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{{Nofootnotes|article|date=April 2009}}'''Gary Maloney''' (b. 1958) is an American political consultant specializing in research, strategy, media and debating for candidates of the [[Republican National Party]]. He is president of the Jackson-Alvarez Group, a consulting firm located in [[Virginia]]. Former clients include [[Rudolph Giuliani]], [[Haley Barbour]], [[Steve Forbes]], [[Connie Mack]], [[Mike Huckabee]], [[George Pataki]], [[George Allen]], [[James Gilmore]], [[Strom Thurmond]], [[Christine Todd Whitman]], [[Mel Martinez]], all four Republican national committees, and several state parties.
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'''Gary Maloney''' (born 1958) is an American political consultant specializing in research, strategy, media and debating for candidates of the [[republican Party (United States)|Republican National Party]]. He is president of the Jackson-Alvarez Group, a consulting firm located in [[Virginia]]. Former clients include [[Rudolph Giuliani]], [[Haley Barbour]], [[Steve Forbes]], [[Connie Mack]], [[Mike Huckabee]], [[George Pataki]], [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]], [[James Gilmore]], [[Strom Thurmond]], [[Christine Todd Whitman]], [[Mel Martinez]], all four Republican national committees, and several state parties.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jerry |last=Gray |date=28 October 1993 |title=Political Memo: Whitman's Tactics Could Still Decide Race in New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/28/nyregion/political-memo-whitman-s-tactics-could-still-decide-race-in-new-jersey.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=27 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Greg |last=Sargent |author2=John Benson |title=Mayor Hires Maloney, Political Operative, to Sleuth Hillary |url=http://www.observer.com/2000/mayor-hires-maloney-political-operative-sleuth-hillary |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909072151/http://www.observer.com/2000/mayor-hires-maloney-political-operative-sleuth-hillary |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |work=[[The New York Observer]] |date=30 April 2000 |accessdate=27 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Howard |last=Fineman |date=4 December 2007 |title=Huckabee: Built for both the Pulpit and Politics |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/22101888|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152703/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/22101888/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|accessdate=14 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Tucker |last=Carlson |date=5 November 1999 |title=Money Can't Buy You Love |url=http://www.jewishworldreview.com/weekly/standard1.asp |work=[[The Weekly Standard]] |accessdate=14 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scpronet.com/point/9512/lips.html|title = Loose Lips}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Bernick| first = Bob Jr.| title = Utah Loses Its Long-Held Claim To Title of Most Republican State| newspaper = [[Deseret News]]| date = 7 November 1990| url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/131367/UTAH-LOSES-ITS-LONG-HELD-CLAIM-TO-TITLE-OF-MOST-REPUBLICAN-STATE.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190808/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/131367/UTAH-LOSES-ITS-LONG-HELD-CLAIM-TO-TITLE-OF-MOST-REPUBLICAN-STATE.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 22 October 2012| accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref>


In 2009, Maloney served as research consultant for Republican nominees in all four statewide campaigns being contested, including the successful gubernatorial efforts of [[Chris Christie]] in New Jersey and [[Bob McDonnell]] in Virginia.
In 2009, Maloney served as research consultant for Republican nominees in all four statewide campaigns being contested, including the successful gubernatorial efforts of [[Chris Christie]] in New Jersey and [[Bob McDonnell]] in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vpap.org/vendors/profile/index/130489?start_year=2001&end_year=2009&lookup_type=year&filing_period=all |title=The Virginia Public Access Project |access-date=6 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908075533/http://www.vpap.org/vendors/profile/index/130489?start_year=2001&end_year=2009&lookup_type=year&filing_period=all |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


A veteran of more than 30 years of politics, Maloney has worked for nine presidential campaigns and dozens of races for Senate, Governor, Congress, Legislature, Supreme Court and downticket offices. A native of [[Los Angeles]], he began his research career in 1983, doing [[opposition research]] for [[Ed Rollins]] and [[Lee Atwater]] at the Reagan-Bush '84 re-election campaign. He holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from the [[University of Southern California]] and a D.Phil. in politics from [[Oriel College]], Oxford, UK.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Ten questions for Gary Maloney: inside opposition research |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ten+questions+for+Gary+Maloney:+inside+opposition+research-a0152074927 |journal=Campaigns & Elections |date=September 2006 |accessdate=27 April 2009}}</ref> In 1989, he edited and compiled ''The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics'' for the Campaign Hotline.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics |publisher=Campaign Hotline/American Political Network |year=1989 |isbn=0-9621971-0-6}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> In 1990, he incited a controversy over his research of [[Clayton Williams]], a candidate for [[List of Governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = State's Official Political Season Opens With Fury| newspaper = The Victoria Advocate| location = Austin, Texas| date = 3 January 1990| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JzdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6398,318143&dq=gary-maloney&hl=en| accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Candidates meet filing deadlines for races| newspaper = The Bonham Daily Favorite| location = Austin, Texas| date = 3 January 1990 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y6o9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=BjcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4266,130520&dq=gary-maloney&hl=en | accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref> Maloney was reported to have contacted the ex-wife of a Williams staffer, and asked her "inappropriate" questions about Williams's drinking habits.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Weiss| first = Kenneth R. | title = ELECTIONS CONGRESS : Challenger's Inquiry into Gallegly Is Just Politics| newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = 27 May 1990| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-27-me-302-story.html| access-date = 2011-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Purdum| first = Todd S. | title = Political Notes; Father's Death Sways Lautenberg on Health Care | newspaper = The New York Times| date = 14 August 1994| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE0D81330F937A2575BC0A962958260&pagewanted=all| accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Devroy | first = Ann |authorlink=Ann Devroy | title = GOP Aide Probed Party Candidate; NRCC Researcher Was Paid $5,000 for Freelance Work on Texan | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | date = 3 January 1990 | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72359841.html?dids=72359841:72359841&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+03%2C+1990&author=Ann+Devroy&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=GOP+Aide+Probed+Party+Candidate%3B+NRCC+Researcher+Was+Paid+%245%2C000+for+Freelance+Work+on+Texan&pqatl=google | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055704/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72359841.html?dids=72359841:72359841&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+03,+1990&author=Ann+Devroy&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=GOP+Aide+Probed+Party+Candidate%3B+NRCC+Researcher+Was+Paid+$5,000+for+Freelance+Work+on+Texan&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 June 2011 | accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref> Despite news coverage of this gaffe, Maloney was not fired from his job as the director of strategy and research at the [[National Republican Congressional Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Isikoff| first = Michael| title = British Sought Clinton Data; Home Office Searched Files During Campaign | newspaper = The Washington Post| date = 5 December 1992| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74066404.html?dids=74066404:74066404&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+05%2C+1992&author=Michael+Isikoff&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=British+Sought+Clinton+Data%3B+Home+Office+Searched+Files+During+Campaign&pqatl=google | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714221340/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74066404.html?dids=74066404:74066404&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+05,+1992&author=Michael+Isikoff&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=British+Sought+Clinton+Data;+Home+Office+Searched+Files+During+Campaign&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 July 2012 | accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Isikoff| first = Michael| title = CORRECTION | newspaper = The Washington Post| date = 6 December 1992| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74066607.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+6%2C+1992&author=&desc=CORRECTION | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629060436/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74066607.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+6,+1992&author=&desc=CORRECTION | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 June 2011 | accessdate = 2011-03-06}}</ref> (The Williams campaign later hired Maloney to continue his research on their candidate.)
A veteran of more than 30 years of politics, Maloney has worked for nine presidential campaigns and dozens of races for Senate, Governor, Congress, Legislature, Supreme Court and downticket offices. A native of [[Los Angeles]], he began his research career in 1983, doing [[opposition research]] for [[Ed Rollins]] and [[Lee Atwater]] at the Reagan-Bush '84 re-election campaign. He holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from the [[University of Southern California]] and a D.Phil in Politics from [[Oriel College]], Oxford, UK. In 1989, he edited and compiled ''The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics'' for the Campaign Hotline. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. Maloney was featured briefly in the 2003 HBO series on political lobbyists, ''[[K Street (TV series)|K Street]]'', agreeing to conduct research at the behest of a lobbyist.


Maloney lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. He was featured briefly in the 2003 HBO series on political lobbyists, ''[[K Street (TV series)|K Street]]'', agreeing to conduct research at the behest of a lobbyist.<ref>http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm1528069/</ref>
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*{{cite news |first=Greg |last=Sargent |coauthors=John Benson |title=Mayor Hires Maloney, Political Operative, to Sleuth Hillary |url=http://www.observer.com/2000/mayor-hires-maloney-political-operative-sleuth-hillary |work=[[The New York Observer]] |date={{Date|2000-04-30|mdy}} |accessdate={{Date|2009-04-27|mdy}}}}
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 7 November 2024

Gary Maloney (born 1958) is an American political consultant specializing in research, strategy, media and debating for candidates of the Republican National Party. He is president of the Jackson-Alvarez Group, a consulting firm located in Virginia. Former clients include Rudolph Giuliani, Haley Barbour, Steve Forbes, Connie Mack, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki, George Allen, James Gilmore, Strom Thurmond, Christine Todd Whitman, Mel Martinez, all four Republican national committees, and several state parties.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In 2009, Maloney served as research consultant for Republican nominees in all four statewide campaigns being contested, including the successful gubernatorial efforts of Chris Christie in New Jersey and Bob McDonnell in Virginia.[7]

A veteran of more than 30 years of politics, Maloney has worked for nine presidential campaigns and dozens of races for Senate, Governor, Congress, Legislature, Supreme Court and downticket offices. A native of Los Angeles, he began his research career in 1983, doing opposition research for Ed Rollins and Lee Atwater at the Reagan-Bush '84 re-election campaign. He holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from the University of Southern California and a D.Phil. in politics from Oriel College, Oxford, UK.[8] In 1989, he edited and compiled The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics for the Campaign Hotline.[9] In 1990, he incited a controversy over his research of Clayton Williams, a candidate for Governor of Texas.[10][11] Maloney was reported to have contacted the ex-wife of a Williams staffer, and asked her "inappropriate" questions about Williams's drinking habits.[12][13][14] Despite news coverage of this gaffe, Maloney was not fired from his job as the director of strategy and research at the National Republican Congressional Committee.[15][16] (The Williams campaign later hired Maloney to continue his research on their candidate.)

Maloney lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. He was featured briefly in the 2003 HBO series on political lobbyists, K Street, agreeing to conduct research at the behest of a lobbyist.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Jerry (28 October 1993). "Political Memo: Whitman's Tactics Could Still Decide Race in New Jersey". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ Sargent, Greg; John Benson (30 April 2000). "Mayor Hires Maloney, Political Operative, to Sleuth Hillary". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. ^ Fineman, Howard (4 December 2007). "Huckabee: Built for both the Pulpit and Politics". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. ^ Carlson, Tucker (5 November 1999). "Money Can't Buy You Love". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Loose Lips".
  6. ^ Bernick, Bob Jr. (7 November 1990). "Utah Loses Its Long-Held Claim To Title of Most Republican State". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  7. ^ "The Virginia Public Access Project". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Ten questions for Gary Maloney: inside opposition research". Campaigns & Elections. September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  9. ^ The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics. Campaign Hotline/American Political Network. 1989. ISBN 0-9621971-0-6.[page needed]
  10. ^ "State's Official Political Season Opens With Fury". The Victoria Advocate. Austin, Texas. 3 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Candidates meet filing deadlines for races". The Bonham Daily Favorite. Austin, Texas. 3 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ^ Weiss, Kenneth R. (27 May 1990). "ELECTIONS CONGRESS : Challenger's Inquiry into Gallegly Is Just Politics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (14 August 1994). "Political Notes; Father's Death Sways Lautenberg on Health Care". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  14. ^ Devroy, Ann (3 January 1990). "GOP Aide Probed Party Candidate; NRCC Researcher Was Paid $5,000 for Freelance Work on Texan". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  15. ^ Isikoff, Michael (5 December 1992). "British Sought Clinton Data; Home Office Searched Files During Campaign". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ^ Isikoff, Michael (6 December 1992). "CORRECTION". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  17. ^ http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm1528069/
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