
Allbaugh
Company, LLC. FEMA Director under President George W. Bush until
March 2003. National campaign manager for the Bush-Cheney 2000
presidential
campaign. Chief of staff to then-Gov. Bush of Texas. Deputy
Secretary of Transportation in Oklahoma, and also managed many state
and
federal campaigns. B.A. in political science from Oklahoma State
University. Native of Blackwell, OK.
also important, but not on the
campaign
Communications
Director
at Giuliani Partners |
Sunny Mindel |
Press Secretary for Mayor
Giuliani,
announced June 7, 1999. Director of Public Affairs at the Mayor's
Office of Emergency Management. Press Secretary on the Mayor's
1997
re-election campaign. Spokeswoman for the NYC Department of
Information,
Technology and Telecommunications, 1996-97. Reported on City Hall
for WNYC Television and wrote for Lifetime Cable Television.
Worked
as an advertising copywriter. B.S. degree from the University of
Pennsylvania.
IN THE STATES
IOWA
Executive
Director |
K.C. Jones |
(initially the campaign's
Midwest
regional political director) Campaign manager for Rick
O'Donnell's
2006 campaign in Colorado's 7th CD. RNC's 72 Hour Director in
Virginia.
Deputy Associate Director in the Office of Presidential Personnel at
the
White House. Served the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign in Iowa as field
director and in Minnesota as deputy executive director.
See Iowa
page >>
NEVADA
Chairman |
Congressman Jon Porter |
(announced April 27,
2007)
Represents the 3rd CD, including metropolitan areas of Las Vegas and
Henderson;
first elected in 2002. Elected to the Nevada State Senate in 1994
and served for eight years. Served on the Boulder City Council starting
in 1983 and became Mayor in 1987. Started his professional career
as a small business owner with the Farmers Insurance Group in
Henderson,
Nevada. Born in Humboldt, Iowa and attended Briar Cliff College
in
Sioux City, Iowa.
See Nevada
page >>
NEW HAMPSHIRE
(announced by the
exploratory
committee on Jan. 29, 2007) Immediate past chairman of the NH
Republican
State Committee; elected March 25, 2006, served through Jan.
2007.
Owner of Northeast Surgical Supply. Ran for State Senate against
Sen. Burt Cohen (Dist. 24) in 2000, losing by 383 votes. From New
Castle; longtime town moderator.
Executive Director |
Jennifer Hallowell |
(announced May 9,
2007)
Executive director of the Indiana Republican Party in 2006.
Directed
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi's 2006 re-election campaign, which
was the only Republican countywide victory in Indianapolis that
year.
Vice president of new market development for Angie’s List, 2005.
Director of political strategy for Mitch Daniels’ successful 2004
gubernatorial
campaign. Political director of the Indiana Republican
Party.
From 1995-2000, Hallowell worked for Indiana Congressman David McIntosh
in various fundraising and political capacities including deputy
campaign
manager for his unsuccessful 2000 gubernatorial bid and campaign
manager
for his successful 1998 congressional campaign.
See New
Hampshire page >>
SOUTH CAROLINA
(announced
June 20, 2007) A former chairman of the South Carolina
GOP.
Currently serves as President and CEO of Colonial Trust Company in
Spartanburg.
Wynn played prominent roles in both campaigns of President George W.
Bush
in South Carolina and served as South Carolina Finance Chair for
President
George H.W. Bush in 1992. A graduate of the Citadel.
Executive
Director |
Ryan Meerstein |
During the 2006 election
cycle,
Meerstein served at the director of political education at the
Republican
National Committee (RNC) and worked with the RNC's Victory Program on
the
successful campaign of Bob Corker for U.S. Senate in Tennessee.
In
2004 he served as the RNC Victory field director for Central
Ohio.
Graduate of Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, 2003.
See South
Carolina page >>
more states
ALABAMA
(announced
Oct. 24, 2007) Current vice chairman of the Alabama State
Republican Party representing the 1st and 2nd Congressional
Districts.
Founder and president of The Lathan Company, industrial roofing and
contracting
company in Mobile. Lathan has been a member of the Alabama State
Republican Party for 20 years. In 2000 and 2002, he and his wife,
Terry, were selected as Alabama Republicans of the Year.
ALASKA
(announced
Oct. 24, 2007) Anchorage Municipal Assemblyman, first elected in
1999. Sullivan owns a small business, Sullivan and
Associates,
providing government affairs, business development and charitable
fundraising
services. He served as the executive director of the 1996 Arctic
Winter Games Host Society, whose responsibility it was to plan and
implement
the largest international sporting and cultural event ever held in
Alaska.
He is a fourth generation Alaskan.
ARIZONA
(announced
Dec. 7, 2007) Narrowly lost Jan. 2007 bid to chair the Arizona
Republican
Party. Director of the Arizona Republican Party's Victory 2006; director
of coalitions for Sen. Jon Kyl’s 2006 re-election effort.
Arizona
executive director for Bush-Cheney '04. Chaired the "No Taxpayer
Money for Politicians" ballot initiative campaign in Arizona, starting
Fall 2003. Director of Arizona Republicans' Victory 2000.
In
1992 served as an advance person for President George H.W. Bush and
worked
on the Bush/Quayle campaign. Worked at the RNC in the political
department,
focusing on state and local government. Worked on and managed
several
campaigns in Illinois. Started career in politics working in the
Illinois Legislature. Bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois
University.
CALIFORNIA
(announced
July 16, 2007) Simon is the national policy director for the
campaign
(see above).
Executive Director |
Brent Lowder |
(announced July 12,
2007)
Lowder has been the campaign's lead California finance person ("The
Fix"
Feb. 5, 2007). He was executive director of William E. Simon
&
Sons, and served as a senior aide to Bill Simon during his 2002
campaign
for Governor of California. Deputy finance director on Matt
Fong's
unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Barbara
Boxer
(D) in 1998. Worked on Pete Wilson's gubernatorial campaign in
1994.
See California
page >>
CONNECTICUT
Chairman |
Senate Minority Leader John
McKinney |
(announced Aug. 14,
2007)
McKinney is serving his fifth term in the Connecticut General Assembly
representing the towns of Easton, Fairfield, Newtown and Weston.
Son of the late U.S. Congressman Stewart B. McKinney.
Chairman |
House Republican Leader
Lawrence F.
Cafero, Jr. |
(announced Aug. 14,
2007)
First elected in 1992; now serving his eighth term as State
Representative
for Norwalk. Attorney. B.A. from University of Connecticut;
J.D. Western New England College School of Law.
Co-Chair |
Rep. Penny Bacchiochi |
(announced Aug. 14,
2007)
Bacchiochi has been involved in local and state politics for the past
twenty
years. She currently represents the rural towns of Stafford, Somers and
Union.
Co-Chair |
House Assistant Republican
Leader Dave
Labriola |
(announced Aug. 14,
2007)
First elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 2002 and was
re-elected
in 2004 and 2006. Labriola graduated from Yale University and practices
law with his brother, Jerry. He is a former Naugatuck Police
Commissioner
and a former Naugatuck Town Attorney.
Political Director |
Albert Ribeiro |
(announced July 3,
2007)
Worked for Jamestown Associates, a political and media consulting firm,
in Washington, DC as the director of operations and media buyer, and
then
a vice-president in the firm. Has worked for campaigns in seven
states
for all levels of government.
See Connecticut
page >>
DELAWARE
(announced on May 31,
2007;
also Senior Homeland Security Advisor) President of Freeh Group
International,
LLC, a practice of former federal judges and former senior FBI leaders
who provide legal, governance, investigative, litigation, and risk
management
services, headquartered in Delaware. General Counsel, Corporate
Secretary
and Ethics officer at MBNA Corporation, as well as Vice Chairman of
MBNA
America Bank, N.A., 2001-06. Director of the FBI,
1993-2001.
U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1991-93.
Served
various positions in the U.S Attorney's Office for the Southern
District
of New York, 1981-91. A Supervisor and Special Agent for the FBI,
1975-81.
J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Master of Laws degree from the New York
University
School of Law, and a Bachelor's degree from Rutgers College.
Political Director |
Misty Haungs |
Initially the campaign's
NH
field director. Experience includes legislative correspondent for
U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg. Worked on Republican's NH Victory campaign
in the Concord office in 2004. Graduate of University of New
Hampshire,
2004.
See Delaware
page >>
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Co-Chairs
(announced
Nov. 2, 2007)
James R. “Jimmy” Lowe Jr.
- Member of the District of Columbia Republican Committee and a
former
National Party committeeman. He is retired.
Charles L. “Charlie” Grizzle
- Chairman of the District of Columbia Republican Committee’s
Finance
Committee and a member of its Executive Committee. He is also chairman
of The Grizzle Committee, a D.C. consulting company.
Carl E. Schmid II -
Member of the District of Columbia Republican Committee. He is
director
of federal affairs for a national HIV/AIDS public policy organization.
See District
of Columbia page >>
FLORIDA
Chairman |
Attorney General Bill McCollum |
(announced on April 4,
2007)
Elected Attorney General in 2006. Partner with the Baker &
Hostetler
LLP law firm. Ran for U.S. Senate a second time in 2004 but lost
the primary to Mel Martinez. Republican nominee for U.S. Senate
in
2000, losing to Bill Nelson by 51 to 46 percent. Served in
Congress
for twenty years, representing the Orlando area; retired in 2001.
Retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander in 1992, after serving 23
years as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps.
Private practice in Orlando. Active duty in the U.S. Navy from
1969-72.
Bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Florida.
Senior Advisor
for Florida |
Karen Unger |
(announced by the
exploratory
committee on Feb. 23, 2007) Managed Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2002
re-election
campaign (announced July 2001). Assistant to Bush chief of staff
Kathleen Shanahan and earlier served as director of external affairs
and
as director of appointments for Bush. Field director for Broward
and Palm Beach Counties on Bush’s 1998 campaign. Campaign manager
for Congressman E. Clay Shaw 1996 re-election campaign; Shaw’s finance
director for his 1994 campaign.
See Florida
page >>
GEORGIA
Chairman |
Speaker of the Georgia House
Glenn
Richardson |
(announced May 24,
2007)
Became Speaker of the Georgia House in 2005 after serving as House
Floor
Leader and House Majority Leader. Elected to the Georgia House in
1996 from Paulding County; the first Republican elected from that
county
since Reconstruction. Appointed to serve as County Attorney for
Paulding
County in 1989 and served in that position for 16 years. Joined
the
firm of Vinson & Osborne in 1985, made partner two years later, and
continues to practice there (Vinson, Talley, Richardson &
Cable).
B.A. in political science from Georgia State University, 1981; J.D.
from
Georgia State University’s first law school class, 1984.
Executive Director |
Sean Donnelly |
(announced Aug. 3,
2007)
Currently president and CEO of Sean Donnelly Consulting, Inc., a public
affairs and grassroots firm. Campaign manager for Georgia State
Superintendent
of Schools Kathy Cox’s successful statewide re-election bid in
2006.
Deputy campaign manager for Sen. Ronnie Chance in 2005. Donnelly
also worked with the Georgia Senate and House Republican Caucuses.
See Georgia
page >>
HAWAII
(announced Sept. 9,
2007)
Republican nominee for Governor of Hawai'i in 1994, but lost to Lt.
Gov.
Cayetano. Administrator of the Small Business Administration
under
Republican President George H.W. Bush. Republican nominee for
U.S.
Senate in 1990 but lost to Sen. Akaka. Elected to Congress in
1986
after losing special election, and served two terms, 1987-91; the only
Republican to serve Hawaii as a U.S. Representative in Congress.
Member of the Hawaii state senate, 1974-82; member of the Hawaii state
house of representatives, 1968-74. B.S. from the University of
Hawaii,
Manoa.
(announced Sept. 9,
2007)
Currently executive director of the Hawaii Office of Community
Services.
Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party through mid-2007. Loan
officer
for mortgage broker. Ran for Manoa-Makiki City Council seat in
2002.
Elected to the Hawaii State House in 1996 defeating a Democratic
incumbent,
but defeated in 1998 re-election bid and in 2000 race. Worked on
many campaigns in the 1980s and early 1990s. Graduate of the
University
of Hawaii with a degree in political science.
(announced Sept. 9,
2007)
Djou represents the area from Waikiki to Hawaii Kai on the Honolulu
City
Council. He was first elected in 2002 and re-elected to a second
four-year
term in 2006. Before joining the City Council, Charles served in the
Hawaii
State House, where he was the Republican Floor Leader.
See Hawaii
page >>
ILLINOIS
Chairman |
House Republican Leader Tom
Cross |
(announced March 30,
2007)
First elected in 1992, Cross is currently serving in his eighth
term.
Represents District 84 Plainfield (Kendall County). A practicing
attorney. B.A., political science, Illinois Wesleyan University,
1980; J.D., Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham,
AL,
1983.
(announced March 30,
2007)
Co-founder of the Chicago investment first GCG partners.
Candidate
for the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois in
2005-06.
President and founder (Feb. 2003) of Students First Illinois "a
non-partisan,
statewide grassroots coalition of private individuals and community
organizations
banding together to help put Illinois' 2.2 million children first in
state
policy." Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, April
1999-April 2003. President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Unilever
HPC Helene Curtis Business Unit from 1996-98. Previously, he
served
as President (starting in 1979) and Chief Executive Officer (starting
in
1985) and as a member of the Board of Directors of Helene Curtis.
Bachelor's degree in economics from Brown University.
Executive Director |
Kevin Artl |
(announced July 12, 2007)
Political
director for the Illinois House Republican Organization since 2003
where
he coordinated all political activity for the House Republican
caucus.
Artl has also served as the policy director for the Republican caucus
in
the Illinois House of Representatives and has managed municipal and
Congressional
campaigns in Illinois.
See Illinois
page >>
KANSAS
endorsed by Kansas State Representative
Kevin Yoder of Overland Park and Garden City Commissioner J.R. Behan. (filed
caucus paperwork for Giuliani on Nov. 16, 2007)
KENTUCKY
Chair |
former Congresswoman Anne
Northup |
(announced Nov. 16,
2007)
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007; defeated
in 2006. Northup began her political career in 1987 when
she
won a special election to the Kentucky House of Representatives; she
was
re-elected to full terms in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994. Prior to
entering
politics, Northup was a math and economics teacher. B.A. in
economics
and business from St. Mary's College of Notre Dame, 1970. Born
and
raised in Louisville.
MARYLAND
Chairman and
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Chairman |
former Maryland Gov. Bob
Ehrlich |
(endorsement announced
March
22, 2007) Currently a partner at the law firm Womble Carlyle
Sandridge
& Rice, PLLC in Baltimore. Elected Governor in Nov. 2002 and
served one term (defeated by Martin O'Malley in Nov. 2006).
Elected
to the U.S. Congress in 1994 and served eight years. Elected to
the
Maryland General Assembly in 1986 and served eight years.
Attorney
at the Ober, Kaler, Grimes and Shriver in Baltimore. Law degree
from
Wake Forest University Law School, 1982. Graduate of Princeton
University,
1979. Raised in working class Arbutus, outside Baltimore.
See Maryland
page >>
MASSACHUSETTS
On Feb. 15, 2007 the Rudy
Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee announced its Massachusetts
Leadership Team, headed by Senior Advisor to the Committee former
Gov. Paul Cellucci and five co-chairs.
Co-Chairs
Brian Cresta (Eastern
MA Chairman) - Former
chair of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee and previously
served
in the MA House of Representatives. Cresta also worked as a
Regional
Administrator for the Department of Health and Human Services.
During
his time in the Bush Administration, Cresta was on special assignment
with
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Sen. Michael R. Knapik - Currently
serving his seventh term as State Senator from the Second Hampden and
Hampshire
District.
Brian Lees (Western MA Chairman)
- Ran and was elected Clerk of Courts in Hampden
County.
Senate Minority Leader from 1993-2006.
Sen. Bruce Tarr - State
Senate Assistant Minority Leader; a member of the Massachusetts General
Court since 1991.
Sen. Richard Tisei - Currently
serving his ninth term; was elected Senate Minority Leader in January
of
2007 and is the longest-serving Republican among current members of the
Massachusetts Legislature.
and endorsement of
former State Treasurer Joe Malone
- (announced Oct. 23, 2007) Real estate investor
and
part-time marketing consultant. Ran in the Republican primary for
governor in 1998. Elected State Treasurer in 1990; re-elected in
1994 with 70% of the vote. In 1988, Malone challenged Ted Kennedy
for his Senate seat.
See Massachusetts
page >>
MICHIGAN
Chair |
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller
(MI-10) |
(endorsement announced
Feb.
8, 2007 +)
First elected to Congress in Nov. 2002. Served two terms as
Michigan’s
Secretary of State from 1994-2002. Elected to the Harrison
Township
Board of Trustees in 1979; elected Harrison Township Supervisor in 1980
and served 12 years. Worked for her family’s marina business on
the
Clinton River. Lifelong resident of Macomb County.
Political Director |
Lynn Aronoff |
(announced Sept. 21,
2007)
Aronoff, of Royal Oak, is CEO and president of the consulting firm
Action
Strategies. Regional coalitions director for the DeVos for
Governor
campaign in 2006. In 2004 she was campaign manager for Myrah
Kirkwood’s
congressional campaign in Michigan's 5th CD (Genesee, Tuscola, and
portions
of Saginaw and Bay Counties). She has previously directed the
state’s
largest GOP conference – the Mackinac Republican Leadership
Conference.
Aronoff worked in the administration of Gov. John Engler as
representative
and spokesperson in Southeastern Michigan. She has also worked as
an account executive at Dickerson-Govan Management, Inc. Graduate
of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
See
Michigan
page >>
MINNESOTA
Chair |
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman |
(announced Nov. 1,
2007)
Elected to the United States Senate in 2002. Joined the
Republican
Party in 1996 and was re-elected in 1997, the first Republican mayor of
St. Paul in over 25 years. Elected Mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a
Democrat. Worked for the Minnesota Attorney General's office for
17 years. J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Graduate of Hofstra University on Long Island. Born in Brooklyn,
New York.
See
Minnesota
page >>
MISSOURI
Chair |
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
(MO-8) |
(endorsement announced
Oct.
22, 2007) Represents 28 counties in Southern Missouri; elected to
Congress in Nov. 1996, following the death of her husband Bill
Emerson.
Resident of Cape Girardeau. Previous experience includes senior
vice
president of public affairs for the American Insurance Association,
director
of state relations and grassroots programs for the National Restaurant
Association, and deputy communications director for the National
Republican
Congressional Committee. B.A. in political science from Ohio
Wesleyan
University, 1972.
See
Missouri
page >>
NEW JERSEY
On Jan. 31, 2007 the
exploratory
committee announced
that "nearly 300 elected officials and key Republicans throughout New
Jersey
have signed on to support Mayor Giuliani," including 9 of the 18
Republican
State Senators, 12 of the 32 Republican Assemblymen and 11 of the 21
County
Chairmen.
On March 9, 2007 the
exploratory
committee announced
a second wave of "more than 150 additional New Jerseyans committed to
supporting
Mayor Giuliani." The 446 (279 + 167) announced supporters include
12 of New Jersey's 21 County Chairmen, 10 of 18 Republican State
Senators
and 13 of 32 Republican State Assemblymen.
Republican Chairman of
Ocean
County since 1996. Partner in the Toms River law firm of Gilmore
& Monahan. article
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Honorary Chairman |
State Sen. Tom Kean, Jr. |
Republican nominee for
U.S.
Senate in 2006.
Former Congressman Bob Franks, GOP
candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000; State Senator Diane Allen; Roger
Bodman, Executive Director-NJ of Reagan/Bush 1984; Burlington
County
GOP Chairman Col. Mike Warner; Cape May County GOP Chairman David
Von Savage; investment banker Candace L. Straight;
President
of WPI Communications Steve Klinghoffer; and Somerset County
GOP
Chairman Dale Florio.
See New
Jersey page >>
NEW MEXICO
Chairman |
Sheriff Darren White of
Bernalillo
County |
(announced June 9, 2007)
Started
as Sheriff in 2003. Appointed cabinet secretary for the New
Mexico
Department of Public Safety (DPS), 1995-99. Served in the U.S
Army
as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Bachelor's in
management
from the University of Phoenix.
NEW YORK
(announced March 1,
2007)
Founder and principal of Powers & Company a strategic advisory and
consulting firm formed in March 2001. Chairman of the New York
Republican
State Committee, 1991-2001. Special assistant to and director of
statewide operations for Sen. Alphonse D'Amato, 1980-91. Worked
for
the New York State Senate and Assembly in the 1970s. Served five
years of active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps.
(announced March 1,
2007)
Served at all three levels of government: as a New York Assemblyman
(1975-1980);
as a U.S. Congressman (1981-1989); and as Borough President of Staten
Island
(1990-2001). Chief campaign advisor for Mayor Giuliani in 1989,
1993
and 1997. New York state chairman of Vice President George H.W.
Bush’s
successful 1988 presidential campaign. Practiced law. B.A.
from Wagner College in Staten Island, 1949; J.D. from New York Law
School,
1951; served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1951-53.
Executive Director |
Mario Bruno, Jr. |
(announced June 19,
2007)
Served as Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Department of
Youth
and Community Development, originally appointed by Mayor Giuliani and
continued
under Bloomberg. Candidate for State Assembly District 62 (Staten
Island) in the Sept. 2004 Republican primary. Held various roles
within the New York City Department of Transportation for 19
years.
Managed Sen. John McCain’s New York presidential campaign in
2000.
Served as a member of the New York Republican State Committee for five
years and has managed several local races. Bachelor’s degree from
the Polytechnic Institute of New York. Lifelong New Yorker; lives
on Staten Island.
See New
York page >>
NORTH CAROLINA
Chairman/Finance
Chairman |
Jim Culbertson |
(announced April 27, 2007;
reported
by the News & Observer on April 2) Winston-Salem businessman;
president of Financial Computing Inc. North Carolina Finance
Chairman
for Bush-Cheney '04 and Finance Co-Chairman for the 2000 Bush-Cheney
campaign.
North Carolina Finance Chairman for Elizabeth Dole’s 2002 U.S. Senate
campaign.
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant. Graduate of the Citadel.
NORTH DAKOTA
Chairman |
Public Service Commissioner
Kevin Cramer |
(announced Aug. 10,
2007)
Elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission in Nov. 2004;
Gov.
John Hoeven appointed him to fill an unexpired term on the Commission
in
Aug. 2003. Prior to serving on the Commission, Cramer was the
first
director of the Harold Schafer Leadership Foundation. Cramer
served
for eight years in the cabinet of Gov. Ed Schafer as the State Tourism
Director from 1993-97 and as State Economic Development Director from
1997-2000.
Previously chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, and at age 30
became the youngest member of the Republican National Committee.
He is also a regular host of the popular radio show “Hot Talk” on WDAY
in Fargo. Cramer is also an adjunct instructor of marketing and
management
and serves on the Board of Trustees at the University of Mary.
B.A.
degree from Concordia College and Master’s degree in Management from
the
University of Mary. Native of Kindred, ND.
Executive Director |
Jason Stverak |
(announced July 3,
2007)
Stverak served as executive director of the North Dakota Republican
Party
starting in 2001. He came to North Dakota after serving as the
political
director of the Nebraska Republican Party. Stverak
previously
worked on Capitol Hill for former South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler,
and also served as legislative campaign coordinator for the South
Dakota
Republican Party. Graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
See North
Dakota page >>
RHODE ISLAND
State co-chairs: Republican
National Committeeman Robert Manning, Rhode Island Senate
Minority
Leader Dennis Algiere, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian,
former
Mayor of Cranston Steve Laffey, and former Rhode Island
Republican
Party Chairwoman Patricia Morgan. (announced
May 24, 2007)
See Rhode
Island page >>
TEXAS
State Chair |
Comptroller of Public
Accounts Susan
Combs |
(announced Oct. 10,
2007)
Combs was elected Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in
Nov.2006.
She previously served as Agriculture Commissioner, elected in 1998 and
2002. Served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas, where
she
handled child abuse cases. Graduated from Vassar College and
received
her law degree from The University of Texas School of Law. A
native
of San Antonio, she currently lives in Austin.
See
Texas
page >>
VIRGINIA
Chairman |
former Attorney General
Jerry
Kilgore |
(Virginia
leadership team announced Aug. 22, 2007)
See
Virginia
page >>
WASHINGTON
Chairman |
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-8) |
(announced
June 15, 2007; also to serve as National Co-Chair of Law Enforcement
for
Rudy) Elected to Congress in 2004. Served as King County’s
first elected Sheriff; joined the Sheriff's Office in 1972. U.S.
Air Force Reserve from 1971-76; on active duty in 1976. Graduate
of Concordia Lutheran College in Portland, Oregon.
WISCONSIN
Chairman |
former U.S. Sen. Robert
Walter Kasten,
Jr. |
(announced
Aug. 16, 2007) Represented Wisconsin as a U.S. Senator from
1981-93,
and a U.S. Representative from 1975-79. Prior to serving in
Congress,
Kasten served in the Wisconsin State Senate and in the Wisconsin Air
National
Guard. Graduated from the University of Arizona and received a
graduate
degree from the Columbia Business School. Born in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
See Wisconsin
page >>
PUERTO RICO
Chairman |
U.S. Rep. Luis G.
Fortuño |
(announced
Aug. 2, 2007) Elected to the U.S. Congress in 2004. Served
as Puerto Rico's first Secretary of the Department of Economic
Development
and Commerce. Appointed by the Governor as executive
director
of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and president of the Hotel
Development
Corporation in 1993. Bachelor’s degree from the School of Foreign
Service at Georgetown University and J.D. from the University of
Virginia
Law School.
former national staff:
Deputy Campaign
Manager
for Finance |
Anne Dunsmore |
(announced May 8, 2007,
left
in late Sept. 2007) Chair, CEO and founder of Capital Campaigns,
a premier fundraising and event planning firm based in Los
Angeles.
"Anne has developed one of the most advanced and comprehensive
fundraising
operations in the country – raising over $2 billion for more than 500
political
and non-profit clients over the last 27 years. She has served as
Finance Director for many statewide and down-ballot campaigns
throughout
the country. Additional, clients include the Republican National
Committee, both of George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns and the
first
inaugural, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Progress for
America
and the Republican Governor’s Association."
E-Campaign Advisor |
Patrick Ruffini |
(reported on "The Fix"
Jan.
22, 2007, left end of May 2007) eCampaign director at the RNC,
announced
Oct. 11, 2005 through to January 2007. Webmaster and blogger for
Bush-Cheney '04, responsible for managing President George W. Bush’s
reelection
campaign website, starting in June 2003. Deputy director of
online
communications at the RNC, July 2002-June 2003. Staff assistant
at
American Enterprise Institute, March 2001-June 2002. Ruffini ran
a political blog which launched in July 2001. May 2000 graduate
of
the University of Pennsylvania with B.A. in Diplomatic History and
Political
Science; was chairman of Penn College Republicans, 1998-99.
Director of Rapid
Response |
Tim O'Brien |
(reported by Hotline On
Call
on Feb. 2, 2007) According to Hotline On Call: Deputy
communications
director of the MTA in New York. Deputy research director at the
NRCC in the 2002 cycle. Law degree from Fordham.
SOLUTIONS
AMERICA PAC
575 8th Avenue
|
New York, NY
Senior Policy
Advisor and
Communications Director |
John Avlon |
(May 2006) Columnist and
associate
editor for the New York Sun. President of Prides Crossing
Executive Communication. Served as Chief Speechwriter and Deputy
Communications Director for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Worked on
Bill
Clinton’s 1996 presidential campaign. Graduate of Yale
University,
1996. Author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change
American
Politics (Random House, 2004).
Chief Fundraiser |
Anne Dickerson |
(May 2006) Dickerson
served
as a top aide to Bush-Cheney '04 finance chairman Mercer Reynolds and
previosly
was chief of staff to Reynolds when he was U.S. Ambassador in Bern,
Switzerland
through the first part of 2003. She and her husband, Larry,
reside
in Plymouth, Michigan.
GIULIANI PARTNERS
Senior
Advisor/"Chief Strategist" |
Anthony V. Carbonetti |
A founding Partner and
Managing
Director of Giuliani Partners LLC. Chief of Staff to Mayor
Giuliani
from 1999 to 2001. Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff in 1996;
joined
the Administration as Director of the Office of Appointments.
Deputy
Director of Field Operations on Giuliani's successful 1993 mayoral
campaign.
Chris Henick
(Joined Giuliani Partners
in Spring 2003) Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the
Senior
Advisor (Karl Rove), Jan. 2001-Dec. 2002. Deputy Director of
Strategy
on Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. Managing Director and
Principal at the Washington lobbying firm of Barbour Griffith &
Rogers,
1995 through April 2000. Executive director of the Republican
Governors
Association 1991-95. Southern director at the RNC through
1990.
Managed Congressman Alec McMillan (R-NC)'s 1986 re-election
campaign.
Worked for Congressman Trent Lott. Executive director for
Mississippi
Reagan/Bush ‘84. Political director for the Mississippi
Republican
Party. Field organization director for Haley Barbour's
unsuccessful
1982 U.S. Senate bid. Field representative on the Reagan/Bush
1980
campaign. Attended University of Mississippi )eventually received
B.A. in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University). Born and
raised
in Yazoo City, MS.
Communications
Director/Spokeswoman |
Sunny Mindel |
Press Secretary for Mayor
Giuliani,
announced June 7, 1999. Director of Public Affairs at the Mayor's
Office of Emergency Management. Press Secretary on the Mayor's
1997
re-election campaign. Spokeswoman for the NYC Department of
Information,
Technology and Telecommunications, 1996-97. Reported on City Hall
for WNYC Television and wrote for Lifetime Cable Television.
Worked
as an advertising copywriter. B.S. degree from the University of
Pennsylvania.
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