Firehouse Strategies is a public relations consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded in 2016 by Republican strategists Terry Sullivan, Alex Conant, and Will Holley, who served on Senator Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign. [1] [2]
Firehouse has led public affairs campaigns for Fortune 10 companies, trade associations, and nonprofits. [3] Firehouse has conducted polls and surveys [4] [5] regarding the 2018 midterm elections, [6] and 2020 campaigns. [7] [8]
Firehouse Strategies had 15 employees in May 2019. [9] In 2019, the firm was nominated as Boutique Agency of the Year by the Holmes Report. [10]
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Roger Alexander Conant is an American political operative, communications and media strategist and consultant. He served as Communications Director for Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign and is a founding partner of Firehouse Strategies, a consulting firm.