From the Bowerbank for LG campaign, what's striking about this is that Jon Bowerbank is well on his way to reconstructing a good chunk of the Webb for Senate 2006 campaign team. Obviously, Maverick Strategies is a key part of that, with former Webb senior strategist Steve Jarding, former Webb communications director Kristian Denny Todd, and former Webb campaign manager Jessica Vanden Berg on the Bowerbank team. Also, Pete Brodnitz - pollster for Webb's campaign, among others - is one of the most respected people in the polling business, and will be working for Jon Bowerbank's campaign. Very impressive. [NOTE: Full disclosure: I am a paid consultant to the Bowerbank for LG campaign, as is my fellow RK blogger Eric.]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
July 29, 2008
Brian K. Patton, Deputy Campaign Manager
Bowerbank for Lt. Governor
brian@jonbowerbank.comBowerbank Announces Key Hires for 2009 Lt. Governor's Race
ROSEDALE, Virginia-July 28, 2008-Businessman and Russell County Board of Supervisors at-large member, Jon Bowerbank, announced today key campaign advisors to his 2009 Virginia Lieutenant Governor campaign. They include veterans of several national and statewide Virginia campaigns.
"I am pleased to have this impressive group of campaign professionals as part of my run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia," said Bowerbank. "With their help, I look forward to a rewarding and successful campaign."
Key Bowerbank campaign advisors include:
* Maverick Strategies (www.maverickstrat.com) will provide strategic advice, communications and direct mail services to the Bowerbank campaign. Members of the Maverick firm include: Jessica Vanden Berg, who managed General Wesley Clark's 2004 primary victory in Oklahoma (the only state General Clark won in 2004) and Jim Webb's victorious primary and general election campaigns in Virginia in 2006; and Kristian Denny Todd, a highly experienced communications professional and veteran of several Democratic campaigns including U.S. Senators Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, Patty Murray, John Edwards, Bob Graham, and Jim Webb. Highly respected political strategist, Steve Jarding, who engineered Virginia Governor Mark Warner's gubernatorial victory in 2001 and Webb's upset victory in 2006 is also a partner at Maverick Strategies.* Peter Brodnitz is a veteran of several successful Virginia campaigns, most notably Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's victory in 2005 and Jim Webb's U.S. Senate victory in 2006. Brodnitz has also served as pollster for Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA). He will serve as pollster for the Bowerbank campaign.
* Lowell Feld served as netroots coordinator on the Webb for Senate campaign, has consulted on netroots strategy to the Judy Feder for Congress campaign and the South Dakota Democratic Party, runs the largest Democratic political blog in Virginia ("RK"), and is co-author of "Netroots Rising: How a Citizen Army of Bloggers and Online Activists Is Changing American Politics." He will serve as netroots coordinator and strategist on the Bowerbank campaign.
The Bowerbank campaign has also has hired Jamie Nolan, a former fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Virginia to head up the state fundraising operation. In addition to other funds raised, Bowerbank has already invested over $250,000.00 of his own money into his campaign and the campaign has a very aggressive fundraising plan in place with the commitment that it will have all necessary resources to mount a winning campaign.