Ed Gillespie

Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee; GOP nominee for Governor of Virginia

Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a Washington lobbyist, barely claimed the Republican nomination for governor of Virginia. This is Mr. Gillespie’s second bid for statewide office. In 2014, he ran unsuccessfully against Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat. It was not expected to be one of the marquee Senate races that year, but Mr. Gillespie gave Mr. Warner a scare, losing by less than a single point. Mr. Gillespie is a graduate of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is married to the former Cathy Hay, who he met playing softball in the Capitol Hill League. They live in Fairfax County near historic Mount Vernon with their three children, John Patrick, Carrie and Mollie Brigid. Gillespie was Counselor to the President in the last 18 months of the Bush Administration. To accept the White House job in June 2007, Gillespie left his bipartisan public affairs firm Quinn Gillespie and Associates (QGA). A former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Gillespie in 2004 became the first GOP chairman in 80 years to preside over his party’s winning the White House, House and Senate. Gillespie was a long-time aide to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

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John W Howard	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Tom Davis, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Jim Sensenbrenner, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Fred Upton, Mark Kennedy, Jim Nussle, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Freedom Project, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio, Michael Castle
Paul Isaac	Marsha Blackburn, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Robert Douglas Franks, James E Rogan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Michael Castle, Mia Love, Elise Stefanik
Brad Card	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Keller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Rogers, Hugh James Saxton, Jim Sensenbrenner, John E Sununu, John Thune, James T Walsh, Nancy Lee Johnson, Jim Nussle, Rob Portman, John E Sweeney, Jack Quinn, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, America's Foundation, Freedom Project, John Kennedy, Mitt Romney, Ann Marie Buerkle, Morgan Griffith, Marco Rubio, Richard Hudson, Elise Stefanik
S Craig Lindner	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Deborah D Pryce, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, George Allen, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Katherine Harris, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Freedom Project, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Freedom Project
Kenneth J Bialkin	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Nancy Lee Johnson, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mia Love, Elise Stefanik
James S McDonnell III	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cornyn, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Jeb Hensarling, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, James E Rogan, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, America's Foundation, Michael Steele, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Ann L Wagner
Anthony J Roda	Wayne Allard, Marsha Blackburn, Christopher B Cannon, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cornyn, Tom Davis, David Timothy Dreier, Randy Forbes, Bob Goodlatte, Chuck Grassley, Jeb Hensarling, David Lee Hobson, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Paul Ryan, Jim Sensenbrenner, John Thune, Fred Upton, James T Walsh, Rob Wittman, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Melissa A Hart, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jack Quinn, James E Rogan, National Republican Senatorial Committee, America's Foundation, Freedom Project, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Jon Kyl, Robert Hurt
George A Spix	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, Jim DeMint, Bob Goodlatte, Lindsey Graham, Jeb Hensarling, Richard Keller, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Katherine Harris, Rick Santorum, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Thomas H Kean Jr, Mark D Nielsen, Michael Steele, Keith S Fimian, Scott Robert Armey, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Tim Griffin, Morgan Griffith, Marco Rubio, Jon Runyan, Ted Cruz, Mia Love
Alex Vogel	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, David Timothy Dreier, Michael Ferguson, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rob Wittman, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Becky Armendariz Klein, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Tim Griffin, Robert Hurt, Michael Castle
Dian Graves Stai	Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Orrin Hatch, Jeb Hensarling, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Henry Bonilla, Katherine Harris, John D Hayworth Jr, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, America's Foundation, Don Stenberg, Thomas H Kean Jr, John Kennedy, Haleys PAC, Van Taylor, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mia Love
Leigh Ann Pusey	Spencer Abraham, Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Deborah D Pryce, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Mark Kennedy, Jim Nussle, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Freedom Project, Defend America PAC, Haleys PAC, Scott Robert Armey, Molly Hering Bordonaro, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio
Louis Beecherl Jr	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Jeb Hensarling, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Henry Bonilla, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Scott Robert Armey, Van Taylor, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl
John M Templeton Jr	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Jim Gerlach, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rob Wittman, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rick Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Jon D Fox, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, America's Foundation, Don Stenberg, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, John Kennedy, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina
William Kirk Blalock	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Tom Davis, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Edward Randall Royce, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Defend America PAC, John Kennedy, Haleys PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Freedom Project
Richard D Fain	Brian P Bilbray, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Tom Davis, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, David Lee Hobson, Johnny Isakson, Frank A Lobiondo, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, John Thune, Fred Upton, Katherine Harris, Rob Portman, Jack Quinn, Bill McCollum, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Michael Steele, Marco Rubio
Jim Pitts	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, America's Foundation, Dylan C Glenn, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Leadership PAC 2006, Good Government for America Committee, House Conservatives Fund, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio
John McManus	Brian P Bilbray, Marsha Blackburn, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Philip Sheridan English, Michael Ferguson, Jim Gerlach, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, John Thune, Fred Upton, Mike DeWine, Melissa A Hart, John D Hayworth Jr, Nancy Lee Johnson, Jim Nussle, Rick Santorum, Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism (Cpc), the, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Robert Hurt, Richard Hudson
Philip H Geier Jr	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Rick Lazio, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Elise Stefanik
Jack N. Halpern	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Deborah D Pryce, Edward Randall Royce, Christopher Henry Smith, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Tim Griffin, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Michael Castle
Arne Christenson	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Michael Ferguson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Nancy Lee Johnson, Mark Kennedy, Jim Nussle, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, America's Foundation, Dylan C Glenn, Leadership PAC 2006, Scott Robert Armey, Van Taylor, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio

Types	Person, Lobbyist, Public Official
Gender	Male

Ed Gillespie

Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee; GOP nominee for Governor of Virginia

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