Kent Gates
| Kent Gates | |
|---|---|
| Education | Penn State University |
| Occupation | political consultant, campaign manager |
Kent Gates is a prominent Pennsylvania Republican political consultant, working with BrabenderCox.
He earned a Master's degree from Penn State University.[1]
He worked as campaign manager for Mike Fisher's 2002 gubernatorial campaign.[2] He "really appeared on the political radar screen" when he managed Jim Roddey's upset victory for Allegheny County Chief Executive.[2][3] He also managed Arlen Specter's 1998 victory[2] He served as executive director of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania.[2]
After several high profile political victories at a young age, he was called a "wonder boy"[2] and described as having "the political mind and experience of someone twice his age"[1]
He was named to the "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of politically powerful personalities in 2002.[3] He was listed as one of "Pennsylvania's Top Operatives" by PoliticsPA.[2] He was called one of "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives" by PoliticsPA.[1] He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Republican Dream Team" campaign operatives.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. Archived from the original Check
|url=value (help) on 2004-04-05. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pennsylvania's Top Operatives". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02.
- 1 2 "Sy Snyder's Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-04-21.
- ↑ "Republican Dream Team". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2002-06-07.