James Richardson (born October 30, 1984) is a conservative American political strategist and columnist best known as a spokesman and adviser to the Republican National Committee and former Governors Jon Huntsman and Haley Barbour. In a September 2014 opinion editorial published in the Washington Post, Richardson openly disclosed that he is gay.[1] As of July 2015, he serves as managing director of Dentons,[2] a global law practice, in the firm's public policy and regulatory affairs group.
In the 2008 presidential election, Richardson served as Online Communications Manager[3] for the Republican National Committee. He briefly served as Communications Director for the College Republican National Committee before accepting a position with the Conservative consultancy Hynes Communications, which specializes in Conservative blogger outreach. Richardson took leave from the firm in 2011 to advise then-Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour,[4] who was openly weighing a presidential bid. After weathering criticism for his perceived proximity to racist groups,[5] Barbour eventually announced in mid-2011 he would forgo a campaign for the White House.[6] Richardson was the first of Barbour's advisors to join another campaign,[7] accepting a position as Director of Online Communications for Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign.[8] After Huntsman's resignation from the race following his third-place finish in New Hampshire, Richardson returned to Hynes Communications as Vice President of Public Relations.[citation needed] According to media reports, some of his clients have included the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Indiana Senator Dan Coats[9]
Richardson has written extensively on political and cultural issues and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. His columns have appeared in The Atlantic[10], GQ[11], US News & World Report[12], National Review[13], The Washington Post,[14]The Guardian[15][16][17][18][19],' The Advocate Magazine,[20]The Christian Science Monitor,[21]USA Today[22][23], Politico[24][25][26], Roll Call[27], the Washington Times[28], Creative Loafing[29], Fox News,[30][31][32][33] CNN,[34] CBS News,[35] and The Huffington Post.[36] He edits the political news blog Georgia Tipsheet,[37] which the Washington Post named one of the "best state-based blogs[38]" in the country in 2013.
Personal life
In September 2014, Richardson authored an Op-Ed in The Washington Post in which he publicly disclosed he is gay.[39] In the column, Richardson said he advocated for equal rights for LGBT persons throughout his career "even as I never openly disclosed my personal stake" in the debate.
↑ Galloway, Jim (4 September 2014). "Living in Spin City". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
