JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
CEO/PARTNER

John McLaughlin has worked professionally as a strategic consultant and pollster for over twenty-five years. During this time he has earned a reputation for helping to guide underdog Republicans and conservative challengers to victory. He has worked across America and internationally in hundreds of campaigns.

John McLaughlin's recent clients have included Fred Thompson for President, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ('03 and '06). Six sitting incumbent U.S. Senators and the successful campaigns of: Senator John Warner, ('02), Senator George Allen ('00), Senator Richard Lugar ('00), Senator Richard Shelby ('98), Senator Jeff Sessions ('96), Senator Lauch Faircloth ('92), Senator Jesse Helms ('84 and '90), Senator Connie Mack ('88), Senator Al D'Amato ('86), Senator Don Nickles ('86), and Senator Gordon Humphrey ('84).

John also helped the campaigns of former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, former Virginia Governor George Allen, former Alabama Governor Fob James, Republican mayors Frank Rizzo (Phila, PA), and Tom Fetzer (Raleigh, NC). He has advised the Republican National Committee, the Republican Senatorial Committee, and the Republican Governors Association.

McLaughlin & Associates partners have done polling and consulting for 21 current Republican members of Congress. This group includes former Speaker of the House Denny Hastert (IL-14); Tom Davis (VA-11); Eric Cantor (VA 7); Mark Kirk (IL-10); Ander Crenshaw (FL-4); Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6); Peter King (NY-3); Randy Kuhl (NY-29), Thelma Drake (VA-2) and Tim Johnson (IL-15).

In 1996 and again in 2000, John McLaughlin worked as the campaign pollster and a consultant for Republican Presidential candidate, Steve Forbes.

John McLaughlin holds an MBA from Fordham University, with a concentration in Quantitative Methods and Finance, and a BA from Fordham College in Political Science. He has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN, PBS, radio talk shows across America, and works as a consultant to CBS News Radio and MTV. His articles have been published in a wide range of publications including National Review, Middle East Quarterly, Campaigns and Elections, and The Polling Report. He was named to the first edition of Who's Who in Advertising, is a member of MENSA, received a 1991 Telly Award for ad creation and the Political Campaign of the Year Award from PR Week Magazine in 2000.

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