Jamestown Associates

Jamestown Associates is a Republican political consulting firm active in the United States.^[1]

Overview

Jamestown Associates has offices in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tallahassee, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Manalapan, New Jersey.^[2]

Ads produced by Jamestown have been cited in various media sources.^[3][4] The firm has won a number of Pollie Awards and Reed Awards.^[5][6] A number of its advertisements have been featured on Meet the Press, ABC, NBC, and CBS News, Crossfire, Hannity and Colmes and Hardball with Chris Matthews.

As of the end of the 2010 general election season, Jamestown Associates was the 7th largest grossing Republican consulting firm in the United States.^[7]

In February 2011, Jamestown client Jonathan Perry won a special election for State Senate in Louisiana, which gave the Republicans control of both houses of the Louisiana legislature for the first time since Reconstruction. In October 2010, the firm said that a contractor it hired had used the phrase "hicky blue collar" in describing the actors wanted for a National Republican Senatorial Committee ad to be shown in West Virginia.^[8]

Clients

2015

• Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin^[9]
• Fix the Debt^[10]

2014

• A Great Maryland^[11]
• New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino^[12]
• Congressman Brian Babin^[13]
• Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker^[14][15]
• Senate candidate Paul Broun^[16]
• New Jersey Governor Chris Christie^[17]
• Club for Growth^[16]
• Senator Ted Cruz^[18]
• Congressman Ron DeSantis (FL)^[19]
• Drug Free Florida^[20][21]
• Freedom Partners^[22]
• Generation Opportunity^[23]
• Congressman Richard L. Hanna^[16]
• Congressman Jody Hice^[24]
• Congressman Sam Johnson^[16]
• Florida state Representative Mike LaRosa^[19]
• Congressman Barry Loudermilk (GA)^[16]
• Connecticut Gubernatorial candidate John P. McKinney^[25][26]
• Congressman Dan Newhouse^[27][28]
• Congressman Dennis Ross (FL)^[19]
• Congressional candidate Jake Rush^[29]
• Congressman Mark Sanford (SC)^[30]
• Senate Conservatives Fund^[16]
• Congressional candidate Tony Strickland^[16]
• Congressman Fred Upton^[31]
• Congressman Tim Walberg^[16]
• Senate candidate Milton R. Wolf^[16]

2012

• Senate candidate Richard Mourdock^[16]
• Congressman Roger Williams (U.S. politician)^[32]

2010

• Justin Amash – MI-3^[16]
• Robert Dold – IL-10^[16]
• Frank Guinta – NH-1
• Richard L. Hanna – NY-24^[16]
• Tim Walberg – MI-7^[16]
• Joe Walsh – IL-8^[16]
• Mary Bono Mack – CA-45
• Sam Johnson – TX-3^[16]
• Leonard Lance – NJ-7^[16]
• Connie Mack III – FL-14
• Lee Terry – NE-2
• Tom Horne, Attorney General (AZ)
• Curtis Loftis, State Treasurer (SC)
• Alan Wilson, Attorney General (SC)

2008

• Republican Jewish Coalition^[33]

2006

• Former Congressman Mike Ferguson (NJ)^[16]
• New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester^[34]
• Former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (CT)^[16][35]
• Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell^[16]
• Former Congressman Chris Shays (CT)^[16]

References

1. Rothenberg, Stuart (February 20, 2014). "How Jamestown Associates Adapted and Prospered". Roll Call. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
2. "Contact". Jamestown Associates. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. Cillizza, Chris (November 6, 2006). "The Best Campaign Commercials of 2006". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
4. Herszenhorn, David (October 30, 1998). "THE 1998 CAMPAIGN: THE AD CAMPAIGN; An Effort to Turn the Tables on the Trust Issue". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
5. "Jamestown Associates wins 10 Pollies". Politicker NJ. Observer. March 23, 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
6. Sanders, Kevin (February 22, 2016). "Led by Jamestown Associates, Jersey Firms Clean Up at the Reed Awards". PolitickerNJ. Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
7. "Business's big winners in the 2010 campaign". The Washington Post. November 8, 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
8. Greg Sargent (October 14, 2010). "NRSC admits responsiblity [sic] for 'hicky' language". Washington Post.
9. Youngman, Sam (23 May 2015). "How Matt Bevin (probably) won the GOP nomination for governor". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
10. Irwin, Janelle (6 August 2015). "Conservative group to air anti-debt ad during GOP presidential debate". SaintPetersBlog. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
11. Shane, Brian (31 October 2014). "Harris-funded PAC fuels local anti-Democrat ad". DelmarvaNow. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
12. Kaplan, Thomas (15 September 2014). "In New Commercial, Astorino Laments the State of the State". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
13. "Disbursements, DR BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS filing #930360 Influence Explorer". Influence Explorer. The Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
14. Miller, Joshua (23 September 2014). "Charlie Baker drops media firm, hires new ad maker". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
15. Levenson, Michael (10 October 2014). "Charlie Baker releases upbeat TV ad". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
16. Rothenberg, Stuart (20 February 2014). "How Jamestown Associates Adapted and Prospered". Roll Call. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
17. Haberman, Maggie (1 May 2013). "Chris Christie keeps Mitt Romney ad man, hires new one". Politico. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
18. Haberman, Maggie (7 September 2014). "Ted Cruz woos donors, party elites". Politico. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
19. Schorsch, Peter. "The ultimate list of Florida election 2014 Winners & Losers". Saint Petersblog. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
20. Call, James. "SaintPetersblog". Saint Petersblog. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
21. Curry, Christopher. "Adelson pumps another $1 million into anti-medical marijuana campaign". Ocala.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
22. "Independent Expenditures, FREEDOM PARTNERS ACTION FUND INC. filing #958607 Influence Explorer". Influence Explorer. The Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
23. Jaffe, Alexandra (18 June 2014). "Young-adult group hits Landrieu in new ad: 'We can't afford that!'". The Hill. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
24. "Disbursements JODY HICE FOR CONGRESS filing #958493 Influence Explorer". Influence Explorer. The Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
25. Pazniokas, Mark (11 July 2014). "Meet The Folks Who Want to Sell You the Next Governor". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
26. Davis, Christina (8 August 2014). "McKinney outspends Foley as primary nears". Hartford Business Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
27. Titus, Elizabeth; Delreal, Jose (28 July 2014). "Energy group boosts Alexander — Abercrombie trails by 10 — Chamber: No decisions in Louisiana Senate — You've got the wrong twin". Politico. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
28. "Disbursements, DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS filing #974871 Influence Explorer". Influence Explorer. The Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
29. Thompson, Bill (20 Mar 2014). "Alachua lawyer Jake Rush predicts 'intense' campaign against Yoho". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
30. Cillizza, Chris; Sullivan, Sean (8 May 2013). "How Mark Sanford won". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
31. "Disbursements, UPTON FOR ALL OF US filing #992857 Influence Explorer". Influence Explorer. Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
32. "Leadership Institute Faculty Brent Barksdale". Leadership Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
33. "Republican Jewish Coalition: "Concerned About Obama?"". National Journal. National Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
34. , Who's Really Running the Race.
35. , The Battle for Congress.

External links

• Official website