Potomac Flacks: 2008 Flack Scorecard: Republicans

December 12, 2006

2008 Flack Scorecard: Republicans

Republicanpresident 'Tis the season for 2008 presidential candidates to be staffing up. And with all the recent hiring announcements, we figured a roundup of '08 flack appointments was in order. Today, the Republicans:

John McCain
Status: Formed exploratory cmte. Nov 16
Comms Director: Brian Jones
Comms Strategist: Brett O’Donnell
Senior Counselor (Speeches and Comms): Mark Salter
Research Director: Lance Tarrance Jr.
Senate Comms Director: Eileen McMenamin

Mitt Romney
Status: No exploratory cmte. yet
Comms Advisor: Barbara Comstock
Comms Advisor: Noam Neusner
Senior Comms Strategist / “Likely Comms Director”: Matt Rhoades
Spokesman: Kevin Madden
Commonwealth PAC Press Secretary: Jared Young
MA Gov Office Comms Director: Eric Fehrnstrom

Rudy Giuliani
Status: Formed exploratory cmte. Nov 15
Spokeswoman: Sunny Mindel

Sam Brownback
Status: Formed exploratory cmte. Dec. 5
Senate Communications Director: Brian Hart

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on December 12, 2006 in 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Matt Mackowiak is a Washington, D.C. and Austin,TX-based Republican strategist and communications consultant and President of Potomac Strategy Group, LLC. In his career he has managed a winning Congressional campaign and worked in the U.S. Senate, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, at a leading international PR firm, on a presidential campaign in Iowa and in White House presidential advance. Follow him on Twitter - @MattMackowiak

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Laura Gross is currently president of Scott Circle Communications. She has served as deputy director of communications at the DNC, was Gov. Howard Dean's Communications Director and she worked in the press office at USAID during the Clinton administration. Her experience also includes time in the PR department of National Public Radio and she was part of Vice President Gore's advance team when he was in The White House.
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Blain K. Rethmeier is currently the Senior Vice President for Public Affairs for the American Insurance Association (AIA). Rethmeier joined AIA from the White House where he served as Special Assistant to the President for Communications and directed communications for the National Economic Council and Homeland Security Council. Prior to joining the White House, Rethmeier served as Press Secretary for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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