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Curt Anderson (Political strategist)

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Curt Anderson
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Basic facts
Organization:OnMessage, Inc.
Role:Founder
Location:Crownsville, Md.
Affiliation:Republican
Website:Official website



Curt Anderson is a Republican political strategist and media consultant based in Annapolis, Maryland. He is the founder of OnMessage, a political consulting firm. Anderson has worked at the White House under Ronald Reagan (R), served as political director for the Republican National Committee, and was a strategist for Jindal's 2016 presidential campaign.

Career

In the mid-1980s, Anderson began his political career working for Paul Weyrich of the Heritage Foundation and the Arlington Group.[1]

In February 1988, Anderson served as associate director of public liaison for the Ronald Reagan White House.[2][3][4]

From 1991 to 1996, Anderson was the director of coalitions and the southern regional director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and transitioned to the Republican National Committee (RNC) as the political director and the Midwest regional director in 1996 until 1999. It was during this time that Anderson became aquatinted with Chairman Haley Barbour of the RNC.[5][6][7]

In 1999, Anderson served as a strategist for Steve Forbes' 2000 presidential campaign.[8][7]

In 2000, Anderson headed up coalition outreach for George W. Bush's (R) 2000 presidential campaign.[7] He also headed up the RNC's pro-Bush campaign.[6]

Anderson joined Mitt Romney's 2008 ad team, as a media consultant.[9] That same year, he oversaw the RNC's anti-Barack Obama campaign.[6]

Beginning in 2004, Anderson served as a political consultant for Bobby Jindal's U.S. House and gubernatorial campaigns. In 2010, he and Jindal co-wrote the book Leadership and Crisis.[6]

In 2006, Anderson founded OnMessage, a political consulting firm, whose client list includes candidates in both local and national races.[10][11]

In 2012, Anderson came on board Rick Perry's (R) presidential campaign as a senior advisor.[8][2][3]

Anderson is also co-founder with his brother, Wes Anderson, of OmniSports (also called OnMessage Sports), a sports consulting firm.[12][13]

Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016

See also: Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016

On June 24, 2015, Bobby Jindal announced his presidential campaign and solidified his campaign team, naming Anderson his chief strategist.[14] Prior to Jindal's announcement, Politico noted that Anderson was "a longtime Republican political operative who is close to Jindal, [and] is also involved in the governor’s political orbit as a consultant."[15]

Jindal and Anderson were first introduced in 2002 through a mutual acquaintance, Haley Barbour, the former RNC chairman whom Anderson had worked with while at the RNC.[16] Anderson had also previously worked with Jindal aide Timmy Teepell, who became a partner at OnMessage in 2011.[17]

Jindal suspended his presidential campaign on November 17, 2015.[18]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politico, "'Tea Party' for dummies," February 4, 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN, "Bush and Reagan aides added to Perry campaign leadership," October 24, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dallas Morning News, "Between the Lines: Perry looks to Bush veteran to boost presidential campaign,"October 24, 2011
  4. ↑ Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, "List of Holdings of Presidential Records and Historical Materials," accessed June 3, 2015
  5. ↑ C-Span, "Curt Anderson," accessed June 3, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 OnMessage, Inc., "Curt Anderson," accessed June 3, 2015
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Washington Post, "Perry: New team, same result?" October 25, 2011
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas Tribune, "Joe Allbaugh, National Consultants Joining Perry," October 24, 2011
  9. ↑ Washington Post, "The story Mitt Romney hoped to avoid — and how his campaign can get beyond it," September 17, 2012
  10. ↑ Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, "OnMessage, Inc.," accessed June 3, 2015
  11. ↑ OnMessage, Inc., "Our Clients," accessed June 3, 2015
  12. ↑ OnMessage Sports, "On Us," accessed June 3, 2015
  13. ↑ Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, "OmniSports," accessed June 3, 2015
  14. ↑ Politico, "The power players behind Bobby Jindal’s campaign," June 24, 2015
  15. ↑ Politico, "Bobby Jindal assembles 2016 finance team-in-waiting," March 24, 2015
  16. ↑ National Review, "Jindals Gamble," September 16, 2014
  17. ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Consulting firm of Bobby Jindal's ex-chief of staff did well by Republican Governors Association while Jindal was in charge," February 6, 2014
  18. ↑ Politico, "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal drops out of White House race," November 17, 2015
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