Russell J. Schriefer is an American
political strategist and media
consultant
A consultant (from la, consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization.
Consulting servic ...
who has worked on six out of the last seven
presidential campaigns. In 2012, he was a senior advisor and media consultant on Governor
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
’s presidential campaign.
In 2018, Schriefer was the lead strategist and media consultant that helped re-elect Governor Larry Hogan. Hogan became the first Republican to be re-elected Governor in Maryland since 1954 and only the second Republican in the state's history.
In 2014 Schriefer helped elect: Governor
Larry Hogan
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 62nd governor of Maryland since 2015. A moderate member of the Republican Party, he was secretary of appointments under Maryland governor Bo ...
, Governor
Asa Hutchinson, Governor
Mary Fallin, Congresswoman
Elise Stefanik, Congressman
Michael Grimm, and Attorney General
Sam Olens
Samuel Scott Olens (born July 8, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Georgia. Olens was elected Georgia AG in 2010, resigning on November 1, 2016 (two years prior to the end of his term), following his appo ...
.
In 2009 & 2013 Schriefer was the media consultant for Governor
Chris Christie's campaign for governor in New Jersey.
After graduating from
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university in the Bronx, New York City. Originally established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) as an academy for day students, it was la ...
, Schriefer got his start working for two
Republican House members, and was Mid-Atlantic political director for
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
in the 1988 campaign. He briefly became a lobbyist, but he soured on the profession after being asked to defend a product that harmed wildlife. He then managed
Rudolph W. Giuliani's unsuccessful New York mayoral campaign in 1989. During the 1996 presidential primary season, Schriefer did consulting work for
Robert J. Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
for president.
As a founding partner with
Stuart Stevens
Stuart Stevens is an American travel writer and political consultant. He was the cofounder of Washington, D.C. - based political media consultancy Stevens & Schriefer Group (with Russell Schriefer). In 2013, he became a founding pa ...
and Ashley O'Connor in Strategic Partners & Media, Schriefer has worked with many Republican governors, senators, and Congressmen, including Governor
Robert Ehrlich (MD), Senator
Johnny Isakson (GA), Governor
Tom Ridge (PA), Governor
Bill Weld (MA), Governor
Paul Cellucci (MA), Governor
Bob Riley (AL), Governor
Charlie Crist
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic ...
(FL), Senator
Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
(IN), Senator
John Cornyn (TX), Governor Mary Fallin (OK), Senator
Dan Coats
Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
(IN), Senator
Roy Blunt (MO) and Senator
Rob Portman
Robert Jones Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Ohio since 2011. A member of the Republican Party ...
(OH). He served as program director of the 2004 & 2012 Republican conventions.
Schriefer produced campaign advertisements for
George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 elections, gaining notoriety for an advertisement that aired in 2004 picturing Senator
John Kerry windsurfing.
[3 From the Bush Advertising Team Join McCain’s ’08 Advisers - New York Times]
/ref> In 2007, Stevens & Schriefer briefly served as one of Senator John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
's media consultants.
References
External links
Schriefer at The Washington Post
Schriefer on New York Times
USA Today
Schriefer on abc news
Strategic Partners & Media
Russ Schriefer Bio - Strategic Partners & Media
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Living people
American political consultants
Year of birth missing (living people)
Manhattan College alumni
Maryland Republicans