Straight Talk America
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Straight Talk America was a political action committee and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Senator John McCain. Originally formed during McCain’s 2000 bid for the Republican presidential nomination, it was revived again in 2005, and then retired in 2007 as he announced his formal bid for the presidency in 2008.
Notable people
- Terry Nelson, Senior Advisor[1]
- Lance Tarrance, Adviser – formerly of RT Strategies
- Charlie Condon, Co-chair – former Attorney General of South Carolina
- Bob McAllister, Co-Chair
- Henry McMaster, Attorney General of South Carolina
- Craig Goldman, former executive director; member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth[2]
Funding
According to FEC filings:[3]
- 2006 – $7,938,413
- 2008 – $373,703
References
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- ^ Chris Cillizza and Zachary A. Goldfarb, "McCain Campaign Hires 'Best Bricklayer'" Washington Post, Sunday, March 19, 2006; Page A05
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rep. Craig Goldman, District 97 (R-Fort Worth)". Texas Directory. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ^ Straight Talk America | OpenSecrets
External links
- http://straighttalkamerica.com/ - current website
- https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.straighttalkamerica.com/ - archives courtesy of the Wayback Machine
- http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00413245 - FEC Disclosure Reports for STA
- http://www.nndb.com/org/594/000165099/ NNDB - Straight Talk America
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