McCain General Election Campaign Organization, Georgia

McCain General Election Campaign Organization, Georgia
updated March 13, 2009

McCain-Palin 2008
Regional Headquarters: 420 E. Jefferson Street 3rd Floor Tallahassee, FL 32301

Regional Campaign Manager (Southeast - AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC and TN)

Buzz Jacobs

Initially the campaign's Southern regional political director, then, following the July 2007 shakeup, state director for McCain's South Carolina primary campaign and worked on the Florida primary campaign. Director of immigration security policy on the White House Homeland Security Council, 2004-07. Office of strategic planning at the FBI, 2002-04. M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 2002. B.S. in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama, 1998.

Georgia Statewide Leadership (announced Aug. 22, 2008)

McCain-Palin Georgia Lawyers Coalition (Oct. 2, 2008)
Georgia Women for McCain-Palin (July 24, 2008) +
Veterans for McCain (July 22, 2008) - Chair John Sours
Small Business Leaders for McCain (July 2008)
Students for McCain - Chair Jade Morey (UGA)

Georgia Republican Party | 3110 Maple Drive | Atlanta, Georgia 30305 >

Chairman

Sue P. Everhart

(elected May 2007) First Vice Chairman of the Party, 2005-07. Republican Chairman for the Georgia 6th Congressional District, 2001-05. President of the Cobb County Republican Women's Club; 2000. Vice president for corporate lending at First Georgia Bank, 1971-81.

Executive Director

Ben Fry

(transitioned into the position in Dec. 2007 when Marty Klein left) Previously political director of the Party. Served as special assistant to Gov. Perdue for two and a half years. Fry started his political career with an internship at the Georgia Republican Party while attending the University of Georgia.

Director of Administration/Comptroller

Brenda Flood

Also served as Director of Administration in the 2004 cycle.

Political/Communications

Doug Reineke

Previously a regional director for the Party.

Director of Finance

Mika Kawana

Graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in political science, 2006.

Finance Assistant

Anna McCurley

Special Assistant to the Chairman

Rick Richardson

House Caucus Campaign Coordinator

Toby Carr

Office Manager

Valerie Witscher

Accounting Assistant

Terrell Boone

2008 primary
2004