Jeff Miller is an amazing guy. Despite growing up in Tehachapi (Phil Wyman is from there) and serving in the Navy (no further comment needed) he has done quite well. People can overcome amazing obstacles when they work hard.
Sometimes this blog has too many press releases posted but I thought it was best to show you what the Republican Governors Association put out yesterday.
This Jeff Miller is not running for the Assembly in 2008 but he is the Jeff Miller responsible for several of the people in the Assembly being there right now.
Miller is one of the most influential people in California politics. Now they are starting to see that across the country.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Chris Schrimpf, 202-367-8385
Monday, February 25, 2008
cschrimpf@rga.org <mailto:cschrimpf@rga.org>
Governor Haley Barbour Announces RGA Finance Committee Co-Chairs
RGA adds to fundraising team after record fundraising year
Washington, DC – Governor Haley Barbour announced today that George LeMieux, Ken Mehlman, Jeff Miller, Eric Tanenblatt, and Phil Musser have agreed to serve as Finance Committee Co-Chairs for the Republican Governors Association. Governor Haley Barbour is serving as the Finance Chairman. It is the first time that a Governor is chairing the Finance Committee.
“Republican governors are key leaders of our Party and will be instrumental in our resurgence,” said Governor Haley Barbour. “Giving them the resources necessary to lead our Party forward is the critical mission of RGA and our Finance Committee. These five men will make sure it happens.”
George LeMieux is a shareholder and member of the governing committee of the law firm of Gunster, Yoakley, and Stewart. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist and headed his gubernatorial campaign team. Prior to those roles he was Deputy Attorney General for the state of Florida.
Ken Mehlman is currently a Partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Before joining the Akin Gump, Mehlman served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He also acted as Campaign Manager for President Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign. Prior to the campaign, Mehlman was the Political Director for the White House.
Jeff Miller is a Partner at Capitol Advocacy and is a nationally recognized expert in legislative and regulatory strategies, public relations, crisis communications and campaign finance. In 2000, Miller served as the Chief Financial Officer of the California Republican Party. Over two election cycles, Miller revamped the Party’s fundraising apparatus and was responsible for raising more than $60 million.
Eric Tanenblatt is a Senior Managing Director at McKenna, Long & Aldridge. Tanenblatt previously served as Governor Sonny Perdue’s Chief of Staff and as a key organizer of the 2004 G-8 Summit in Sea Island. He was also President Bush’s Georgia State Chairman for his 2000 and 2004 campaigns. Tanenblatt has held senior positions in the 1996 Dole and Gramm Presidential campaigns and for former Senator Paul Coverdell.
Phil Musser is President of New Frontier Strategy a strategic communications consulting firm. Musser served as the Executive Director of the Republican Governors Association for the 2006 election cycle. Previously, Musser was a Senior Vice President at Dutko Worldwide and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has also held positions with Bush/Cheney 2000, the Republican National Committee, and Dole for President.
In 2007, RGA reported raising $21.59 million for the year, an increase of $5.61 million from what it raised in 2003 and more than $13 million more than the $8.59 million it raised in 1999. Heading into 2008 RGA reports $9.23 million cash on hand, an increase of $8.26 million, 8.5 times more than four years ago, and twice as much as any other year.
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Paid for by the Republican Governors Association
April 6th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Ok, so you produced Fuller radio ads with Kevin McCarthy on them. Phil’s done, move on.