Benjamin Ginsberg
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This article is about the politician and lawyer Benjamin L. Ginsberg. For the businessman, see Benjamin Ginsberg (businessman)
Benjamin L. Ginsberg, partner for Patton Boggs, LLP, represents numerous political parties, political campaigns, candidates, members of Congress and state legislatures, Governors, corporations, trade associations, vendors, donors and individuals participating in the political process.
In the 2004 and 2000 election cycles, Ginsberg served as National Counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign. In 2000, he played a central role in the Florida recount. He also represents the campaigns and leadership PACs of numerous members of the Senate and House, as well as the Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee andNational Republican Congressional Committee. He serves as counsel to the Republican Governors Association and has wide experience on the state legislative level from directing Republican redistricting efforts nationwide following the 1990 Census and being actively engaged in the 2001-2002 round of redistricting.
In 2004, Ginsburg gave legal advice to the famed 527 group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Though his simultaneous activities with the "Swifties" and the 2004 Bush Campaign could be considered questionable, his activities were not illegal. Nonetheless, Ginsburg resigned as legal counsel from the Bush Campaign after his position was made public.
He came to Patton Boggs in 1993 after serving for eight years as counsel to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Prior to entering law school, he spent five years as a newspaper reporter for The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, and The Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise.
Ginsberg appears frequently on television commenting on law and politics. He is currently a Fellow at the Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
He is well-known as having been a significant force behind the Republican Party's efforts to redistrict state congressional districts in favor or Republican candidates. Ginsberg has lovingly named his dog Gerrymander.
Ginsberg is a 1974 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he was very involved in the school's prestigious newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian, where he served as a reporter (1970-72), contributing editor (1972) and editor-in-chief (1973).
