Straight Talk America
Encyclopedia
Straight Talk America is a political action committee
and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Sen. 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.
Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...
and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Sen. John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
. 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.
People
- Keith A. Davis, Treasurer – of Huckaby Davis Lisker
- Terry NelsonTerry NelsonTerry A. Nelson is a consultant and Republican strategist in the United States. He was the political director of the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign...
-- Senior Advisor - Lance TarranceLance TarranceV. Lance Tarrance, Jr. is a leading Republican American pollster and political strategist who has conducted hundreds of public opinion studies for national corporations, foundations, elected leaders of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state governments...
, Adviser – formerly of RT Strategies - Charlie CondonCharlie CondonCharlie Condon is a former Attorney General of South Carolina, and served as the first Chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association. He also served as Chairman of John McCain's presidential campaign in South Carolina. He currently is an in private practice in Mt. Pleasant , South...
, Co-chair – former Attorney General of South Carolina - Bob McAllisterBob McAllisterBob McAllister was an American television personality, magician and children's entertainer and a host of Wonderama. -Early career:...
, Co-Chair - Henry McMasterHenry McMasterHenry Dargan McMaster is South Carolina's Republican attorney general, having been first elected on November 5, 2002. He was a unsuccessful candidate for the GOP nomination in the 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election.- Biography :McMaster received a bachelor's degree in history from the...
, Attorney General of South Carolina - Phillip Handy
External links
- http://straighttalkamerica.com/ - current website
- http://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