Gilmore, GOP Hire New Staff
The Virginia Republican Party and GOP Senate candidate James S. Gilmore III are both beefing up their communications staffs in preparation for the fall elections.
State Party Chairman John Hager announced today that Josh Noland will be the party's new communications director.
Noland, who replaces Sean Kenney, used to work for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
He also served for three years as Director of Communications for U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer (R-Tex.). Prior to his work in House, Noland spent two years in the Bush Administration as Press Assistant at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Meanwhile, Gilmore has hired Ana Gamonal as his communications director. Prior to joining Gilmore's campaign, Gamonal was a consultant in Washington.
Gamonal is also a former Bush administration official, having worked for the State Department between 2001 and 2003. In 2000 and 2001, she worked for the Republican National Committee.
Gamonal got her start in politics in the 1990s as press secretary and legislative assistant for U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL).
By Tim Craig |
January 14, 2008; 1:31 PM ET
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Posted by: Clairese | January 14, 2008 5:43 PM
nepotism is an awesome word
Posted by: Anonymous | January 15, 2008 8:40 AM
Clairese, is that use of nepotism meant to be literal or figurative? Such as an allusion to in-breeding within the GOP?
Posted by: Anonymous | January 15, 2008 11:20 AM
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Are the rats already jumping off of the Romney ship?
When will the Republicans learn to hire based on merit rather than on nepotism or networking?
What they need is someone from the broadcast industry or perhaps a new media guru. I don't think this new guy even blogs.