Tucker Bounds is a public relations professional, who has been active in Republican politics. He served as a spokesperson for the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign. Bounds also served as the Deputy Campaign Manager, Communications, for former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's unsuccessful 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California.[1]
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Tucker Bounds was raised in Hermiston, Oregon, and graduated from Hermiston High School. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon.
Bounds began his career in the offices of Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. He also served as the Oregon Communications Director for the 2004 Bush campaign and as the Western States spokesperson for the Republican National Committee during the 2006 elections. He was a spokesperson for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. [2]
Bounds was named partner in the firm of Quinn Thomas Public Affairs[1] in 2009.[3] He later joined the campaign of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's 2010 gubernatorial campaign in California, where his title was Deputy Campaign Manager.[1][4]
Campaign & Elections' Politics magazine named Bounds one of its "Rising Stars" for 2009.[5]
A frequent public spokesperson for the defeated McCain presidential campaign, Bounds himself made news after his September 1, 2008 interview with Campbell Brown of CNN news. That interview concerned McCain's then-recently announced running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.[6] The focus of the exchange was Governor Palin's foreign policy experience. [7]