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Brian Jones (political advisor)

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Brian Jones
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Basic facts
Organization:Black Rock Group
Role:Partner
Location:New York metro area
Expertise:Communications
Affiliation:Republican
Education:•University of Massachusetts (B.A.)
•University of Washington (M.A.)
Connections
•George W. Bush
•Republican National Committee
•National Republican Congressional Committee
•John McCain
•Chris Christie
•Mercury Public Affairs



Brian Jones is a Republican political strategist. He was a former partner at Mercury Public Affairs, a public and political strategy firm, and is a partner with Black Rock Group, a political consulting firm. He worked on George W. Bush's 2004 presidential campaign as the senior communications advisor. He has also worked as a communications director for the Republican National Committee (RNC) and as the communications director for John McCain's (R) 2008 presidential bid. Jones was also the senior communications consultant for Chris Christie's 2016 presidential campaign.

Career

From 2001 to 2003, Brian Jones was the research director at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) during the 2002 election cycle.[1][2] In 2003, Jones left the NRCC and began working at the public affairs firm, Mercury Public Affairs, as the vice president of polling and advertising.[2]

In 2004, Jones joined George W. Bush's (R) re-election campaign as the director of communications.[3][4] After Bush's victory, Jones shifted over to the Republican National Committee (RNC) to become the RNC's communications director for the 2006 election cycle.[1][5]

Jones began the 2008 election season as the communications director for John McCain's presidential campaign, but resigned in July 2007 along with Danny Diaz—Jones' deputy while the two worked for the RNC.[5][1][6] However, in September 2008, Jones returned to the McCain campaign in order to "help in the effort to bolster Ms. (Sarah) Palin," McCain's running mate, according to the New York Times.[7]

In 2008, Jones returned to Mercury as the managing director of public affairs, overseeing strategic communications.[8] By January 2011, he had transitioned from Mercury to the Black Rock Group (BRG) as a partner. BRG is a strategic communications and public affairs firm run by Jones, Michael Dubke, and Carl Forti in Alexandria.[9]

In 2012, Jones was appointed senior political strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[6][8]

Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016

See also: Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016

In March 2015, Brian Jones joined Chris Christie's PAC, Leadership Matters for America. Other George W. Bush campaign veterans, including Cary Evans and Kevin Shuvalov, joined Jones at the PAC.[3][4]

On June 30, 2015, Chris Christie announced his 2016 presidential campaign.[10][11] It was announced on July 3, 2015, that Jones would act as the senior communications consultant for Christie's official campaign.[12]

Christie suspended his presidential run on February 10, 2016.[13]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington Post, "The top six free-agent 2012 GOP operatives," February 17, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York Times, "Emily Schell, Brian Jones," July 13, 2003
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bloomberg, "Chris Christie Picking Up Powerful Donors–And a Super-PAC," March 12, 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wall Street Journal, "Chris Christie Bolsters Political Team as Allies Launch Super PAC," March 12, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Atlantic, "It's Official: McCain's Press Staff Resigns," July 16, 2007
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Washington Post, "Brian Jones signs on with Mitt Romney’s presidential bid," December 14, 2011
  7. ↑ New York Times, "Squad of G.O.P. Aides Prepares Palin for Interviews," September 10, 2008
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Black Rock, "Team," accessed June 30, 2015
  9. ↑ Politico, "Brian Jones joins Black Rock Group," January 13, 2011
  10. ↑ National Journal, "Chris Christie Is Running For President. But Is He Too Late?" June 30, 2015
  11. ↑ Politico, "Chris Christie kicks off presidential campaign," June 30, 2015
  12. ↑ Washington Post, "Exclusive: Chris Christie hires presidential campaign manager and appoints senior staff," July 3, 2015
  13. ↑ CNN, "Chris Christie suspends campaign, source says," February 10, 2016
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