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People-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
revised March 17, 2008
RON PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIALCAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE >
...in the states
RON
PAUL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE
(formed Jan. 11, 2007)
Headquarters: 3461 Washington Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington,
VA 22201 ....the campaign
moved to this bigger office on July 20, 2007
old office: 850 N. Randolph Street, Suite 122, Arlington, VA
...on Feb. 8, 2008 Paul sent
out a message
stating "we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I
am making it leaner and tighter"
Executive director of the Liberty
Committee, a group chaired by Ron Paul that claims thousands of activists
representing every congressional district in the country. Previously managed
the San Francisco office of Unified Communications, a telecommunications
company based in Boston, MA. B.A. in political science from Golden
Gate University in San Francisco. Worked for Congressman Ron Paul
when he ran for president on the Libertarian ticket in 1988.
| Campaign Manager |
Lew Moore |
Previously director of the Northwest
Straits Commission (as chief of staff of to U.S. Rep. Jack Metcalf (WA-2),
he was the co-facilitator of the bipartisan Murray-Metcalf panel that created
the Commission). Moore considered making a run for the seat opened
by by Rep. Metcalf's retirement in 2000 but decided against it in mid-1999;
instead he ran for Snohomish County Executive; after winning the Sept.
1999 primary, he lost in the Nov. general election to the incumbent.
Chief of staff to Rep. Metcalf, after starting as district director to
Metcalf in Jan. 1995 (Metcalf did not seek re-election in 2000).
Bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Western Washington University.
From Everett, Washington.
| Deputy Campaign Manager/Iowa
Coordinator |
Joe Seehusen |
Talk show host in Fairfield,
Iowa and managing director of J. Seehusen & Assoc.. Executive
director of the Libertarian National Committee through July 2005.
Libertarian candidate for Congress in Iowa's 3rd CD in 2000; obtained about
1 percent of the vote.
| Assistant Campaign Manager |
Debbie Hopper |
| Communications Director |
Jesse Benton |
(started late March 2007)
President of C.I.C Solutions, a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm.
Benton has served as press secretary at Americans for Tax Reform, communications
director at the American Conservative Union, director of public policy
and external affairs at the Performance Institute and communications director
and policy consultant for the Liberty Coalition. He has also worked
on campaigns and in corporate and trade association government relations
and external affairs. Alumnus of Mary Washington College. Native
Philadelphian.
| Fundraising Director |
Jonathan Bydlak |
| e-Campaign Director |
Justine Lam |
| Events Coordinator |
Amanda Lee |
Earlier Office Manager.
Worked for several years in Paul's congressional office. (previous
events coordinator Andrew Michel)
| National Field Director |
Dennis Fusaro |
(Earlier Regional Coodinator-East)
Fusaro has worked for the Right to Work Committee and Gun Owners of America.
| Regional Coordinator |
Jeff Greenspan |
including CA and NV
| National Ballot Access
Coordinator |
Mike McHugh |
| National Youth Coordinator |
Jeff Frazee |
Deputy field director at Leadership
Institute starting in Sept. 2006. Attended Texas A&M University.
| Security Director |
Karl Golovin |
Had a long career in Customs.
| Video Production Director |
Bill Dumas |
| IT Director |
Douglas Blair |
| Administrative Assistant |
Brandon Standish |
Recent graduate.
| Chief Legal Advisor and
Policy Director |
Joe Becker |
(announced Feb. 21, 2007) Served
as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Congressman Paul from
early 1997 until late 2001. Becker practices law in Denver, Colorado.
| Legal Counsel |
Alan P. Dye |
(announced Feb. 21, 2007) Partner
with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Webster, Chamberlain & Bean.
He served as general counsel to Pat Buchanan's Republican presidential
committee and has represented numerous other candidates and committees,
such as the National Right to Work Committee. Dye has worked in the
election law field since 1975.
(announced Feb. 21, 2007) Partner
with The Litchfield Group in Washington, D.C. Fein appears regularly
on national television, cable, and radio programs. He is a regular
guest at the BBC, C-SPAN, CNN, Reuters, MSNBC, and NPR. He is frequently
quoted in The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post,
The Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and other major
national publications.
(based in TX)
Media Consultant Jay Bryant
"For more than two decades,
Jay Bryant was one of America's leading political media consultants, creating
political campaign advertising in more than 50 winning U.S. Senate and
Congressional elections." Additional experience includes assistant
to Gov. Richard Ogilvie of Illinois; special assistant to Rep. Bob Michel
(IL) and Sen. Bill Brock (TN); and communications director at the NRCC
and at the NRSC. Degrees in speech from Northwestern University.
later additions
| National Political Director |
John Tate |
(announced Jan. 26, 2008)
"John Tate is a 25-year veteran of Republican politics. He has worked on
dozens of local, state and national campaigns, was a key organizer in Pat
Robertson's 1988 presidential bid, and ran for Congress in 1986. Mr. Tate
was instrumental in the Paul campaign’s top tier finishes in Nevada and
Louisiana."
| National Media Director |
Mark Elam |
(announced Jan. 26, 2008)
Veteran Texas political consultant and a long-time aide to Dr. Paul.
Serves as campaign manager on Dr. Paul’s congressional re-election campaign.
In 1996, Elam directed Dr. Paul’s win over Democrat-turned Republican Greg
Laughlin in the CD-14 race. President of Campaign Resources, Inc.
a Texas-based political resource firm and M&M Graphics and Advertising,
a company specializing in printing, advertising, graphic design and direct
mail. He also has worked for Phil Gramm. One of the founders
of the Young Conservatives of Texas. B.A. in political science from
Texas A&M University.
| Policy Advisor |
Doug Bandow |
(announced Feb. 1, 2008)
A political writer and the Robert A. Taft Fellow with the American Conservative
Defense Alliance. He has been widely published in leading newspapers and
periodicals, and is the author of several books – including, most recently,
Foreign
Follies. Served as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan
and as a senior policy analyst in the 1980 Reagan for President campaign.
| Foreign Policy Advisor |
Charles V. Peña |
(announced Feb. 1, 2008)
A senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a senior fellow with the
Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, a senior fellow with the George
Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, and an advisor
to the Straus Military Reform Project. Peña is the author of Winning
the Un-War: A New Strategy for the War on Terrorism.
| Foreign Policy Advisor |
Philip Giraldi |
(announced Feb. 1, 2008)
A former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency who writes regularly
on intelligence and foreign policy issues. Mr. Giraldi is a partner in
an international security consultancy Cannistraro Associates, a contributing
editor at The American Conservative magazine and a fellow at the American
Conservative Defense Alliance.
Iowa
(announced Sept. 21, 2007)
Ivers served as Iowa campaign chairman for Pat Buchanan in 1996 and 2000.
Iowa campaign chairman for Pat Robertson in 1988; chaired Robertson's state-wide
organization that led to the creation of the initial 1989 Christian Coalition
of Iowa (now known as the Iowa Christian Alliance). Two-time Republican
State Central Committee member and served on many Iowa campaigns including
those of Roger Jepsen, Terry Branstad, Chuck Grassley, and Ronald Reagan.
Iowa Republican Party activist for 30 years and is a four-time Republican
National Convention delegate. Purple Heart honoree for his service
in Vietnam. Geneticist trained in the Iowa educational system.
also note Joe Seehusen, above
See Iowa
page >>
New Hampshire
| State Coordinator |
Jared Chicoine |
(announced April 17, 2007)
Chicoine has served on campaigns for U.S. Senator Bob Smith, State Senator
Bob O'Dell and national Republican Committeeman Sean Mahoney. From
2003-05, he was a political and policy consultant for New England Citizens
for Right to Work, educating and lobbying lawmakers in Concord on behalf
of workers and economic liberty. Chicoine also served as the area
one vice chairman of the Republican State Committee in 2005, leading and
coordinating GOP activity across three counties.
See New
Hampshire page >>
South Carolina
| State Coordinator |
Brian Gentry |
See South
Carolina page >>
more states
Alphabetical
noteworthy endorsements include
former Congressman Barry Goldwater
Jr.
Academics for Ron Paul (announced
Dec. 6, 2007)
former NM Gov. Gary Johnson (endorsed
on Jan. 21, 2008)
Endorsements by current
and former legislators: (Source: Campaign 12/14/07)
Alaska: former Rep. Alan
Fanning (L); former Rep. Andre Marrou (L); former Rep. Dick Randolph (L-Fairbanks)
Arizona: Senator Karen Johnson
(R-Mesa)
California: former U.S. Congressman
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R)
Idaho: Rep. Phil Hart (R-Hayden)
Maine: former Rep. R. Kenneth
Lindell (R-Frankfort)
Michigan: former State Rep.
Leon Drolet (R-Macomb)
Missouri: Rep. Jim Guest
(R-King City)
Montana: Senator Aubyn Curtiss
(R-Fortine); Senator Jerry O'Neil (R-Columbia Falls); Rep. Rick Jore (C-Ronan);
Rep. Roger Koopman (R-Bozeman); Rep. Tom McGillvray (R-Billings), Rep.
Diane Rice (R-Harrison); and Rep. Craig Witte (R-Kalispell);
New Hampshire: Rep. Paul
Ingbretson (R-Pike); Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R-Manchester); former Rep.
David Buhlman; former Rep. David Corbin (R-Stratham); former Senator Barbara
Hagan (R-Manchester); former Rep. Tom Langlais (R-Hudson)
New Jersey: Rep. Michael
Doherty (R-Washington Township)
New Mexico: former Governor
Gary Johnson (R)
Ohio: Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Mt.
Lookout)
Oklahoma: Rep. Charles Key
(R-Oklahoma City); Rep. Jason Murphey (R-Guthrie); and former Rep. Porter
Davis (R-Oklahoma City)
Pennsylvania: Senator Michael
Folmer (R-Lebanon)
Washington: former Rep. Brian
Thomas (R-Renton)
Wyoming: Senator Cale Case
(R-Lander)
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