Ken Spain (political strategist)
Kenneth Paul Spain (born 1979) is an American political and communications strategist, who served as the communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee and as the New Mexico communications director for the George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign. He is currently founder and partner of the Washington D.C.-based communications firm Narrative Strategies.
Early life
Spain was born in Whittier, California on March 21, 1979.[1] He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in History in 2001.[2]
Career
In 2004, Spain served as the New Mexico Communications Director for the Bush-Cheney campaign.[3] In 2005, he became the Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director for Mike Conaway (R-TX)[4] before he left in 2006 to become the Communications Director for Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ). [5]
Spain left Capitol Hill in 2007 and joined the National Republican Congressional Committee.[6] He served as Press Secretary and National Spokesman before becoming the NRCC’s Communications Director in early 2009.
Spain then joined the American Investment Council (formerly known as the Private Equity Growth Capital Council) in 2011 as Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications.[7]
In 2015, Spain became the Managing Director of External Affairs at Koch Industries, and he was promoted to Managing Director of Corporate Communications and External Affairs in 2016. [8]
In October 2016, Spain became a partner at D.C.-based CGCN Group, a Republican issue advocacy and strategic communications firm that represents Fortune 500 businesses[9]. He left three years later, in 2019, to start his own strategic communications firm, Narrative Strategies. [10]
Commentary
Spain serves as a commentator within the political and communications industry. He provides insight for news pieces from outlets such as the The Wall Street Journal[11], the The New York Times[12], Politico[13], and the Los Angeles Times[14]. He is also a frequent commentary writer for RealClearPolitics.[15][16]
References
- ↑ "Ken Spain - Narrative Strategies (Sept. 2019-), Founding Partner - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com.
- ↑ "Revolving Door: Kenneth Spain Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". 10.33.1.124.
- ↑ Catanese, David. "Mehlman courted Spain away". POLITICO.
- ↑ Rothstein, Betsy (February 8, 2006). "Life on CrackBerry Hill".
- ↑ "Oct. 3: Spain on 'Battle for Congress'". UDaily.
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2008/09/18/94760765/gop-calls-for-rangel-to-resign-committee-post
- ↑ "NRCC Flack Headed to Private Sector". Roll Call. December 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Koch Industries Hires Private Equity Communicator Ken Spain". Bloomberg. March 4, 2015 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ Beltran, Luisa (November 15, 2016). "Ex-AIC spokesman leaves Koch for lobbyists CGCN".
- ↑ "K Street's CGCN Group picks up big names from Definers". Roll Call. September 12, 2019.
- ↑ Tracy, Brody Mullins and Ryan. "Biden's Regulatory Drive Sparks Pushback From Business Lobbyists". WSJ.
- ↑ Epstein, Reid J.; Glueck, Katie (January 23, 2021). "10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump. The Backlash Has Been Swift". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Bade, Rachael; Lizza, Ryan. "POLITICO Playbook: GOP strategists to hopeful Democrats: Get real". POLITICO.
- ↑ "Vaccines and Trump: Will Newsom's formula for beating the recall work for Democrats in 2022?". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/22/to_win_majorities_in_22_gop_doesnt_have_to_make_history_145633.html
- ↑ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/02/11/biden_scotus_nomination_wont_change_2022_midterms__147173.html
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