Potomac Flacks: House Majority Leader-designate Cantor Rounds Out Comms Staff

December 15, 2010

House Majority Leader-designate Cantor Rounds Out Comms Staff

Thanks to our friends at Politico Playbook, we have learned that House Majority Leader-designate Eric Cantor (R-VA) has announced additional senior staff for the new Office of the Majority Leader in the 112th Congress: Brad Dayspring will be Communications Director; Matt Lira will be Director of New Media; and Laena Fallon, communications director for retiring Sen. Judd Gregg, will be Press Secretary.

DAYSPRING BIO: “Brad will develop and implement a long term communications strategy as well as manage all day-to-day communications and press operations. … Brad handled media relations for the National Restaurant Association after working for several years at the White House where he served as deputy director for press advance for President George W. Bush. Brad began his career working for then House Budget Chairman and current Governor-elect John Kasich (R-OH). Brad is a graduate of Villanova University and originally hails from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.”

Posted by Blain Rethmeier on December 15, 2010 | 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