Karl Rove

Chief strategist and top advisor to George W Bush

Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Before Karl became known as “The Architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, non-partisan causes, and non-profit groups. His clients included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional, and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of Sweden. Karl writes a weekly op-ed for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, "Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight." A Colorado native, he attended the University of Utah, the University of Maryland-College Park, George Mason University, and the University of Texas at Austin. Karl has taught graduate students at UT Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and undergraduates in a joint appointment from the Journalism and Government departments at the university. He was also a faculty member at the Salzburg Seminar. He was previously a member of the Board of International Broadcasting, which oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the White House Fellows regional selection panel. He was also a member of the Boards of Regents at Texas Women's University and East Texas State University. Karl now serves on the University of Texas Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee and on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas State History Museum Foundation. He is a member of the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors and the Texas Philosophical Society.

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Richard W Weekley	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
David Bockorny	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Taylor Griffin, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Richard H Kimberly	Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Sam Fox	Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Taylor Griffin, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
James D Dannenbaum	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Wayne L Berman	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Taylor Griffin, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Ed Rogers	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Gilbert Baker, Taylor Griffin, Romney Victory
Paul Singer	Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Taylor Griffin, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
C Boyden Gray	Joe Barton, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Gilbert Baker, Will Hurd, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Joe Barton, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
John L Nau III	Joe Barton, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Robert McNair	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
T Boone Pickens	Joe Barton, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
J Steven Hart	Roy Blunt, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Gilbert Baker, Romney Victory
John K Castle	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Bryce L Harlow	Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Scott, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Charles R. Black	Joe Barton, Robert Bennett, Roy Blunt, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Clive Runnells	Joe Barton, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Romney Victory, Boehner for Speaker Cmte
Harlan Crow	Joe Barton, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Texas, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Will Hurd
Lanny Griffith	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, William Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, John McCain, Roger Wicker, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Barbara Comstock, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Kim Schmett, Prosperity PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Taylor Griffin

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Website	http://rove.com
Aliases	Karl Christian Rove

Karl Rove

Chief strategist and top advisor to George W Bush

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