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Chairman
Sen. Cory Gardner (CO)
(elected Nov. 16, 2016)
Vice Chairman Sen. Thom Tillis (NC)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director Chris Hansen
(reported by Roll Call on Nov. 18, 2016) Chief
of staff to Sen. Cory Gardner, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016. Campaign
manager on Cory Gardner for Senat, March-Nov. 2014. Campaign
manager on Capito for West Virginia, July 2013-Feb. 2014. Chief
of staff to U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, Jan. 2011-Jun. 2013. Leave of
absence to serve as campaign manager on Coffman for Congress (CO),
June-Nov. 2012. Campaign manager on Cory Gardner for Congress,
March-Nov. 2010. Campaign manager on Green for Congress, Sept.
2009-Feb. 2010. Director of outreach and planning to San Diego
Councilman Carl DeMaio, Dec. 2008-Aug. 2009. Campaign manager on
April Bolling for City Council, June-Nov. 2008. Campaign manager
on John McCann for Assembly, Sept. 2007-June 2008. Legislative
assistant to Assemblywoman Shirley Horton, Dec. 2006-Sept. 2007.
Deputy campaign manager on Shirley Horton for Assembly, July-Nov.
2006. Account executive at Coronado Communications, Jan.-June
2006. Bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA,
2005.
twitter
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. twitter
Regional Political Director Clinton Soffer
(Jan. 2017; previously national field director, Sept.
2015-Dec. 2016) 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. twitter
Regional Political Director Jill (Neunaber) Rulli
(May 2017) Senior
advisor
for
early
states
on
Believe
Again,
the
pro-Jindal
super
PAC,
2015.
Executive
director
of
Jindal's
America
Next (501(c)(4) from
Oct. 2013 and of his Believe Again PAC from March 2014. Iowa
state director on Romney for President, started April 30, 2012; one of
two deputy state directors on Romney's NH primary campaign, May
2011-Jan. 2012. Northeast regional Victory director at the RNC,
Sept.-Nov. 2010. Political director on the Ovide Lamontagne for
U.S. Senate campaign, Jan.-Sept. 2010. Special projects at the
RNC, Sept.-Nov. 2009. Staff assistant to Sen. Johnny Isakson
(R-GA), 2008-Sept. 2009. A regional field director on the Romney
for President Iowa caucus campaign, 2007-08. Undergraduate degree
in political science from University of Georgia. twitter
Director of Data and Analytics Logan Dobson
(Jan. 2017) Manager, client strategy at Targeted
Victory, Jan.-Dec. 2016. Communications advisor to Sen. Cory
Gardner, Jan. 2015-Jan. 2016. Senior research analyst at The
Tarrance Group, July 2011-Jan. 2015. Staff assistant at
Sandler-Innocenzi, May 2010-Jan. 2011. B.A. in political science
from The George Washington University, 2011. twitter
Director of Political Operations Christina Aiuto
(April 2016) Florida political director on Jeb 2016, 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.
Political Coordinator Cole McKeon
(Sept. 2017...started in Aug. 2017 as staff
assistant) Bachelor's
degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at The
University of Georgia, 2017; associate's degree from University
of North Georgia.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Director Katie Martin
( Previously at the NRCC as communications
director in the 2016 cycle (from Jan. 2015) and Southeast/Midwest
regional press
secretary in the 2014 cycle. Press
secretary to Wil
Cardon in the U.S. Senate primary in Arizona, Nov.
2011-June 2012.
Press secretary to U.S. Rep. David McKinley (WV). Communications
director on Jeff Miller for Congress, Aug.-Nov. 2010. Press
secretary on Mike Bouchard for Governor (MI), June 2009-Aug.
2010. From Warren, MI. twitter
Deputy Communications Director Bob Salera
(Jan. 2017) Rapid response director at the NRCC, Jan.-Dec. 2016. Attorney at Choice Counsel, Dec. 2014-Jan. 2016. Research director on Tom Corbett for Governor, April-Nov. 2014. Contract attorney for Solvaire Technologies, April 2013-April 2014. Western regional Victory director for PA GOP/Victory 2012, July-Nov. 2012. Director of correspondence in the Office of Gov. Tom Corbett, Feb. 2011-July 2012. Victory field director for PA GOP in SW Pennsylvania, July-Nov. 2010. J.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2009; B.A. in criminology and criminal justice from University of Maryland College Park, 2006. twitter
National Press Secretary Caitlin Gallagher
(March 2017) Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. John
Cornyn (TX), March 2016-March 2017. Legal assistant on Jeb 2016,
Inc., Aug. 2015-March 2016. Bachelor's degree in political
science from Baylor University, 2015. twitter
Regional Press Secretary Michael McAdams
(May 2017) Communications director to U.S. Rep.
Chris Collins (NY), June 2014-May 2017. Communications director
to U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (CA), Oct. 2013-June 2014. Deputy press
secretary (June-Oct.. 2013) and press assistant (Dec. 2011-June 2013)
on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee. B.A. in government
and art history from University of Maryland College Park, 2011. twitter
War Room Director Philip Letsou
(Aug. 2017) War room analyst at the RNC,
Feb.-Aug. 2017.
Field research analyst in Iowa for America Rising LLC, Aug. 2016-Jan.
2017. Bachelor's degree in history from University of Virginia,
2015.
Director of Video/Studio Andrea Keating
(Aug. 2017) Multimedia strategist at In Pursuit Of, Dec. 2016-June 2017. Lead video producer (April-Dec. 2016) and videographer (Sept. 2014-April 2016) at Americans for Prosperity. Video production specialist at OMNITEC Solutions, Inc. Oct. 2013-March 2014. Multimedia producer at Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc., May 2012-Oct. 2013. Digital media production assistant at tue U.S. Department of State, Jan. 2011-May 2012. B.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University.
Research
Research Director ???
...
Deputy Research Director Lindsay (Perkinson) Pitts
(May 2017) Senior analyst/competitive
intelligence at Freedom
Partners Chamber of Commerce, April 2015-May 2017. Research
analyst/
independent research contractor, Jan.-April 2015.
Legislative director to U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (TX), Jan. 2013-Jan.
2015. Legislative director for the NRCC, Oct. 2011-Dec.
2012. Legislative director for
Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17), Jan.-Oct. 2011. Legislative assistant
to Rep. Jimmy Duncan (TN-2) from 2005-09 after serving as a legislative
correspondent (2004-05) and staff assistant (first part of 2004).
B.A. in philosophy from University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2003.
From Tennessee. twitter
DIGITAL
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. twitter
Deputy Digital Director Thomas Reiker
(Feb. 2017) Digital director on Kelly for New
Hampshire, Feb.
2015-Dec. 2016. Deputy communications director on Sullivan for
U.S. Senate (AK), May-Dec. 2014. Clerk in the office of the
general counsel at the NRCC, May-Aug. 2013. J.D. from University
of Kentucky College of Law, 2014; M.P.A. from University of Alaska
Southeast, 2011; B.A. in international/global studies from University
of Mississipppi, 2009. twitter
Digital Communications Manager/Social Media Sami Gilkes
(June 2015; started as an intern in May 2015)
Staffer to state
Sen. Luther Olsen (WI), Jan.-May 2015. B.S. in political science
and communications from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015. twitter
Director of Video Content Christopher Rivera
(Aug. 2017) Creator at 6th Floor Films since
Feb. 2015 and
freelance video editor for 522 Productions since March 2016.
Producer/video editor for Chatham Light Media and for Doug McAuliffe
Strategic + Creative, Jan.-Sept. 2017. Video editor for The Great
Courses, May-Nov. 2016. Videographer/editor for OAN, Jan.-April
2016. Bachelors of film production from Full Sail University,
2016; associate's degree from Valencia College, 2014.
Creative Director Jackie Rivera
(March 2017) Creative director (April 2015-Aug.
2016) and
creative strategist (March 2014-March 2015) for the RNC. Research
assistant for the Republican Study Committee (U.S. House), Feb.
2013-Feb. 2014. Digital Hispanic coalition manager on Romney for
President, July-Nov. 2012. Designer for SapientNitro in Miami,
FL, Sept. 2010-July 2012. B.A. in communication
design/photography from University of Pennsylvania, 2010. twitter
Finance
Finance Director Katie Behnke
(Jan. 2017) Co-founder and managing partner at
Starboard Group, Nov. 2008-Dec. 2016. Worked at Phase Line
Strategies, a public affairs firm in Colorado. Deputy press
secretary on Pete Coors campaign for U.S. Senate (CO) in 2004.
Press assistant to Gov. Bill Owens (CO). B.S.
in
political
science,
communication
from
University
of
Colorado
Boulder,
2003.
Deputy Finance Director Creigh Behnke
(Jan. 2017) Deputy finance director at the
NRCC, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016. Director of D.C. Services for
Starboard Group, Jan. 2013-Dec. 2014. Regional finance director
at the NRCC, Jan. 2011-Dec. 2012. Associate at the Starboard
Group, Jan. 2009-Dec. 2010. B.A. in political science and
government from Colorado State University.
Regional Finance Directors including
Laura Kleffner
...to beginning of Dec. 2017
(Jan. 2017) Major donor and regional finance director at the NRCC, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016. Director of Wagner Victory Team, May 2014-Jan. 2015. Special assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 2013-April 2014. Finance director on Ann Wagner for Congress (MO), Jan. 2012-April 2014. Legislative assistant in the Michigan House of Representatives, May 2010-April 2012. B.A. in comparative cultures and politics from Michigan State University, 2010.
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 Regional Coordinator Mary Stewart Bell
(Jan. 2017) Finance coordinator at Drucker
Lawhon, May 2015-Dec.
2016. Staff assistant to Sen. Thom Tillis, Jan.-April 2015.
Finance assistant on the Thom Tillis Committee, May-Dec. 2014.
B.A. in political science, history from UNC Chapel Hill, 2014.
Regional Finance Coordinator Michelle Yoo
(Jan. 2017) Assistant to the chief of staff
(Oct. 2015-Jan. 2017)
and
staff assistant (Jan.-Sept. 2015) for Sen. Cory Gardner. Deputy
field
director (July-Nov. 2014) and area political director (May-June 2014)
on Cory Gardner for Senate campaign. B.A. in communication
studies
from Colorado State University, 2014.
Finance Coordinator Austin Metsch
(Jan. 2017) Associate at Starboard Group, May-Dec. 2016. B.A. degrees in public policy and international/global studies from University of Denver, 2016.
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 Krista Madaio ...to beginning of Dec.
2017
(Jan.
2017)
PAC director (Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016) and deputy PAC director (Jan.
2013-Dec. 2014) for the NRCC. Account manager at Bellwether
Consulting Group, Jan. 2011-Jan. 2013. Degree in leadership
studies, political science from University of Richmond.
Deputy PAC Director Megan Becker
(Jan. 2017) Scheduler (Dec. 2014-Dec. 2016) and
assistant to the
chief of staff (July-Nov. 2014) to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise;
started as a staff assistant to Scalise (May-July 2014). Director
of strategic planning (Nov. 2014-May 2015) and director of digital
content (July 2013-Jan. 2015) at The Smart Girls Group. Studied
social relation and policy, business at Michigan State University.
ADMINISTRATION
CFO ???
...
Controller Campbell Fain
(Feb. 2017) Senior financial analyst at
Americans for Prosperity, May 2014-Feb. 2017. Financial analyst
for Freedom Partners Shared Services, June 2013-May 2014. Tax
intern/associate at PwC, Jan. 2011-May 2012. M.S. in accountancy
from Wake Forest University, 2011; B.A. in government from University
of Virginia, 2008.
LEGAL
General Counsel ???
(Politico's Morning Score reported Jessica Furst
Johnson on Jan. 3, 2017, but not confirmed)
MORE
Aide to the Chairman Jorge Delgado III
(Jan. 2017) Regional director in the Denver
office of Sen. Cory
Gardner, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016. District representative to U.S.
Rep. Cory Gardner, Feb. 2013-Dec. 2014. Campaign manager to state
Rep. Navarro (CO), Aug.-Dec. 2012. Grassroots director on Wright
McLeod for Congress (GA), July-Aug. 2012. Studied international
business and finance at Auburn University.
Executive Assistant Carlyle Scarola
(Jan. 2017...previously finance coordinator, July-Dec.
2016)
Graduate of University of Alabama, 2016.
Staff Assistant Brandt Bethke
(Sept. 2017) Bachelors degree in political
science and government
from The George Washington University, 2017.
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES
Director of Independent
Expenditures
Deputy Director Director of Independent
Expenditures
FORMER
At the end of Nov. or early Dec. 2017, two staffers
who had formerly
worked for the NRCC resigned after Politico
reported they had used
their old NRCC passwords to access that committee's donor database.
PAC Director Krista Madaio
(Jan. 2017) PAC director (Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016) and deputy PAC director (Jan. 2013-Dec. 2014) for the NRCC. Account manager at Bellwether Consulting Group, Jan. 2011-Jan. 2013. Degree in leadership studies, political science from University of Richmond.
Regional Finance Director Laura Kleffner
(Jan. 2017) Major donor and regional finance director at the NRCC, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016. Director of Wagner Victory Team, May 2014-Jan. 2015. Special assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 2013-April 2014. Finance director on Ann Wagner for Congress (MO), Jan. 2012-April 2014. Legislative assistant in the Michigan House of Representatives, May 2010-April 2012. B.A. in comparative cultures and politics from Michigan State University, 2010.
See:
Kevin Robillard and Elena Schneider. "GOP campaign arm stole
donor data from House Republicans." Politico,
Nov.
29,
2017.
Kevin Robillard. "NRSC staffers resign after digital
break-in." Politico,
Dec.
4,
2017.