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Martha Roby Announces Campaign Team(MONTGOMERY, AL) – Republican 2nd District Congressional candidate Martha Roby announced today an experienced team to lead her campaign for Congress.“I am proud to announce today a stellar team that will work day and night to help me win this election,” said Roby. “This campaign is gaining momentum everyday and voters are responding to our message because there is a better way. With all of us working together, we will return common sense leadership and our conservative Alabama values to Washington.” Martha Roby for Congress Campaign Consulting Team • General Consultant - Tim Baker, Capitol Strategy Group • Media Consultant - Paul Curcio, SRCP Media • Pollster - Rob Autry, Public Opinion Strategies • Direct Mail Consultant - Ben Mitchell, Political Ink • Finance Consultant - Laura W. Dunaway, Capitol Strategy Group • PAC Fundraising Consultant - The Townsend Group Background information on all team members is listed below. Tim Baker, Capitol Strategy Group Tim Baker is a veteran political strategist who has managed and consulted Republican campaigns for nearly 15 years. Baker has developed and implemented paid and earned media, mail, grassroots and fundraising plans all across the southeast. His career stops have included Chief of Staff for former Georgia Congressman Max Burns, Southern Field Representative at the National Republican Congressional Committee and serving on the political and congressional staff of then-Congressman Saxby Chambliss. Baker is a partner in Capitol Strategy Group and heads up the General Consulting division of the firm. Paul Curcio, SRCP Media Paul Curcio has written and produced advertising for candidates in every region of the country and at every level from president to mayor. His campaigns include U.S. senators Saxby Chambliss (GA), Bill Frist (TN), Bob Corker (TN) and John McCain (AZ). In the U.S. House, Paul has produced advertising for Lynn Jenkins (KS), Bill Cassidy (LA), Vern Buchanan (FL), Ander Crenshaw (FL), Frank LoBiondo (NJ), “Doc” Hastings (WA) and John Kline (MN). Paul began his career at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 1984 as the Director of Advertising Services. He served as the NRSC Political Director in the 1992 and 1994 election cycles, during which the Republicans captured the Senate majority with a gain of eight seats and reversed a decade-long decline in seats. Prior to his stint at the NRSC, Paul worked for the advertising firm of Benton & Bowles in New York. Paul is an adjunct instructor at the George Washington University and was a visiting fellow at the Bob Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. He holds a BA in Political Science from Stanford University and an MBA in marketing from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Rob Autry, Public Opinion Strategies Public Opinion Strategies’ partner Rob Autry serves as a pollster and political strategist for numerous mayors, state legislators, statewide officeholders, and Members of Congress. In the 2006 elections, Rob was the pollster for two open seat Republican Congressional victories, in addition to polling for independent expenditure efforts in over a dozen swing Congressional Districts on behalf of the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee. In 2008, Rob was the pollster in several of the nation’s hottest contested Congressional races. Rob has managed nearly two thousand quantitative and qualitative research projects. Rob’s background includes extensive "hands-on" experience in the campaign arena having run campaigns from the local level to the federal level. In addition to his work in the United States, Rob has conducted political and public affairs research in over a dozen countries and has considerable experience working with many of the world’s leading companies and organizations in the areas of message development, image and brand management, stakeholder relations and crisis communication. Prior to joining Public Opinion Strategies, Rob served as Political Director for the Carlyle Gregory Company, a strategic political consulting firm based in Washington, DC. A native North Carolinian who lived for ten years throughout Latin America, Rob is a graduate of Wake Forest University and a frequent speaker and writer on public opinion research and current political trends. Ben Mitchell, Political Ink Ben Mitchell has managed political campaigns in Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee, including Mike Rogers' hotly contested open seat victory in Alabama's 3rd congressional district in 2002 and Bob Corker's 2006 victory in Tennessee. In 2001, Ben managed his first campaign, helping Tom Rust win an open seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. In the 2000 cycle, Mitchell worked in opposition research at the National Republican Congressional Committee, returning for the 2004 cycle as the Field Representative for twelve states. In that capacity, Mitchell worked closely with nearly a dozen top open seat and challenger races, including Congressman Boustany's successful campaign for his Louisiana open seat. Mitchell began his political career in the Research Department of the Republican National Committee. In total, Ben has helped dozens of candidates at all levels achieve success on Election Day through succinct messaging and a superior strategic approach Laura W. Dunaway, Capitol Strategy Group Laura W. Dunaway, one of the most successful political finance consultants in the south, will direct the fundraising operations of the campaign. Dunaway is a partner in Capitol Strategy Group, Inc. and oversee the fundraising division of the firm with her partner Diana K. Kincaid. Dunaway joined the firm in early 2005 and manages the day-to-day fundraising operations for Congressman Lynn Westmoreland and the firm’s numerous state senate and state house clients. Dunaway first worked on U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss’ historic 2002 election and consulted numerous congressional campaigns and state-wide fundraising operations during the last few election cycles. Ashley Jordan, The Townsend Group The Townsend Group, established in 1997, is a Washington, DC based political consulting firm that specializes in political action committee (PAC) fundraising. Between the company’s principals, Sheryl Jahns, Ashley Jordan and Jeff Livingston they have over 50 years experience working in and around political campaigns and on Capitol Hill. This extensive experience allows the company to successfully create and integrate tailored PAC components into overall campaign strategies, both short and long term. The firm realizes that while there may be similar tactics employed in any given plan, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that can be universally used for each client. The Townsend Group intentionally maintains a small client load in order to work more closely with their individual clients. The partners are committed to preserving a hands-on approach when it comes to meeting fundraising needs. Time and again, The Townsend Group’s clients have over-performed, consistently appearing in the list of top Republican PAC recipients. |
