Dane Strother

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Dane Strother
NationalityAmerican
Education Louisiana State University
OccupationPolitical Consultant
Political party Democratic Party
Website www.strother-nuckels.com

Dane Strother is an American Democratic political strategist, media commentator, [1] and former reporter who was part of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-Winning staff at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune . [2]

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Career

Strother has helped elect officials in multiple states and countries. [3] Strother has been the media strategist for U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, [4] Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, [5] Governor Roy Barnes of Georgia, [6] Congressmen Lloyd Doggett, [7] and has led media efforts for Rock the Vote [8] that the Washington Post described as "bold." [9]

Strother sits on the board of visitors of the Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communications. [10] Earlier in life, Strother was the editor of LSU's The Daily Reveille and sued the university over first amendment rights and won. [11] Strother's father, Raymond Strother is credited with having "practically invented the political consulting business." [12]

Personal life

Strother lives in Washington, D.C., Sacramento, California, and Montana. [13]

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