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Chairman
Sen. Roger Wicker (MS)
(elected Nov. 13, 2014) Appointed to the U.S.
Senate in 2007 (succeeding Trent Lott), and elected in 2008 in a
special election; re-elected in 2012. Elected to Congress in
1994; elected president of the freshman class, and re-elected six
times. Elected to the state Senate in 1987, and served to
1994. Lee County, Miss. public defender, 1984-87. Judge pro
tem in Tupelo. Staff for Rep. Trent Lott on the House Rules
Committee, 1980-82. U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps
(ROTC), 1976-80. B.A. (1973) and J.D. (1975) law degrees
from University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Also serve as a page
for U.S. Rep. Jamie L. Whitten.
Vice Chairman for Finance
Vice Chairman for Grassroots Outreach
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director Ward Baker
(announced Nov. 20, 2014; Baker served as NRSC
political director in
the 2014 cycle, announced Jan. 29, 2013) Political and field
liaison between the Romney campaign and the RNC. Partner at
Majority Strategies, a direct mail firm in
Nashville, TN. National political director at the Republican
State Leadership Committee. Campaign director for the Virginia
House Republican Caucus in 2005. 72-Hour director for the
Bush-Cheney campaign in Florida. Political director and 72-Hour
director for Haley Barbour’s successful 2003 gubernatorial campaign in
Mississippi. Campaign manager for Blackburn for Congress (TN-07)
in 2002. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps. twitter
Deputy Executive Director Kevin McLaughlin
(announced Nov. 20, 2014; McLaughlin served as senior
advisor at the NRSC in the 2014 cycle, announced Jan. 29, 2013)
Owner of North Star
LLC, a strategic
communications firm, from April 2012. A vice president at DCI
Group, June 2011-April 2012. Communications director to Sen. John
Cornyn. Communications director at Texans for Senator John
Cornyn, Oct. 2007-Jan. 2009. Presidential appointee U.S. Dept. of
State, Sept.-Oct. 2007. Director of media affairs at John McCain
2008, Jan.-June 2007. Director of broadcasting at the RNC,
2005-07. On-air morning show at WXPT-FM, 2000-05. B.A. in
journalism from University of Saint Thomas, 1996. twitter
Executive Assistant Alex Clark
B.A. in public relations
from University of Alabama, 2013.
COO ???
POLITICAL
Political Director Sarah
Morgan
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015) NRSC Western regional political
director in
the 2014 cycle. Campaign manager of Rep. Jeff Flake's (AZ) 2010
campaign
for U.S. Senate. Vice president of rural affairs at Associated
General Contractors-AZ chapter, Oct. 2007-April 2011. Office
administrator to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, 2002-07. Deputy campaign
manager on Jon Kyl for U.S. Senate, June 2005,-Dec. 2006.
Attended Iowa State University.
Director of Political Operations Christina Aiuto
(April 2016) Florida political director on Jeb 2016, Inc. July
2015-March 2016. National officer of campaign
programs for The
Leadership Institute in Arlington, VA, Jan.-July 2015. Regional
political and field director on Rick Scott for Governor, March-Dec.
2014. Central Florida political director for the Republican Party
of Florida, Sept. 2013-March 2014. Legislative assistant and
scheduler to U.S. Rep Vern Buchanan, Dec. 2010-Aug. 2013; political
director on Vern Buchanan for Congress, 2010-12. Bachelor's
degree in American policy and politics from University of Central
Florida; A.A. in political science from State College of Florida.
National Field Director Clinton Soffer
(Sept. 2015) National field director for the
NRCC, Jan.-July
2015. Political director on Cory Gardner for U.S. Senate,
April-Nov. 2014. California state director for the RNC, July
2013-April 2014. Representative for Councilman Scott Sherman,
Dec. 2012-July 2013. Campaign manager on George Plescia for State
Senate (San Diego area), June-Nov. 2012. Campaign manager on
Scott Sherman for San Diego City Council, Jan.-June 2012. B.A. in
political science from UC San Diego, 2011.
Polling Director David Kanevsky
(2016) Vice president at American Viewpoint,
2011-15.
Campaign manager on Charlie Bass for Congress (NH), 2010.
Quantitative research manager at Glevum Associates, 2009-10.
Senior project director at Public Opinion Strategies, 2001-08.
Campaign manager on John Mason for Delegate, 2005. Camapign
manager on Ed Scott for Delegate, 2005. Campaign manager on
Jeannemarie Devolites for State Senate, 2003. B.A. in political
communication from The George Washington University, 2001.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Director Andrea Bozek
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015) Communications director at the NRCC in
the 2014 cycle; NRCC deputy communications
director in 2012, and previously regional press secretary for the
Midwest
and Southeast,
announced Jan. 31, 2011. Account
supervisor at Edelman. Communications director for Rep. Chris Lee
(NY), Jan. 2009-June 2010. Press
secretary
to
Rep.
Tom
Reynolds
(NY),
Aug.
2007-Jan.
2009.
Research
analyst
and
rgional
coordinator
for
John
McCain’s
presidential
campaign
in
the
first
part
of
2007.
Communications
assistant
at
the
NRCC
in
the
2006
cycle.
Buffalo
native.
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Deputy Communications Director Greg Blair
(Aug. 2015) Special advisor to the Long Beach
City Council (CA),
June-Aug. 2015. Deputy communications director at Rick Scott for
Florida, Feb.-Dec. 2014. Press secretary to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott,
May 2013-Feb. 2014. Press secretary to Gov. Susana Martinez, Jan.
2011-May 2013. Dputy press secretary at the NRSC, June 2009-Dec.
2010. Deputy comunications director for the Republican Study
Committee (chair Rep. Tom Price), Jan.-June 2009. Press assistant
at the NRCC, July-Dec. 2008. M.A. in American government from
Georgetown University, 2008; B.A. in government from Claremont McKenna
College, 2007.
twitter
National Press Secretary Alleigh Marré
(Oct. 2015) Communications director to Sen. Susan Collins, Jan.-Oct. 2015. Press secretary for Friends of Scott Walker, Feb. 2014-Jan. 2015. Regional press secretary-West at the NRCC, Feb. 2013-Feb. 2014. Press secretary on Scott Brown for U.S. Senate, Jan.-Dec. 2012. Assistant account executive at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Aug. 2010-Jan. 2012. Digital director on Oz Griebel for Governor, March-Aug. 2010. Account executive at BIGfish Communications, Jan. 2009-March 2010. Studied marketing communication at Emerson College. twitter
War Room Director Peter Finocchio
(June 2016) Campaign manager on Carter Smith for
Norfolk School
Board, March-May 2016.
Research
Research Director Mark McLaughlin
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015) Also NRSC research director in the
2014 cycle; started at the NRSC in the
research department in June 2009. War room deputy at Freedom's
Watch, Aug.-Dec. 2008. Communications intern on Romney for
President, Jan. 2007-Feb. 2008. B.A. in journalism, political
science from Northeastern University, 2009. twitter
Deputy Research Director Zachary Gillan
(Nov. 2013) Rapid response/research on Ken Cuccinelli
for Governor,
Feb.-Nov. 2013. Briefly research analyst at Americans for a
Strong Defense. Research analyst at the NRSC, June 2011-Dec.
2012. Also interned at the NRSC June-Aug. 2010 and for Sen. John
Cornyn, Aug. -Dec. 2009. B.A. in government from Hamilton
College, 2011. twitter
DIGITAL
Chief Digital Strategist Tim Cameron
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015) Digital director at the NRSC from Nov.
2013. Director of digital media for
the House Republican Conference, Jan.-Nov. 2013. Director of
digital at CRAFT " Media/Digital, Aug. 2011-Jan. 2013. Director
of digital operations at American Solutions for Winning the Future,
June 2008-July 2011; digital consultant at American Solutions PAC,
Sept. 2010-Feb. 2011. eCampaign consultant, Dec. 2006-June
2008. Campaign manager at Phillip Lowe for SC House, Aug.-Nov.
2006. Deputy finance director at the South Carolina Republican
Party, April 2005-May 2006. twitter
Digital Director Jon Adams
(March 2015) Project manager of data platforms
at Targeted
Victory, June 2011-March 2015. Budget manager at John McCain
2008, June 2008-Jan. 2009. Legislative assistant at Balch &
Bingham LLP, Aug. 2007-June 2008. Studied at University of
Alabama.
National Digital Campaign Director Ben Friedmann
(Aug. 2016) Director of digital operations and
tech partnerships
for the Republican National Convention, April-July 2016. Account
manager/online advertising (Jan. 2013-April 2014); analytical lead for
the elections team (Aug.-Nov. 2012); and advertising
strategist/small-medium business and eCommerce development (Sept.
2011-Aug. 2012) at Google. Brand licensing for Creative Artists
Agency in Century City, CA, March 2010-Sept. 2011. Studied at
Columbia University's Business School; B.S. in radio/TV/film from
Northwestern University, 2009.
Director of Digital Standards Eric Wilson
(Aug. 2016) Digital advisor to the Liberal Party
of Australia,
May-July 2016. Digital director on Marco Rubio for President,
April 2015-March 2016. Digital director on Ed Gillespie
for Senate,
Feb.-Nov. 2014. Digital director at the American Action Network,
American Action Forum, and Congressional Leadership Fund, Feb.
2013-Jan. 2014. Client strategist at Engage, LLC, Dec. 2009-Feb.
2013. Executive direotor of the Congressional Health Care
Caucus/Rep. Michael C. Burgess, Feb.-Dec. 2009. Policy analyst
for the House Republican Policy Committee, Feb. 2007-Nov. 2008.
B.A. in mathematic from Sewanee-The University of the South,
2007.
twitter
Lead Digital Copywriter Katie Johnson
(March 2015) Client strategy coordinator at
Targeted Victory,
June 2014-March 2015. B.A. in political science and government
from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014.
Creative Director Michael Marinaccio
(Feb. 2015) Media consultant at Magnitude
Digital, Aug.
2009. Digital Director in the U.S. House, May 2013-Feb. 2015;
digital director for the Republican Communications Association, Oct.
2013-Feb. 2015. Communications director, digital on Thom Tillis
for Senate, Sept.-Dec. 2014. Director of public affairs and
operations, deputy political director at Total Spectrum/Steve Gordon
& Associates, Jan. 2012-May 2013. M.A. in economics from
University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business, 2009; B.A. in
political science from Coastal Carolina University, 2009. twitter
Finance
Finance Director Claire Holloway Avella
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015)
Founder (2003) and president of Holloway
Consulting Inc.. In addition to many statewide campaigns,
Holloway served as deputy national finance director for the
McCain-Palin RNC Victory Committee. Attended University of
Georgia.
Deputy Finance Director, Management and
Operations Les Williamson
Consultant at The Larrison Group, LLC from 2009. Special assistant at the U.S. Department of Commerce, April 2005-Jan. 2009. B.A. in finance and economics from Southern Methodist University, 2004.
Regional Finance Directors including
Falicia Mandel
(Jan. 2015) Iowa finance director on Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate, Nov. 2013-Jan. 2015. Associate director of major donor programs at GOPAC, Inc., July 2011-Nov. 2013. Legal assistant at Gordon and Gordon Law Firm in Calif. Oct. 2010-July 2011. B.A. in political science and history from University of Southern California, 2009.
Senior Finance Coordinator Patrick O'Connor
(Dec. 2015) Director of operations at The
Foreign Policy
Initiative, March 2013-Dec. 2015. Deputy finance director at LVH
Consulting, May-Nov. 2012. Staff assistant in Congress, Jan.
2011-May 2012. B.A. in political science from Siena College, 2010.
Director of Events and Senate Liaison Mary Ellis Kahlstorf Finnerty
(Fepb. 2015) Deputy finance director (Jan.
2013-Jan. 2015),
director of Member giving (Jan. 2011-Dec. 2012) assistant to the
executive director (July 2010-Dec. 2011) and administrative assistant
(Jan.-June 2009) at the NRCC. B.B.A. in marketing from University
of Mississippi, 2008.
PAC
PAC Director Michelle McGann
(reported by Roll
Call Jan. 4, 2015)
Deputy finance director on Scott Brown's 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate
in New Hampshire. Young Guns coordinator at the NRCC from June
2012. Junior legislative assistant in the U.S. House, Jan.
2011-May 2012. B.S. in political science from Amherst College,
2010. twitter
Deputy PAC Director Tessa Lacy Adams
Sales support consultant/marketing administrator (Oct. 2012-July 2013) and medical sales consultant (Sept. 2008-July 2013) at EBSCO. B.A. in communication from University of Alabama, 2007.
ADMINISTRATION
CFO Jay Banning
Previously CFO/CAO at the RNC through March 2009; was at the RNC for 33 years.
Controller Kris Ozanus
(Aug. 2009) Previously senior accountant/asst. controller (from May 2008) and started at the NRSC in March 2006 as accounts receivable/accounts payable. Pension analyst at Pipefitters National Pension Fund, 2004-06. M.B.A. from Regis University, 2004; B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College, 2002.
LEGAL
General Counsel Matthew Raymer
(March 2015) Associate attorney at Baker &
Hostetler LLP, Sept. 2008-March 2015. Assistant manager at
Jefferson Consulting Group, July 2003-July 2005. J.D. from
University of Michigan Law School, 2008; A.B in history and government
from Dartmouth College, 2003.
Deputy General Counsel ??
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Senior Advisor Josh Helton
(Feb. 2016) General Counsel on Huckabee for President, May 2015-Feb. 2016. Several positions at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, April 2011-May 2015. Small business Counsel for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Aug. 2009-May 2011. Attorney (Sept. 2005-March 2009) and public policy advisor (Jan. 2000-Aug. 2002) at Baker Donelson. Legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1996-2000. J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, 2005; B.A. in history from Washington and Lee University, 1995.
Staff Assistant Jason Farris
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES
Director of Independent
Expenditures Daniel Huey
(announced Jan. 25, 2016) Previously senior
advisor
at the NRSC, deputy director of the I.E. unit in the 2014 cycle, and
director of digital
and data from
April 2013. Deputy political director at the
Republican
Governors Association, July 2011-Jan. 2013. Account executive at
CRAFT | Media/Digital, Dec. 2009-July 2011. Originally from
Canton, GA.
Deputy Director Director of Independent Expenditures Chelsea Hawker
(announced Jan. 25, 2016) Moved over from position as COO of the NRSC; started at the NRSC in 2013 as deputy political director. Deputy to Romney For President liaison and senior advisor Ward Baker, at the RNC,managing the $100 million paid voter contact effort across 12 battleground states. Worked for Majority Strategies, a Republican direct mail firm. a regional field director for North Carolina Victory during the 2008 presidential election. From Jacksonville, FL.