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  Reed, Ralph
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameRalph Reed
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Duluth, Georgia , United States
EmailNone
Websitehttp://www.ralphreed.com
Born June 24, 1961
Died Still Living (63 years)
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Last ModifedRob Ritchie
Mar 26, 2018 11:31am
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InfoRalph E. Reed, Jr.
President, Century Strategies

Ralph Reed is founder and president of Century Strategies, a public relations and public affairs firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington. He advises numerous Fortune 500 companies.

As chairman of the Georgia Republican Party in 2002, he helped elect U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, Sonny Perdue as the first GOP Governor in 130 years, and gained control of state Senate for first time since Reconstruction. During his tenure, the state party budget increased from $5 million to $10.7 million, the donor base increased from 12,000 to 34,000, and the grassroots network grew to over 3,000 volunteers.

Reed has worked on seven presidential campaigns and currently serves as Chairman of the Southeast Region for the Bush-Cheney ?04 and campaign manager in Georgia. He has advised 88 campaigns for U.S. Senate, Governor and Congress in 24 states.

Reed has been named one of the top ten political newsmakers in the nation by Newsweek, one of the twenty most influential leaders of his generation by Life magazine, and one of the 50 future leaders of America by Time magazine. As executive director of the Christian Coalition (1989-1997), he built one of nation's most effective grassroots organizations.

He has appeared on numerous television programs and his columns have appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is the author and editor of three best-selling books. He served as executive director, College Republican National Committee (1982-1984), and as youth co-chairman of the re-election campaign of President Ronald Reagan.

Reed has served on several corporate boards of directors and is active in SafeHouse, a faith-based organization helping the poor in inner city Atlanta.

Reed grew up in Toccoa, Georgia, and has a B.A. from the University of Georgia and Ph.D. in American History from Emory University. He and his wife Jo Anne have four children and reside in Duluth, Georgia.


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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
03/03/2006-03/05/2006 Strategic Vision (R) 39.00% (-14.0) 44.00% (+9.0) 17.00% (+5.0)
05/13/2005-05/15/2005 Strategic Vision (R) 53.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 23, 2009 10:35am Announcement Exclusive: Ralph Reed Launches New Values Group: 'Not Your Daddy's Christian Coalition'  Article RP 
Jul 31, 2006 03:15pm Profile The Rise and Fall of Ralph Reed  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 13, 2006 12:00pm Profile THE SINS OF RALPH REED  Article RP 
Jul 12, 2006 12:40pm News Texas tribe names Abramoff, Reed in suit  Article Servo 
Jun 23, 2006 03:00pm Scandal Report Links Ralph Reed To Abramoff; Indian Gambling Interests Sent Millions To Christian Coalition Founder  Article Brandonius Maximus 
May 29, 2006 11:00pm General Another Stumble for Ralph Reed's Beleaguered [GA Lt Gov] Campaign  Article ArmyDem 

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  07/18/2006 GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Lost 43.95% (-12.09%)
  05/05/2001 GA Republican Party Chairman Won 60.46% (+24.57%)
ENDORSEMENTS
VA US Senate - R Primary - Jun 11, 1996 R James C. "Jim" Miller III
GA US President - R Primary - Mar 08, 1988 R Jack F. Kemp
US President - R Primaries - Jul 01, 1988 R Jack F. Kemp
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