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Beth Myers
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| Organization: | The Shawmut Group |
| Role: | Co-founder |
| Location: | Boston, Mass. |
| Education: | • Tufts University • Southern Methodist University School of Law |
| Website: | Official website |
Beth Myers is co-founder of The Shawmut Group, a public affairs and campaign consulting firm based in Boston, Mass. She served as chief of staff to former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney (R) and as campaign manager during Romney's 2008 presidential campaign.
Early career
Beth Myers graduated from Tufts University in 1980 with a B.A. in English. Her first political campaign experience occurred when she worked on the 1980 presidential campaign of former President Ronald Reagan (R). On the Reagan campaign, Myers coordinated rural voter identification programs in Texas under the tutelage of Karl Rove. Myers transitioned to a position with Market Opinion Research, where she coordinated get-out-the-vote campaigns across California, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana and Missouri. She later served as deputy campaign manager on the 1986 campaign of former Governor of Texas Bill Clements (R).[1][2][3]
After graduating with a J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law, Myers began her legal career as a litigation associate in Dallas, Texas, at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP. She relocated to Massachusetts and worked as a deputy campaign manager on the 1994 Massachusetts U.S. Senate campaign of former Republican nominee Raymond Shamie. Myers went on to serve as chief of staff to former Massachusetts Treasurer Joe Malone and worked on his 1998 gubernatorial campaign. Following the campaign, Myers left politics in order to stay at home and care for her two young children.[1][2][3]
Romney tenure
Beth Myers returned to politics in 2002 as a staffer on the gubernatorial campaign of former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney (R). She assisted Romney with debate preparation by standing in for his Democratic opponent, Shannon O'Brien, during debate practice. The following year, Myers accepted a position as Romney's chief of staff. After serving Romney in the governor's office, Myers transitioned to the role of campaign manager during his 2008 presidential bid.[1][2][4]
During Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, Myers served as a senior advisor and, again, assisted the candidate with debate preparation. She was also tasked with heading the search for Romney's vice presidential running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan (R).[2][5]
Political consulting
Beth Myers co-founded The Shawmut Group, a public affairs and political consulting firm, with Peter Flaherty and Eric Fehrnstrom following Romney's 2008 campaign. As a member of the firm, Myers worked on the 2010 and 2012 U.S. Senate campaigns of former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R). She also contributed to the 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial bid of Mayor Allan Fung (R) of Cranston, R.I. The group also works with Mitt Romney's political action committee, Free and Strong America, which supports conservative candidates.[6][7]
In 2013, Campaigns & Elections magazine named Myers to the Influencers 500—a list of key Democratic and Republican political influencers in each state—for her work in Republican Massachusetts politics. [8]
In 2015, Myers joined the presidential campaign of former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush (R) in an advisory position.[5]
Media
Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Beth Myers as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
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See also
- Mitt Romney
- Jeb Bush
- Peter Flaherty
- Eric Fehrnstrom
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Shawmut Group, "Who we are," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Washington Post, "Beth Myers, longtime Romney adviser and confidante, to lead VP search," April 16, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Enterprise Community, "Beth Myers," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ New York Magazine, "Why Beth Myers really is Romney’s perfect work wife," May 9, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Boston Globe, "Mitt Romney aides joining Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign," July 14, 2015
- ↑ The Warwick Beacon, "Fung campaign hires consulting firm with ties to Romney, Brown," March 12, 2014
- ↑ Wicked Local, "Romney’s team gets ready," January 14, 2011
- ↑ TMCnet, "Influencers 500 (Campaigns & Elections)," accessed January 5, 2016
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