Potomac Flacks: EXCLUSIVE: Experienced GOP Flack Wilcox Named Press Secretary at NRSC for 2012 Cycle

May 10, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Experienced GOP Flack Wilcox Named Press Secretary at NRSC for 2012 Cycle

Jahan Wilcox, an experienced 28 year old flack has been named one of two Press Secretaries for the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (NRSC) for the 2012 cycle. The other Press Secretary is Chris Bond. They are both managed by NRSC Communications Director Brian J. Walsh, in his second consecutive cycle in that role at the NRSC under Chairman John Cornyn (R-TX).

Wilcox was a Regional Press Secretary at the RNC last cycle, based in Las Vegas and primarily focused on the U.S. Senate race in Nevada. Previously, he has worked in the leadership press office of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the Senate Republican Communications Center.

He also served at the RNC previously under Communications Director Brian Jones and Deputy Communications Director Danny Diaz.

Wilcox is a native of Minnesota. (PF tipster)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on May 10, 2011 in Party Committees , People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

About the Authors

FOLLOW US: @potomacflacks
Matt Mackowiak - Site Manager
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

Laura Gross - Contributor
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.
Follow her on Twitter: @ScottCircle

Blain K. Rethmeier - Contributor
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.
Follow him on Twitter: @BlainR

This is a personal group blog whose contents in no way reflect the views of any author's employer.

Got a tip? Email Matt, Blain or Laura (anonymity guaranteed)

Potomac Flacks Founder and Author Emeritus: Adam Kovacevich