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Kevin Artl
| Kevin Artl | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Kirk for Senate |
| Role: | Campaign manager |
| Location: | Illinois |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •B.A. Loyola University of Chicago |
| Connections | |
| •Mark Kirk | |
Kevin Artl is the campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's (R) 2016 campaign for the United States Senate. Since 2003, Artl has been the Illinois House Republican Organization's political director. In this role, Artl coordinated political activity for the House Republican caucus in the Illinois House, including candidate recruitment, voter contact, organizational building, and paid and earned media programs.[1] From 2003 to 2007, Artl was the policy director for the Republican caucus in the Illinois General Assembly. He has managed municipal and U.S. congressional campaigns across Illinois.
Career
Kevin Artl was campaign manager for State Representative Judy Biggers in 1998, and served as a campaign strategist working in the office of Illinois Republican Leader Lee Daniels in 1999.[2][3] In 2002, Artl served as a campaign spokesman for Vernon Hills, Ill. Mayor Roger Byrne.[4] In 2003, Artl began his tenure as political director of the Illinois House Republican Organization, which Rockford Register Star political reporter Kevin Haas calls "...the main committee responsible for supporting Republican candidates for state House."[5] From 2003 to 2007, Artl was policy director for the Republican caucus in the Illinois General Assembly. In July 2007, Artl was named executive director of Rudy Giuliani's Illinois campaign staff for the 2008 presidential election.[6] Artl served as Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross' political director prior to Cross' 2014 campaign for Illinois Treasurer.[7] In January 2015, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's brought Artl to his 2016 campaign for the United States Senate as campaign manager.[8]
See also
External links
- Mark Kirk 2016 Campaign Website
- Kirk for Senate campaign team on Twitter
- Senator Mark Kirk campaign on Twitter
- Kevin Artl on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago-Sun Times, "Sweet blog special: This just in. Giuliani names Illinois campaign staff," November 20, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Pac Funds For Roskam Questioned," March 4, 1998
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Daniels' Aide Misfires With Verbal Potshots At Garrett," October 1, 1999
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Byrne to seek election recount," November 8, 2002
- ↑ Rockford Register Star, "State Rep. John Cabello to lead House Republican Organization," July 21, 2015
- ↑ George Washington University, "Rudy Giuliani-Organization, Illinois," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ CBS Chicago, "House GOP Leader Cross Stepping Down To Run For Treasurer," August 21, 2013
- ↑ Crain's Chicago Business, "Durbin renews fight against corporate tax inversions," January 20, 2015
