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Wesley Donehue
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| Organization: | Push Digital |
| Role: | CEO |
| Location: | Columbia, S.C. Charleston, S.C. |
| Education: | •University of South Carolina |
Wesley Donehue is CEO of Push Digital, which incorporates Push Advocacy in Columbia, S.C., and Push Politics in Charleston, S.C.[1] Donehue has been CEO of Push Digital since 2013, and was CEO under its former name, Donehue Direct. Tim Cameron, chief digital strategist for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, called Donehue "...one of the best new media strategists in politics."[2]
Career
From 2005 to 2008, Donehue was vice president of First Tuesday Strategies, a campaign and grassroots consulting firm in Columbia, S.C., founded by J. Warren Tompkins. In 2006, Donehue was deputy campaign manager for Michigan Republican Mike Bouchard's campaign for United States Senate. From 2006 to 2008, Donehue was vice president of On the Mark Direct, a political direct mail agency.[3] From 2007 to 2010, Donehue was owner of Under the Power Lines, online political and digital strategy firm.[4] From 2009 to 2011, Donehue served as technical director for the Republican Party of South Carolina. Along with Phil Bailey, Donehue was co-host from 2010 to 2013 of Pub Politics, a weekly show about South Carolina politics broadcast from "...any of a number of bars in Columbia".[5]
Since 2008, Donehue has been a strategist with Republican caucus of the South Carolina State Senate. In 2010, Donehue launched Donehue Direct, which was renamed Push Digital in 2013. Push Digital was responsible for digital services during the 2014 campaigns of both U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and U.S. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.).[6] He has been named lead digital strategist for Marco Rubio's 2016 campaign for President.[7]
Eva Moore of the Charleston City Paper had said "...what makes Donehue a big deal in political circles is that he's figured out how to use technology to win elections for Republicans...in GOP political circles, this type of online strategizing took some time to catch on."[6] Donehue was named a "Rising Star" in 2010, "Innovator of the Year" in 2011 and a "Top 500 Influencer" in 2012 by Campaign and Elections magazine.[2][8] Columbia Business Monthly named Donehue one of "Columbia's 50 Most Influential People" in 2012, and The State newspaper named Donehue to their "20 under 40" list in 2013.[2]
| Wesley Donehue TEDx Talk "How the Internet is harming democracy" |
Top influencers by state
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In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Wesley Donehue as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
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External links
- Push Politics website
- Push Advocacy website
- Push Digital on Twitter
- Push Advocacy on Twitter
- Pub Politics on Facebook
- Pub Politics on Twitter
- Wesley Donehue on Twitter
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston Regional Business Journal, "Political consultants Push Digital head to Charleston," January 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Linkedin.com, "Profile: Wesley Donehue," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ VMA Media, "Wesley Donehue," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Under the Power Lines, "Homepage," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Carolina Reporter and News, "After 4 years, host leaves Pub Politics, where beer and discourse collide," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Charleston City Paper, "Wesley Donehue raised money for Todd Akin and led the Stone Bill charge — now he's moving to the Holy City, December 10, 2014
- ↑ CNN, "The nastiest fight in Republican politics is on Twitter," April 24, 2015
- ↑ Campaign and Elections (Via Acquire Media NewsEdge), "The Influencers 500 (Campaigns and Elections)," January 22, 2013
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