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Chris Schrimpf
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Basic facts
Organization:Doug Burgum's (R) 2024 presidential campaign
Role:Communications director
Affiliation:Republican
Education:•Cornell University

Chris Schrimpf was a communications director for Doug Burgum's (R) 2024 presidential campaign. He is a communications consultant who previously worked as the communications director at the Republican Party of Ohio.[1] Schrimpf also served as a senior communications advisor for John Kasich's (R) 2016 presidential campaign.[2] Previously, Schrimpf worked on the campaign for Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue (R) in 2006 and on Perdue's staff; Schrimpf has also worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and the Republican Governors Association.[1] In 2016, he started the consulting firm Red Tack Strategy with his twin brother Mike.

Career

Chris Schrimpf began working in politics in Georgia, first as the deputy communications director for Gov. Sonny Perdue's re-election campaign.[3] Perdue won re-election with 58 percent of the vote.[4] Schrimpf then worked as deputy press secretary in Perdue's staff.[1]

For the 2007 and 2008 election cycles, Schrimpf worked as the communications director for the Republican Governors Association. He rejoined the group for the 2010 election cycle, this time as the director of political communications. Because his twin brother, Mike Schrimpf, was then the RGA's communications director, the group declared that "two Schrimpfs are better than one."[5]

From 2011 to 2012, Schrimpf worked as the communications director for Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin. During this time, Schrimpf handled communications for the governor through union protests, a recall election and the beginning of a John Doe investigation. During the recall election, Schrimpf's twin brother, Mike, launched a number of television ads from the Republican Governors Association.[6]

In June 2013, Schrimpf became the communications director for the Republican Party of Ohio.[7]

On May 5, 2015, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported that Chris Schrimpf was "serving unofficially as a New Day for America spokesman and has accompanied Kasich on some of his early travels."[2] New Day for America was a 527 group that worked to raise money for John Kasich's (R) travel as he considered a presidential run.[8] Kasich announced his bid for the presidency on July 21, 2015.[9] Schrimpf then transitioned to the role of communications director for the campaign.[10] On May 4, 2016, Kasich suspended his presidential campaign.[11]

In June 2016, Schrimpf and his twin brother started the consulting firm Red Tack Strategy. Of the firm, Chris told the Columbus Dispatch, "We plan to do a mix of corporate, nonprofit and political work and are launching with half a dozen clients across that spectrum."[12]

Schrimpf joined Doug Burgum's (R) 2024 presidential campaign as a communications co-director, alongside his brother Mike, in 2023.[13]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LinkedIn, "Chris Schrimpf," accessed July 2, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Northeast Ohio Media Group, "John Kasich builds his 2016 team," May 5, 2015
  3. ↑ The Cattanoogan, "Perdue Announces Campaign Team," April 12, 2006
  4. ↑ CNN, "Governor/Georgia," accessed July 2, 2015
  5. ↑ Politico, "Two Schrimpfs," September 7, 2010
  6. ↑ WKOW Madison, "Schrimpf twins double team state, recall issues," May 23, 2012
  7. ↑ Ohio Republican Party, "Ohio Republican Party Announces Chris Schrimpf as Communications Director," June 17, 2013
  8. ↑ Northeast Ohio Media Group, "Ohio Gov. John Kasich begins raising money to test the waters for a 2016 presidential run (video)," April 20, 2015
  9. ↑ CNN, "John Kasich makes 2016 bid official in freewheeling announcement," July 21, 2015
  10. ↑ P2016, Kasich for America," accessed August 6, 2015
  11. ↑ Politico, "Kasich dropping out of presidential race," May 4, 2016
  12. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich campaign spokesman forms consulting firm with twin brother," June 9, 2016
  13. ↑ InForum, "Burgum hires political vets for presidential bid, including ad maker known for 'demon sheep,'" June 17, 2023
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