July 18, 2012

Diaz Joins Boston Rapid Response

Danny DiazAs the Washington Post first reported, the campaign hired Danny Diaz as a senior adviser, with a specific focus on rapid response.  Diaz, co-founder of the public affairs firm FP1 Strategies, is a former communications director of the Republican National Committee and served as deputy communications director for Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) 2008 presidential campaign.

Diaz was a deputy press secretary at the National Republican Congressional Committee in the 2002 cycle and was Southwest regional press secretary on President George W. Bush’s re-election campaign.  (Roll Call’s “Shop Talk”)

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