Scott Howell

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Herbert Weston Scott Howell III (born January 30, 1959), an American conservative political consultant considered a pupil of the methods of Karl Rove.

Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 3 Controversies 3.1 Opponents compared to Osama Bin Laden 3.2 2006 Tennessee Senate Race 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Personal

Married in 1994 to Julie L. Feaster (born June 22, 1966). The two live in Arlington, Texas.

[edit] Career

He has run successful Senate campaigns for Republicans such as John Thune of South Dakota and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia.

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Opponents compared to Osama Bin Laden

His early positive political advertisements, in which the candidates' children often appeared, gave way to his later aggressive campaigns, in which opponents have been compared to Osama Bin Laden.

[edit] 2006 Tennessee Senate Race

In October of 2006, Howell was revealed as the producer, with Terry Nelson, of the attack ad used against democratic Tennessee Senatorial candidate Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in which a white woman said that she had met Ford at a Playboy party. The ad concludes with the woman speaking to the camera and saying to Ford "Call me."^[1]

Coverage of the controversy characterized Howell as a "protegé" of Karl Rove.

[edit] References

1. ^ CBS News/AP, "Rove Protegé Behind Racy Tennessee Ad," October 26, 2006.

[edit] External Links

• 2002 contributions by Scott Howell and Julie Howell to Oklahoma campaign of Republican Tom Jeffrey Cole.
• 2006 contribution by Julie Howell to "Friends of George Allen - Republican".
• 1994 Tarrant County, Texas, marriage record for Herbert W. Howell III and Julie L. Feaster.
• CBS News/AP, "Rove Protegé Behind Racy Tennessee Ad," October 26, 2006.
• Scott Howell & Company.