Brian Jones (political consultant)

Brian Jones is a Republican political and communications strategist in the United States. Jones most recently served as a senior communications adviser to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and is currently a managing director at Mercury Public Affairs.[1]

Earlier political career

Past jobs include research director for the NRCC, senior communications advisor to Bush-Cheney ’04, communications director for the RNC (2005), and communications director for John McCain's presidential campaign,[2] a position Jones resigned in the summer of 2007.[3] Jones also served as research director on Lamar Alexander's effort to win the 2000 Republican nomination for President [4]

Return to the McCain Campaign

Jones returned to the McCain campaign in September, 2008 to lead the campaign's Truth Squad, a rapid response communications team which dealt with issues ranging from voter fraud,[5] to Cindy McCain's Tax Returns,[6] to media coverage of the campaign's vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin [7]

Miscellaneous

In 2015, Jones signed an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Bio at Mercury Group Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ McCain team list, GWU
  3. ↑ Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic (July 16, 2007)
  4. ↑ George Washington University, "President George W. Bush Campaign Organization: Brian Jones Bio
  5. ↑ CBS News, "Early Voting Fraud:Rhetoric Or Reality," (Oct. 26, 2008)
  6. ↑ USA Today, "Cindy McCain Reports $4.2 million In 2007 Income," (Oct. 17, 2008)
  7. ↑ Chicago Tribune (September 11, 2008) "Veterans of Bush team prep Sarah Palin for TV interview"
  8. ↑
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