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State Director Chris Carr
(reported by Jon Ralston week of May 7, 2012)
Previously Western
regional political director at the RNC, announced June 1, 2011.
West and Southwest regional political director at the NRCC in the 2010
cycle. Northwest political director at the RNC, 2007-08.
Campaign manager for
Sen. John Ensign’s (R-NV)
successful
reelection bid in 2006. Executive director of the Nevada Victory
Campaign and Nevada State Republican Party in the 2004 cycle.
Previously
executive director of the Clark County Republicans. He came to
Nevada
from Louisiana; extensive experience in Louisiana campaigns including
manager
of Dan Kyle's primary campaign for Louisiana Insurance Commissioner in
2003; manager of Donna Mayeux's 2000 campaign for mayor of Baton Rouge;
and manager of State Rep. Quentin Dastugue's 1995 gubernatorial
campaign.
Deputy campaign manager on Jim Gibbons' 1994 campaign for
governor.
Campaign manager for Bush-Quayle in Nevada in 1992. Interned at
the
White House during the administration of President George H.W.
Bush.
Graduate of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA.
Originally
from Sulphur.
Communications Director Mason Harrison
(June 2012) Associate campaign director at DDC
Advocacy starting
Jan. 2011. Senior account executive (2009-10) and account
executive (2005-09) at Meridian Pacific Inc.. Oregon state director for
McCain-Palin 2008. Graduate of UC Davis, 2007; chaired the
California College Republicans in 2005-06. twitter
Political Director Scott Scheid
(from Oct. 2011) A field representative on Meg
Whitman for Governor
campaign in
2010. In 2008 Sheid worked as NH coalitions director on Romney
for President, grassroots campaign manger on Doug Ose for Congress and
deputy field director on Citizens for Andal. A regional field
director on California Victory '06/Californians for Schwarzenegger,
2006. Administrative/legislative aide at Platinum Advisors,
2004-05.
Field Director David Gallagher
(June 2012) Executive director of the Nevada
Republican Party,
Aug. 2011-June 2012. Political director on Linda for Senate 2010
(CT), 2009-11. Political director on Knudson for Governor (SD),
June-Nov. 2009. Representative for Congressman Dave Hobson,
June-Dec. 2008. Ohio state director on Romney's 2007-08
campaign. Director of government affairs for HBA Greater
Cincinnati, mid-2007. Manager on the Nevada State Treasurer's
election campaign, 2005-06. Ohio staff at RNC Victory 2004.
Served on the staff of the Ohio Republican Party, 2003-05. Staff
assistant to U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, 2000-03. B.A. in political
science from University of Dayton, 2000. First campaign was Lt.
Gov. Nancy Hollister's 1998 bid for Congress in OH-6.
Election Day Operations Director Sarah
Catignani
A regional political aide on Romney's 2008 campaign,
then a
presidential appointee at NASA. J.D. from Boston College Law
School, 2012; undergraduate degree from Bates College, 2007.
Coalitions Director Swati Singh
(June 2012) Operations manager at Red Rock
Strategies, July
2011-June 2012. Managing member (2007-Oct. 2012) and
coordinator/office manager (2007-08) at Radiance Medspa. Personal
atache to Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury, Jan.-June 2011. Worked
on RNC Victory in the Las Vegas area, May-Nov. 2010. Outreach
director on Tibi Ellis for Assembly, 2009-10. Sales
associate/sales coach at Gap Inc. 2003-07. B.A. in political
science from UNLV, 2006.
RNC Victory
Director Kristin Vieira
(announced April 30, 2012) Served as Nevada deputy state director on RickPerry.org then worked on Newt 2012. Previously at the Fund for Nevada's Future. Deputy director of Nevada GOP Victory 2010. Northern field director on Sue Lowden for U.S. Senate primary campaign in Nevada. Political director on Dave Reichert for Congress in Washington, 2008. Field rep. on the Rudy Giulian Presidential Committee, Sept. 2007-Jan. 2008. Political director on Bob Beers for Governor campaign in Nevada, Dec. 2005-Aug. 2006. B.S. in political science, history from University of Scranton.
Communications Director Darren Littell
(announced April
30, 2012) Briefly Southwest press secretary at the RNC.
Press
secretary to U.S. Rep. Joe
Heck, 2011-12. twitter
Digital Director Saat Alety
(May 2012) Staff assistant in the Office of U.S.
Rep. Judy
Biggert (IL-13), Sept. 2010-May 2012. B.S. in biology from Loyola
University of Chicago, 2010.
Event Director TIffany Watkins
(June 2012) Stewardship manager for the National
MS Society's
Utah-Southern Idaho chapter, 2010-11. Human resource
director/office manager at Operation Kids Foundation, June 2009-Jan.
2011. Training coordinator at Sinclair Oil, 2007-09. B.S.
in organizational communication from University of Utah, 2006.
Event Coordinator Elizabeth Heng
(July 2012) Deputy campaign manager on Ed Royce
for Congress,
Jan.-July 2012. Press and legislative assistant in the U.S. House
of Representatives, 2011-12. Regional Victory director for the
Oregon Republican Party in Oregon City, Fall 2010. Central Valley
regional volunteer coordinator on Meg Whitman for Governor, April-Sept.
2010. Director of operations at exclusive wireless dba T-Mobile
in Fresno, 2007-10. B.A. in political science, economics from
Stanford University, 2007; student body president, 2006-07.
Event Coordinator Aaron Bradley Buttafucco
Experience includes freelance production
coordinator in Los Angeles; executive assistant to Gary L. Ginsberg,
executive vice president of marketing and corporate affairs at News
Corp.; executive assistant to Marion L. Kestler, senior vice president
of leasing and sales ad Dupont Fabros; personal assistant to Katherine
Concannon-Walker, Western bureau chief at NPR; and international office
manager at Schmitd GmbH in Hannover, Germany.
Coalitions
Hispanic Outreach Director Elsa Barnhill
(announced
April 16, 2012) Nevada state director of Hispanic inclusion on
Newt 2012. Worked for Sen. John Ensign in various positions from
2006-11 (most recently as regional representative/Hispanic outreach
coordinator; started as a staff assistant). Hispanic outreach for
the Joe Heck campaign/RNC, Fall 2010. Studied English, literature
and poetry at Nevada State College; studied political science at
UNLV. Native
Nevadan.
Women and Catholic Outreach Coordinator Christy
Guedry
(July 2012) Executive assistant in the
Governor's Office of
Economic Development, Oct. 2011-Feb. 2012. Regional
representative for U.S. Sen. John Ensign, 2001-11. Administrative
assistant to Gov. Kenny Guinn, 2000. Staff assistant/scheduler to
U.S. Rep. John Ensign, 1996-98. Office administrator at Westfield
Eye Center, 1980-96. Studied at UNLV.
LDS Outreach Coordinator Jacob
Fullmer
(started as June 2012 as Victory Northern Nevada field
director) Area captain on the Orrin Hatch
Election Committee,
Feb.-May 2012. Field staff on Romney for President, starting in
Iowa, Sept. 2011-Feb. 2012. Area captain on the Orrin Hatch
Election Committee, March-Sept. 2011. Field representative for
CRNC in Athens, OH, Aug.-Nov. 2010. Publications coordinator at
the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 2009-May 2010. Sales
Manager at Living Scriptures, May-Sept. 2009. B.A. in
communications from Utah State University, 2008.
Veterans, Sportsmen,
Young American Outreach Coordinator
Mitchell Lash
Degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2012. Specialist in the Army National Guard since April 2008.
Outreach Coordinator Colby Cameron
Campaign manager for Idaho State Sen. Dean Cameron,
April-May
2012. Program manager at Kaplan Virtual Education, May 2010-Aug.
2011. Government affairs representative at Sullivan &
Reberger, 2008-10. Technical writer for Boise State University
Environmental Finance Center, Oct. 2006-Feb. 2007. Constituent
services specialist for Idaho Gov. Jim Risch, May-Sept. 2006.
Policy assistant for Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, Sept. 2004-May 2006.
Victory Offices
Carson City - 2049 California
Street, Suite #2, Carson City, NV 89701 ...Chad Minnis
Elko - 2140
Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89108 ...Jessica Keith ...Gov. Rick Perry
at office opening on July 12, 2012
Fernley - 140
E. Main Street, Suite C, Fernley, NV 98408 ...Jeff Stidham
Henderson -
8915 S. Pecos Road, #17A, Henderson, NV 89149 ...Brady
Griffiths
Henderson -
157 N. Gibson Road, Suite 110, Henderson, NV 89014 ...Nicole
Koester
Las Vegas (Centennial
Hills) - 6955 N. Durango Drive, Suite #1112, Las Vegas NV
89149 ...Jenny Romano
Las Vegas (Summerlin)
- 9640 W. Tropicana Avenue, Suite #106, Las Vegas, NV, 89147 ...Chris Young and Holli
Knight
Las Vegas (Eastside)
- 235 N. Eastern Avenue, Suite #112, Las Vegas, NV 89101
...Stephen Paredes
Mesquite - 355
W. Mesquite Boulevard, Suite C80, Mesquite, NV 89027
...Blake Garfield
Reno (Central) - 3702 S. Virginia Street, Suite G1, Reno, NV 89502 ...Will Batista
Reno (Northwest)
- 6300 Mae Anne Ave.,
Suite #6, Reno, NV 89523 ...Will Abraczinskas
Nevada Republican Party
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Chairman Michael McDonald
(elected April 22, 2012 after Amy Tarkanian resigned) Working on developing an affordable housing project; former city councilman.