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State Director Scott Jennings
(announced May 2, 2012) Senior strategist at
Peritus Public Relations, from
Oct.
2007. Senior advisor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's
2008 re-election campaign in Kentucky. Deputy White House
political director and a special assistant to the president,
2005-07. New Mexico executive director of Bush-Cheney '04 (one of
only two states to go from blue in 2000 to red in 2004).
Political director on Ernie Fletcher for Governor primary campaign in
Kentucky and then for the Republican Party of Kentucky's statewide
effort in 2003. Political director on the McConnell Senate
Committee, 2002. Communications director for the Republican Party
of Kentucky, 2001; in the early part of 2001 served as press secretary
in the Office of the Senate President. Political director on the
2000 Bush-Cheney campaign in Kentucky. News reporter for WHAS
Radio in Louisville, KY and for the Kentucky News Network,
1996-2000. B.A. in political science from University of
Louisville, 2000.
Special Assistant to
the
State Director Kaylee Carnahan
(June 2012) South
Texas field director for Roland Sledge for
Railroad Commissioner, Feb.-May 2012. Constituent services
representative/staff assistant to Congressman Brett Guthrie,
2009-12. B.A. in political science/communication from Western
Kentucky University, 2009.
Intern Niraj
Antani
(May, 19, 2012)
Student working towards a B.A. in political
science from The Ohio University; experience includes AmeriCorps
associate and internships for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and for
Congressman Michael Turner. From Miamisburg.
Deputy State DIrector Tyler Glick
(May 2012) Worked on Romney for President
starting on the New
Hampshire primary campaign in Sept. 2011. Senior account
representative for Peritus Public Relations, 2009-11. Special
assistant at The Chertoff Group, May-Sept. 2009. Deputy
production manager at Freedom's Watch, May 2008-Jan. 2009. Junior
account representative at SRCP Media in Alexandria, VA, 2006-08.
B.A. in history, political science from Indiana University Bloomington,
2006.
Assistant to Deputy
Director/Intern Austin Gray
Also interned on Romney's NH primary campaign.
Deputy State Director John Roscoe
Senior director at Strategic Public Partners, March
2006-2012. B.A. in political science from The Ohio State
University.
Communications Director Christopher Maloney
(reported May 4, 2012) Maloney served as
communications director at the Ohio Republican Party under Kevin DeWine
starting May 2011. Campaign manager on Randy Altschuler for
Congress, from March 2009-Feb. 2011. A regional political
director for the California Republican Party in Fall 2008.
Communications director on Tinsley for Congress in NM-2 through the
June 2008 primary. Assistant to the national political director
at Romney for President, Inc., Feb. 2007-March 2008. Special
assistant to the chairman at the NRCC, 2005-07 B.S. in public
policy, English from The George Washington University, 2005. twitter
Deputy Communications Director Isabel
("Izzy")
Santa
Communications director to U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (OH),
Feb. 2011-May 2012. Executive director at Project Veritas, the
James O'Keefe group. Media relations manager for the Cato
Institute. Communications manager for Hispanic CREO. Born
and raised in Puerto Rico.
Political Director Bruce L. Tague
(May 2012) Political director at the Ohio
Republican Party, April
2011-May 2012. Executive director at Sourcing Office, a council
of governments and 501(c)(3) headquartered in Northeast Ohio.
DIrector of political mail and outreach for the New York Republican
Party. B.A. in political science, English literature from SUNY
Albany; also studied at the Rockefeller College
of Public Affairs and Policy.
Coalitions Director Devin O'Malley
(May 2012) Assistant to the chief of
staff to Sen. Rob Portman, Jan. 2011-April 2012. Assistant ot the
executive director of the Kasich-Taylor New Day Inaugural
Committee. Ohio deputy finance director at Portman for Senate,
Jan.-Nov. 2010. B.A. in history from Washington and Jefferson
College, 2009 twitter
Events Director Michelle Clark
(May 2012) Part-time production assistant at MSI
Production
Services in Lexington, KY, Dec. 2011-May 2012. Scheduler and
office manager on Williams-Farmer for Governor-Lt. Governor (KY),
Jan.-Nov. 2011. Assistant director of events at iHigh, Inc.
2008-10. Advance representative (Aug. 2006-Dec. 2007), executive
assistant in policy and legislative affairs (Jan.-Aug. 2006) and press
assistant (Oct. 2004-Jan. 2006 in the Office of the Governor of
Kentucky. Studied at Asbury College.
Political Operations Manager Emily Stier
(May
2012...responsibilities incl. office manager, intern coordinator,
tracking earned media) Extensive internship experience including
for Romney for
President during the Ohio primary, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, and the RNC;
also served as a page to Ohio Speaker of the House William
Batchelder. B.A. in political science from The Ohio State
University, 2012.
RNC Victory
Director Mike Bir
(announced
May 2, 2012) Victory director at the Ohio Republican Party since
Dec. 2010; oversaw the RNC's Ohio field operations in 2010.
Insurance agent at American Financial Planners, 2004-12. B.A. in
political management from Ohio University, 2004.
Deputy Victory Director Rob Lagergren
(June 2012) General services assistant in the
Ohio Attorney
General's office, Jan. 2011-May 2012; also served as statewide
volunteer director on Ohioans for Healthcare Freedom (Yes on Issue 3),
Aug.-Nov. 2011. A Victory field director for the Ohio Republican
Party, March-Nov. 2010. Ohio Jobs and Growth college director at
the University of Toledo, Aug.-Nov. 2009. Greene County Victory
director for the Ohio Republican Party, June-Nov. 2008. Degree in
education from Wright State University, 2007; served as president of
the
College Republicans there.
Regional Directors
Cleveland/Akron
George Brown
(May/June 2012)
District representative for Sen.
Rob Portman from
Jan. 2010; served as Northeast field director on Portman's Senate
campaign. Field representative for Sen. George Voinovich in his
Cleveland office. Attended Youngstown State University.
Columbus/Central
Ohio Kevin Servick
(May/June 2012)
Legislative liaison for the Ohio
Auditor from
Jan. 2011. Political director on Tiberi for Congress, March
2010-Jan. 2011. Statewide field director on Dan Coats for Indiana
(ballot access), Feb.-March 2010. Chesterfield County Victory
director (VA), July-Nov. 2009. Field at the Ohio Republican
Party, March 2007-Jan. 2009.B.A. in political science from The Ohio
State University, 2004.
SW Ohio Terri
Studer
(May 2012) Fundraising and
membership programming for the Butler County
Republican Party since Sept. 2010. Veterinary technician,
1992-2008.
NW Ohio Frank
Kohstall
(May 2012) Associate
at Strategic Public Partners Group, July
2008-May 2012. B.A. in political science from University of
Dayton, 2007.
SE Ohio Lanny
Spaulding
Administrative staffer in
the Ohio Attorney General Department. Directed the Fairfield
County (Lancaster) Victory Center in Fall 2010. Graduate of Ohio
University-Athens, 2008.
Director of Field Managers Kenny Street
(July 2012) Project manager at Strategic
Public Partners Group, 2008-12. B.A. in political science from
The Ohio State University, 2007.
...team of 60 field managers undertook door-to-door efforts in 70
counties resulting in over 800,000 face-to-face voter contacts
Communications Director Catherine Gatewood
(June 2012) Previously communications director
to U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-18) from Jan. 2011. Press secretary to
Commissioner Anne M. Northup at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 2009-10. Production assistant at OnMessage Inc.,
2009. Assistant to the political director at the NRCC,
2007-08. Press asistant to U.S. Rep. Ann Northup, May-Dec.
2006, also volunteer coordinator on her campaign. Masters degree
in strategic public relations from The George Washington University,
2012; B.A. in political science from Wake Forest University,
2006. Originally from Kentucky. twitter
Social Conservative Outreach Bob Crawford
(June 2012) National field representative (March-April 2012) and Alabama state director (Feb.-March 2012) on Rick Santorum for President. Volunteer coordinator and faith coalition coordinator in Des Moines, IA and Greenville, SC on RickPerry.org. Sales manager for the new homes division at Rose & Womble Realty, 2002-11. Director of sales and marketing at SCS in Santa Rosa, CA, 1998-2001. Real estate broker in Iowa City, Iowa, 1991-98.
Events Director Shannon Rickett
Director of commercialization at the National
Institute for Hometown
Security 2006-12. J.D. from Baylor University School of Law,
2005; B.S. in business management from University of Louisville, 2002.
Logistics Director J. Todd Inman
(July 2012) Inman, a small business owner in
Owensboro, KY, has
done
advance and logistics work on local, state and federal campaigns since
2002, as well as consulting. Recent experience includes advisor
and bus tour director on Grayson
for Senate, 2010; NRSC consultant on Toomey for Senate, 2010; and
advance and onsite coordination for the 2008 McConnell for Senate
statewide tour. B.S. in journalism and advertising from
University of
Mississippi (Ole Miss), 1993.
Victory Offices
37 as of Oct. 6, 2012
Ashtabula County
- 2525 South Ridge Rd. East, Ashtabula, OH 44005
...Issac Arthur or David
Sawyer [Ashtabula Co.]
Athens - 14 N.
Court St., Athens, OH 45701 ...Sarah Schultz [Athens Co.]
Avon Lake -
375-J Lear Rd., Avon Lake, OH 44012 ...Meredith
Traxler [Lorain Co.]
Beavercreek -
3297 Seajay Dr, Beavercreek, OH 45430 ...Laura
Hicks
[Green Co.]
Bowling Green - 111 South Main Street, Bowling
Green, OH 43402 ...Kristi Kennelly [Wood Co.]
Canton -
3976-B Fulton Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44718 ...Justin
Ackerman [Stark Co.]
Centerville - 7720
Paragon
Rd,
Centerville,
OH
45459
...Matt
Rodriguez
[Montgomery
Co.]
Chillicothe -
129 East Main Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601 ...Corey
Steadman [Ross Co.]
Colerain -
8240 Clara Ave., Colerain Township, OH 45239 ...Kevin
Modlin [Hamilton Co.]
Dover - 203
S. Wooster Ave, Dover, OH 44622 ...Alexander Lapso or Dan
Hennessey (earlier
Stephanie Jenkins) [Tuscarawas
Co.]
Eastgate (Cincinnati)
- 813
Eastgate South Drive Suite A&B, Cincinnati, OH 45245
...John Otworth [Hamilton Co.]
Fairfield Township
- 3431 Princeton Road, Suite 100 , Fairfleld Township, OH
45011 ...Laura Engquist [Butler Co.]
Fairview Park
- 22641 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH 44126 ...Sara
Molski
[Cuyahoga Co.]
Grandview (Columbus)
- 1335 Dublin Rd Suite 110F, Columbus, OH 43215 ...Kassandra
Meholick [Franklin Co.]
Grove City -
2065-A Stringtown Rd. Grove City, OH 43123 ...Sarah
Pickerel
[Franklin Co.]
Heath - 1006
Hebron Rd, Heath, OH 43056 ...Andrew Olson(earlier Justin
Stanek) [Licking Co.]
Independence - 6490 Brecksville Road,
Independence, OH 44131 ...Barb Tate [Cuyahoga Co.]
Kent - 175
East Erie St., Suite 303, Kent, OH, 44240 ...Carla
Diblasio [Portage Co.]
Kenwood (Cincinnati)
- 8220
Northcreek Drive Suite 210, Cincinnati, OH 45236 ...Lauren
Bowen [Hamilton Co.]
Lancaster - 118
East
Main
Street,
Lancaster,
OH
43130
...Greg
Allison
[Fairfield
Co.]
Lebanon - 30
West Main Street, Lebanon, OH 45036 ...Kristin Milligan
(earlier Kelsey
Romanchik) [Warren Co.]
Liberty Township
- 4879 Mercedes Drive, Liberty Township, OH 45011 ...Laura
Engquist [Butler Co.]
Lima - 2062
N. Cable Rd., Lima, OH 45805 ...Sheila
Willamowski [Allen Co.]
Lisbon - 124 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon, OH 44432 ...Andrew Firestone [Columbiana Co.]
Maumee - 326
W. Dussel Dr., Maumee, OH 43537 ...Tina Henold [Lucas
Co.]
Mentor - 7488
Mentor Ave Suite D, Mentor, OH 44060 ...Justin Stanek
[Lake Co.]
Niles - 5555
Youngstown Warren Rd., Suite 922, Niles OH, 44446 ...Brian
Diamond [Trumbull Co.]
Ontario - 2069
West 4th St., Ontario, OH 44960 ...Kelley
Harris [Richland Co.]
Reynoldsburg - 1940 Baltimore, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 ...Kate Brazauskas [Franklin Co.]
Richmond Heights -
5164-B
Wilson
Mills
Road,
Richmond
Heights,
OH
44143
...Ken
Yang [Cuyahoga Co.]
Steubenville -
100 Mall Dr., B-8, Steubenville, OH 43952 ...Ashley
Timberlake [Jefferson Co.]
Stow - 3889
Darrow Rd. Stow, OH 44224 ...Lance Read [Summit Co.]
Wadsworth - 300 Weatherstone Dr, Ste 107 , Wadsworth, OH 44281 ...Stephanie Nugent [Medina Co.]
Westerville (Columbus)
- 8489 Sancus Blvd,
Columbus, OH 43240 ...Eric Johnson [Franklin Co.]
Westwood (Cincinnati)
- 2300 Montana Ave Suite 420, Cincinnati, OH 45211 ...Jenna
Kruschinski [Hamilton Co.]
Wooster - 120
N. Buckeye St., Wooster, OH 44691 ...Kaaylyn
Tate [Wayne Co.]
Youngstown -
621 Boardman Canfield Rd., Youngstown, Oh, 44512 ...David
Warren [Mahoning Co.]
independent of the campaign...
Allies
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Chairman Robert Bennett
Elected chairman on April 13, 2012 to complete
term of Kevin DeWine (who resigned in a bit of a power struggle with
Gov. Kasich). Bennett served 10 terms as
chairman of the Party from
Feb. 1988 to Jan. 2009. He is an attorney and
Certified Public Accountant specializing in tax and
business law.
Executive Director Matt Borges
(announced May 14, 2012) Government relations director at the law firm Roetzel and Andress in Columbus from Dec. 2010. In the 2010 cycle Borges served as executive director of the Kasich-Taylor New Day Inaugural Committee, managed Dave Yost's campaign for Ohio Auditor of State, and ran Bob Gibbs' primary campaign for Congress; he also consulted for the NRCC in 2010 (as well as in 2000 and 1992). Chief of staff and campaign manager for Treasurer of State Joseph Deters. Lead advance representative for Vice President Dick Cheney, 2001-07. B.A. in political science from The Ohio State University, 1994.
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State Director Katie Eagan
(Jan. 2012) Deputy director for
legislative affairs at the Ohio Industrial Commission, March 2011-Jan.
2012.. Assistant finance director at the Ohio House Republican
Organizational Committee, Jan.-Dec. 2010. Policy advisor in the
Ohio House of Representatives, 2009-10. Legislative aide in the
Ohio House of Representatives, 2004-08. M.P.A. from OSU’s John
Glenn School of Public Affairs, 2007; B.A. in political science from
The Ohio State University, 2004. Lifelong Ohioan; born and raised
in Cincinnati, and now a resident of Columbus.
Policy Director Seth Morgan
(announced March 17, 2011) Candidate in the 2010
Republican
primary for Ohio Auditor. Elected State Representative in the
36th District (northern and western Montgomery County) in 2008.
Elected Huber Heights City Council, representing Ward 3, in 2001 and
re-elected in 2005. Member of Morgan Troutwine & Associates,
CPAs, LLC.
Offices (7 announced Aug. 23, 2012)
Butler County
2820 Bobmeyer Road
Hanger C7
Hamilton, OH 45015
Contact: Rob Burgess
Dayton
4500 Wadsworth Road
Dayton, Ohio 45414
Contact: Rob Burgess
Cincinnati
2300 Montana Ave, Suite 303
Cincinnati, Ohio 45211
Contact: Patrick Maloney
Blue Ash
10901 Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 304
Blue Ash, Ohio 45242
Contact: Hannah Faulkner
Copley
2830 Copley Road, Suite 1
Copley, Ohio 44321
Contact: Lisa Marie Bast
Columbus
2599 Tiller Lane, Suite B
Columbus, OH 43213
Contact: Rob Wilson or
Karyn Taylor
Lima
127 North Peirce Street
Lima, Ohio 45801
Contact: Patrick Kesner