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People-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
revised July 13, 2008
RON PAUL 2008
PRESIDENTIALCAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE >
...in the states
RON
PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE
(formed Jan. 11, 2007)
Headquarters: 3461 Washington Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington,
VA 22201 ....the
campaign
moved to this bigger office on July 20, 2007
old office: 850 N. Randolph Street, Suite 122, Arlington, VA
...on Feb. 8, 2008 Paul
sent
out a message
stating "we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I
am making it leaner and tighter"
Executive
director of the Liberty
Committee, a group chaired by Ron Paul that claims thousands of
activists
representing every congressional district in the country.
Managed
the San Francisco office of Unified Communications, a
telecommunications
company based in Boston, MA. Worked
for Congressman Ron Paul
when he ran for president on the Libertarian ticket in 1988.
Ran for Kansas House of Representatives. Master's
degree in political management from Georgetown University, 2005. B.A. in
political science from Golden
Gate University in San Francisco, 1994. Born in Kansas City, KS. -Snyder died June 28, 2008 of viral
pneumonia
Campaign Manager |
Lew Moore |
Previously director of the
Northwest
Straits Commission (as chief of staff of to U.S. Rep. Jack Metcalf
(WA-2),
he was the co-facilitator of the bipartisan Murray-Metcalf panel that
created
the Commission). Moore considered making a run for the seat
opened
by by Rep. Metcalf's retirement in 2000 but decided against it in
mid-1999;
instead he ran for Snohomish County Executive; after winning the Sept.
1999 primary, he lost in the Nov. general election to the
incumbent.
Chief of staff to Rep. Metcalf, after starting as district director to
Metcalf in Jan. 1995 (Metcalf did not seek re-election in 2000).
Bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Western Washington
University.
From Everett, Washington.
Deputy Campaign
Manager/Iowa
Coordinator |
Joe Seehusen |
Talk show host in
Fairfield,
Iowa and managing director of J. Seehusen & Assoc.. Executive
director of the Libertarian National Committee through July 2005.
Libertarian candidate for Congress in Iowa's 3rd CD in 2000; obtained
about
1 percent of the vote.
Assistant
Campaign Manager |
Debbie Hopper |
Communications
Director |
Jesse Benton |
(started late March
2007)
President of C.I.C Solutions, a Washington, D.C. based consulting
firm.
Benton has served as press secretary at Americans for Tax Reform,
communications
director at the American Conservative Union, director of public policy
and external affairs at the Performance Institute and communications
director
and policy consultant for the Liberty Coalition. He has also
worked
on campaigns and in corporate and trade association government
relations
and external affairs. Alumnus of Mary Washington College.
Native
Philadelphian.
Fundraising
Director |
Jonathan Bydlak |
Investment associate at
Bridgewater Associates. Graduate of Princeton University, 2005.
e-Campaign
Director |
Justine Lam |
Events Coordinator |
Amanda Lee |
Earlier Office
Manager.
Worked for several years in Paul's congressional office.
(previous
events coordinator Andrew Michel)
National Field
Director |
Dennis Fusaro |
(Earlier Regional
Coodinator-East)
Fusaro has worked for the Right to Work Committee and Gun Owners of
America.
Regional
Coordinator |
Jeff Greenspan |
including CA and NV
National Ballot
Access
Coordinator |
Mike McHugh |
National Youth
Coordinator |
Jeff Frazee |
Deputy field director at
Leadership
Institute starting in Sept. 2006. Attended Texas A&M
University.
Security Director |
Karl Golovin |
Had a long career in
Customs.
Video Production
Director |
Bill Dumas |
IT Director |
Douglas Blair |
Administrative
Assistant |
Brandon Standish |
Recent graduate.
Chief Legal
Advisor and
Policy Director |
Joe Becker |
(announced Feb. 21, 2007)
Served
as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Congressman Paul
from
early 1997 until late 2001. Becker practices law in Denver,
Colorado.
Legal Counsel |
Alan P. Dye |
(announced Feb. 21, 2007)
Partner
with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Webster, Chamberlain & Bean.
He served as general counsel to Pat Buchanan's Republican presidential
committee and has represented numerous other candidates and committees,
such as the National Right to Work Committee. Dye has worked in
the
election law field since 1975.
(announced Feb. 21, 2007)
Partner
with The Litchfield Group in Washington, D.C. Fein appears
regularly
on national television, cable, and radio programs. He is a
regular
guest at the BBC, C-SPAN, CNN, Reuters, MSNBC, and NPR. He is
frequently
quoted in The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post,
The Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and other major
national publications.
(based in TX)
Media Consultant Jay Bryant
"For more than two
decades,
Jay Bryant was one of America's leading political media consultants,
creating
political campaign advertising in more than 50 winning U.S. Senate and
Congressional elections." Additional experience includes
assistant
to Gov. Richard Ogilvie of Illinois; special assistant to Rep. Bob
Michel
(IL) and Sen. Bill Brock (TN); and communications director at the NRCC
and at the NRSC. Degrees in speech from Northwestern University.
later additions
National
Political Director |
John Tate |
(announced Jan. 26,
2008)
"John Tate is a 25-year veteran of Republican politics. He has worked
on
dozens of local, state and national campaigns, was a key organizer in
Pat
Robertson's 1988 presidential bid, and ran for Congress in 1986. Mr.
Tate
was instrumental in the Paul campaign’s top tier finishes in Nevada and
Louisiana."
National Media
Director |
Mark Elam |
(announced Jan. 26,
2008)
Veteran Texas political consultant and a long-time aide to Dr.
Paul.
Serves as campaign manager on Dr. Paul’s congressional re-election
campaign.
In 1996, Elam directed Dr. Paul’s win over Democrat-turned Republican
Greg
Laughlin in the CD-14 race. President of Campaign Resources, Inc.
a Texas-based political resource firm and M&M Graphics and
Advertising,
a company specializing in printing, advertising, graphic design and
direct
mail. He also has worked for Phil Gramm. One of the
founders
of the Young Conservatives of Texas. B.A. in political science
from
Texas A&M University.
Policy Advisor |
Doug Bandow |
(announced Feb. 1,
2008)
A political writer and the Robert A. Taft Fellow with the American
Conservative
Defense Alliance. He has been widely published in leading newspapers
and
periodicals, and is the author of several books – including, most
recently,
Foreign
Follies. Served as a special assistant to President Ronald
Reagan
and as a senior policy analyst in the 1980 Reagan for President
campaign.
Foreign Policy
Advisor |
Charles V. Peña |
(announced Feb. 1,
2008)
A senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a senior fellow with the
Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, a senior fellow with the
George
Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, and an
advisor
to the Straus Military Reform Project. Peña is the author of Winning
the Un-War: A New Strategy for the War on Terrorism.
Foreign Policy
Advisor |
Philip Giraldi |
(announced Feb. 1,
2008)
A former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency who writes
regularly
on intelligence and foreign policy issues. Mr. Giraldi is a partner in
an international security consultancy Cannistraro Associates, a
contributing
editor at The American Conservative magazine and a fellow at the
American
Conservative Defense Alliance.
Iowa
(announced Sept. 21,
2007)
Ivers served as Iowa campaign chairman for Pat Buchanan in 1996 and
2000.
Iowa campaign chairman for Pat Robertson in 1988; chaired Robertson's
state-wide
organization that led to the creation of the initial 1989 Christian
Coalition
of Iowa (now known as the Iowa Christian Alliance). Two-time
Republican
State Central Committee member and served on many Iowa campaigns
including
those of Roger Jepsen, Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Ronald
Reagan.
Iowa Republican Party activist for 30 years and is a four-time
Republican
National Convention delegate. Purple Heart honoree for his
service
in Vietnam. Geneticist trained in the Iowa educational
system.
also note Joe Seehusen, above
See Iowa
page >>
New Hampshire
State Coordinator |
Jared Chicoine |
(announced April 17,
2007)
Chicoine has served on campaigns for U.S. Senator Bob Smith, State
Senator
Bob O'Dell and national Republican Committeeman Sean Mahoney.
From
2003-05, he was a political and policy consultant for New England
Citizens
for Right to Work, educating and lobbying lawmakers in Concord on
behalf
of workers and economic liberty. Chicoine also served as the area
one vice chairman of the Republican State Committee in 2005, leading
and
coordinating GOP activity across three counties.
See New
Hampshire page >>
South Carolina
State Coordinator |
Brian Gentry |
See South
Carolina page >>
more states
Alphabetical
noteworthy endorsements include
former Congressman Barry Goldwater
Jr.
Academics for Ron Paul (announced
Dec. 6, 2007)
former NM Gov. Gary Johnson (endorsed
on Jan. 21, 2008)
Endorsements by
current
and former legislators: (Source: Campaign 12/14/07)
Alaska: former Rep. Alan
Fanning (L); former Rep. Andre Marrou (L); former Rep. Dick Randolph
(L-Fairbanks)
Arizona: Senator Karen
Johnson
(R-Mesa)
California: former U.S.
Congressman
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R)
Idaho: Rep. Phil Hart
(R-Hayden)
Maine: former Rep. R.
Kenneth
Lindell (R-Frankfort)
Michigan: former State
Rep.
Leon Drolet (R-Macomb)
Missouri: Rep. Jim
Guest
(R-King City)
Montana: Senator Aubyn
Curtiss
(R-Fortine); Senator Jerry O'Neil (R-Columbia Falls); Rep. Rick Jore
(C-Ronan);
Rep. Roger Koopman (R-Bozeman); Rep. Tom McGillvray (R-Billings), Rep.
Diane Rice (R-Harrison); and Rep. Craig Witte (R-Kalispell);
New Hampshire: Rep.
Paul
Ingbretson (R-Pike); Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R-Manchester); former
Rep.
David Buhlman; former Rep. David Corbin (R-Stratham); former Senator
Barbara
Hagan (R-Manchester); former Rep. Tom Langlais (R-Hudson)
New Jersey: Rep.
Michael
Doherty (R-Washington Township)
New Mexico: former
Governor
Gary Johnson (R)
Ohio: Rep. Tom Brinkman
(R-Mt.
Lookout)
Oklahoma: Rep. Charles
Key
(R-Oklahoma City); Rep. Jason Murphey (R-Guthrie); and former Rep.
Porter
Davis (R-Oklahoma City)
Pennsylvania: Senator
Michael
Folmer (R-Lebanon)
Washington: former Rep.
Brian
Thomas (R-Renton)
Wyoming: Senator Cale
Case
(R-Lander)
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2007, 2008
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