Alex Tourk

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Alex Tourk
Alex Tourk
Born
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Occupation Political consultant

Alex Tourk is a political consultant from San Francisco, California.

Tourk graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1989, where he was a member of the Madrigal Singers.

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[edit] Family

He is married to Ruby Rippey-Tourk, who hosts a weekly radio show for Benefit Magazine in San Francisco [1] and they have a son.

[edit] Political Service

  • He served as Aide to Assemblyman Lou Papan of San Mateo [2]
  • Served as Aide to San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.[3]"I am proud to have hired Alex into city government when he joined Mayor Brown's government in neighborhood services," said Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who called Tourk "an exceptional human being."[4]

On January 31, 2007, he resigned as San Franscisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's campaign manager[7] after he confronted the mayor about a sexual relationship Newsom had with his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, who worked in Newsom's office[8]as the mayor's appointment secretary. [9]

[edit] Accomplishments

  • Tourk was also responsible for implementing efforts to encourage businesses and citizens to work with government agencies to solve problems together.[10]
  • Tourk was also responsible for implementing efforts to encourage businesses and citizens to work with government agencies to solve problems together.[11]
  • Implemented the launched the "Volunteering is Sexy" program encouraging volunteerism throughout the city of San Francisco.[12]
  • Tourk was responsible for implementing the homeless program in San Francisco that has been replicated in 22 other cities.[13]

[edit] Civic Recognition

Alex Tourk was present at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to mark the city's 15th Project Homeless Connect, an acclaimed program he helped the Newsom Administration launch in 2004. The program invites homeless people to a one stop location where they can access services, including health screenings and housing assistance. Hundreds of volunteers who gathered in the balcony of the auditorium for a morning rally to kick off the event gave Tourk, who turned 36 on Wednesday, a standing ovation and marked the occasion by singing "Happy Birthday" as he was introduced by an emcee. A steady stream of people walked up to extend warm wishes to Tourk and shake his hand, including one of Newsom's police bodyguards who huggedTourk.[14] Alex Tourk has signed a contract to continue working with San Francisco's Project Connect.[15]

[edit] Private Sector

  • Started his own lobbying and public relations firm. He is in talks with Maria Shriver, wife of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, about taking the nonprofit Project Connect state wide in California.[16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/01/MNGM8NSSD91.DTL&hw=alex+tourk&sn=009&sc=702
  2. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL&hw=alex+tourk&sn=004&sc=750
  3. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL&hw=alex+tourk&sn=004&sc=750
  4. ^ LOYAL AIDE, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL
  5. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/24/MNG0VLUREQ1.DTL&feed=rss.news
  6. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/01/MNGM8NSSD91.DTL&hw=alex+tourk&sn=009&sc=702
  7. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/24/MNG0VLUREQ1.DTL&feed=rss.news
  8. ^ http://www.ktvu.com/news/10893656/detail.html
  9. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/san.francisco.mayor.ap/index.html
  10. ^ LOYAL AIDE, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL
  11. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL
  12. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=37&entry_id=13474
  13. ^ LOYAL AIDE, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/02/MNGVJNTI5D1.DTL
  14. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/01/BAGO7OD64M1.DTL
  15. ^ Alex Tourk makes Lemonade, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/04/BAGPHOF7BA1.DTL
  16. ^ Alex Tourk makes Lemonade, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/04/BAGPHOF7BA1.DTL

[edit] See also

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