Paul Young (New Hampshire)
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| Location: | Portsmouth, N.H. | ||
| Expertise: | Coalitions building and public relations | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | American University | ||
| Website: | Official website | ||
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Paul Young is a Republican political strategist based in Portsmouth, N.H. Young was the New Hampshire advisor to Lindsey Graham's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Previously, Young has worked as a New Hampshire operative for five presidential campaigns and has worked as a U.S. Senate aide.[2] Young is the founder and president of Novus Public Affairs, a communications firm in Portsmouth.
Career
Paul Young began his career in politics as a legislative aide and special assistant to former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H.). While working for Humphrey, Young "served as director of the Congressional Task Force on Afghanistan."[3]
Young founded Novus Public Affairs in 1996 and has been a principal at Hynes Communications in Concord, N.H., since 2006.[4]
Young has consulted on five presidential campaigns, including Sen. John McCain's 2008 run. For that campaign, Young was the New Hampshire consultant on coalition outreach.[5] In 2012, he handled the press operation in New Hampshire for former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign.[6]
Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016
On January 29, 2015, Lindsey Graham formed Security Through Strength, a "testing the waters" committee that could underwrite his activities while gauging interest in a presidential run.[7] In May 2015, Young joined Security Through Strength as the New Hampshire state advisor.[8] Graham announced his presidential campaign on June 1, 2015, and Young transitioned from Security Through Strength to the same role in the campaign itself.[9][10]
Of Graham's candidacy, Young said: "He has expertise in foreign affairs, and the first issue is radical Islam. As he says, we may be tired of dealing with terrorists, but they are not tired of fighting us. That is absolutely true and we need to deal with that issue."[8]
Graham withdrew from the race on December 21, 2015, after finding it difficult to win a significant level of support. On the day he dropped out, Real Clear Politics listed Graham with a national polling average of 0.5 percent.[11]
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Footnotes
- ↑ P2016, "Lindsey Graham 2016," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Novus Public Affairs, "Paul Young," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Calypso Communications, "calypso tunes in to clients – new marketing firm blends vision with traditional methods," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Paul Young," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "John McCain-Organization, New Hampshire," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Boston.com, "Perry adds to staff in N.H.," August 26, 2011
- ↑ USA Today, "Lindsey Graham takes step toward presidential campaign," January 29, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 WMUR, "Veteran GOP strategist Paul Young named senior adviser to Lindsey Graham," May 4, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Real Clear Politics, "Polls: 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination," accessed December 21, 2015
