Craig Varoga
Craig Varoga[1][2] is a campaign strategist and longtime Democratic Party political operative.
According to his company's website, Craig Varoga ...
- is a partner at Independent Strategies,
- is a partner at Varoga & Associates,
- is founder of The Patriot Majority,[3]
- writes a monthly column for Campaigns & Elections magazine called "Ask the Campaign Doctor",
- managed the presidential campaign for former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack,
- served as national field director for General Wesley Clark's presidential campaign,
- managed the Democratic National Committee's "Texas Truth Squad" campaign[4] during the 2000 Bush/Gore Presidential campaign, attacking the record of Texas Governor, George W. Bush.
- was campaign aide to former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs
- served as press secretary to New Orleans Mayor Sidney Barthelemy
- was communications director to Senator Harry Reid (currently Senate Majority Leader) during the 1990s
- managed the campaign of Texas Congressman Ken Bentsen (1994)
- managed the campaign of Houston Mayor Bob Lanier (1991)
- managed the campaign of Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown (1997, 1999 and 2001)
The list of organizations directly attributed to Craig Varoga include ...
- TheTeaPartyisOver.org[5]
- The Patriot Majority[3][6][7]
Although Patriot Majority now uses a post office box as their address, previous filings used a "300 M Street, Suite 1102, Washington DC" address.[6]
Public records show at least seven political organizations at the same address, involving either Craig Varoga or partner George Rakis,[2] including ...
- The American Public Policy Committee[8] (APPC) ( 2010 donations | 2008 donations )
- Patriot Majority[6] ( 2010 donations | 2008 donations )
- Citizens for Progress (now Patriot Majority West)[9] ( 2010 donations | 2008 donations )
- Oklahoma Freedom Fund [ 2008 donations ][10] ( 2008 donations )
- Mid Atlantic Leadership Fund[11] ( 2010 donations)
- Public Security Now[12] (formerly Midwest Alliance for Better Government) ( 2008 donations)
- Pioneer Majority[13] ( 2008 donations )
- Bluegrass Freedom Fund[14] ( 2008 donations)
The American Public Policy Committee, which developed anti-tea party ads, received all of its money in 2010 from Patriot Majority and from Citizens for Progress, which is also called Patriot Majority West.
References
- ↑ The Center for Public Interity, "Craig Varoga"
- 1 2 Independent Strategies, "About Us"
- 1 2 NPR, "Profile: Patriot Majority"
- ↑ New York Times, "The 2000 Campaign: the Campaign Trail"
- ↑ American Thinker, "Information War: TheTeaPartyIsOver.org"
- 1 2 3 Federal Election Commission, "Patriot Majority PAC"
- ↑ CampaignMoney.com, "Patriot Majority"
- ↑ CampaignMoney.com, "American Public Policy Committee: 527 Political Organization Filing Information", George Rakis listed as contact person, matching address
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Citizens for Progress", Craig Varoga listed as contact person, matching address
- ↑ CampaignMoney.com, "Oklahoma Freedom Fund: 527 Political Organization Filing Information", Craig Varoga listed as contact person, matching address
- ↑ CampaignMoney.com, "Mid Atlantic Leadership Fund: 527 Political Organization Filing Information", matching address
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Public Security Now", Craig Varoga listed as contact person, matching address
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "The Pioneer Majority ", Craig Varoga listed as contact person, matching address
- ↑ CampaignMoney.com, "Bluegrass Freedom Fund: 527 Political Organization Filing Information", Craig Varoga listed as contact person, matching address
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