Potomac Flacks: '08 Press Shop Staff Listings: Brownback, Huckabee, (Tommy) Thompson

April 05, 2007

'08 Press Shop Staff Listings: Brownback, Huckabee, (Tommy) Thompson

Continuing our series of press shop staff listings for the Presidential campaigns, today we'll showcase Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, and Tommy Thompson. If we have made any mistakes in titles, omissions, etc - please email me (matt.mackowiak@gmail.com).

We will unveil the Republican campaigns this week.

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Based in Alexandria, VA

Bryan Sanders - Campaign Press
Background unknown
Brian Hart - Deputy Chief of Staff / Communications Director (Senate Office)
Formerly Communications Director for Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) and a veteran of Hill & Knowlton in DC and Houston.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
Based in Little Rock, AR

Kirsten Fedewa - Communications Director
President of Kirsten Fedewa and Associates, a public affairs and political strategy firm, former Communications Director / Press Secretary for the Republican Governors Association, worked on '94 Senate campaign of Spence Abraham in Michigan, former Press Secretary at the NRCC
Alice Stewart - Press / Spokeswoman
Former Press Secretary for Gov. Huckabee during his tenure as Governor

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI)
Headquarters location unconfirmed (Madison, WI? Milwaukee, WI?)

Tony Jewell - Advisor
Former Press Secretary for Gov. Thompson (R-WI), Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller, former Director of National Public Relations, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(Some background from "Democracy in Action")

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