Russell Schriefer

Russell Schriefer

Russell J. Schriefer is an American political strategist and media consultant who has worked on four out of the last five presidential campaigns. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/us/politics/04strategy.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1215345847-NwFhBI1r3iwYHjQe1Gzssg Target - Barack Obama. Strategy - What Day Is It? - NYTimes.com ] ] In 2008, he directed media and message for former Governor Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. [ [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/Story?id=4063041&page=1 ABC News: Romney's Two-Front War ] ]

After graduating from Manhattan College, Schriefer got his start working for two Republican House members, and was Mid-Atlantic political director for George H. W. Bush in the 1988 campaign. He became a lobbyist, but he soured on the profession after being asked to defend a product that harmed wildlife. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061202017_3.html The Selling of 'McCain 2.0' - washingtonpost.com ] ] He then managed Rudolph W. Giuliani's unsuccessful New York mayoral campaign in 1989. During the 1996 presidential primary season, Schriefer did consulting work for Robert J. Dole for president. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/consult043000.htm OnPolitics ] ]

As founding partner with Stuart Stevens of the Stevens & Schriefer Group, Schriefer has worked with many Republican Governors, Senators, and Congressmen, including Governor Robert Ehrlich (MD), Senator Johnny Isakson (GA), Governor Tom Ridge (PA), Governor Bill Weld (MA), Governor Paul Cellucci (MA), Governor Bob Riley (AL), Governor Charlie Crist (FL), Senator Richard Lugar (IN), Senator John Cornyn (TX). He served as program director of the 2004 Republican convention in Madison Square Garden, New York. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E1DD153EF937A1575BC0A9629C8B63 PREPARING FOR THE CONVENTION: THE PROGRAM; G.O.P. to Give Convention The Prime Time Treatment - New York Times ] ]

Schriefer produced campaign advertisements for George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 elections, gaining notoriety for an advertisement that aired in 2004 picturing Senator John Kerry windsurfing. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/us/politics/20mccain.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1215345901-BUbcoWZDfsXMDQQtEoVOMQ 3 From the Bush Advertising Team Join McCain’s ’08 Advisers - New York Times ] ] In 2007, Stevens & Schriefer briefly served as one of Senator John McCain's media consultants. [ [http://www.johnmccain.com/Communications/MediaAdvisories/Read.aspx?guid=015d6a9a-0202-4c07-9729-e61cb86a28b3 John McCain 2008 - John McCain for President ] ] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-07-25-4225147455_x.htm McCain's media team quits his campaign - USATODAY.com ] ]

Schriefer also does corporate consulting. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061202017_4.html The Selling of 'McCain 2.0' - washingtonpost.com ] ]

Russell Schriefer is married to Nina Easton, Washington Editor at "Fortune" magazine and a commentator on the Fox News Channel. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE1DA123EF93BA15752C1A9629C8B63&fta=y WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Nina Easton, Russell Schriefer - New York Times ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061202017_4.html] Schriefer at The Washington Post
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/us/politics/20mccain.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1215345901-BUbcoWZDfsXMDQQtEoVOMQ] ] Schriefer on New York Times
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-07-25-4225147455_x.htm] USA Today
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/Story?id=4063041&page=1] Schriefer on abc news
* [http://www.ssg-dc.com/] Stevens and Schriefer Group


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