[9], Other clients included the National Association of Realtors, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-8) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2). [13] He wrote conservative pieces for his college's newspaper. [12] He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Kansas City, Missouri. Joseph James Rogan is an American comedian, podcast host, and mixed martial arts color commentator. Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, a GOP candidate for governor, shot himself in his St. Louis home in the midst of a feud with Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock. [12] Roe became an Eagle Scout before joining the Army National Guard at age 17. Although a subsequent police investigation attributed Schweich's death to a long history of mental anguish, in Missouri political circles he became the poster child for the excesses of negative attack ads. Soft and rotund, Roe says, "I'm clearly not that.
He and his wife, Melissa, have two daughters, Remington and Reagan, they reside in Houston, Texas. ", "I'm actually more of a data guy," Roe says. In 2005, Roe left his position with Graves and founded Axiom Strategies, a Republican campaign consulting firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. He also consulted for the re-election bids of Kevin Yoder, Ann Wagner, Sam Graves, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Billy Long, Chuck Fleischmann and Jason Smith. With an open, self-effacing manner, Roe talks easily of the data analytics, focus groups, and computer dial testing that underlie the creative content of his campaign messages. And he can understand the backlash about what he calls "the contentiousness of politics.". Mike Huckabee. There's a means behind his madness. "Mr. Cruz betrayed our country," the pamphlet read. Jeff Roe (born 1972/73) is an American Republican political consultant and strategist. [30] In Texas State Senate races, Roe consulted for Bob Hall, who ousted 12-year incumbent Bob Deuell, and for Don Huffines, who unseated nearly 20-year incumbent John Carona. "I don't take it personally. "[39] MSNBC commentator Willie Geist called Roe "the David Axelrod of Cruz's campaign". For his role defeating Proposition B in Missouri, the closest ballot initiative in Missouri since 1992, Roe was named Missouri's “2012 General Consultant All Star.”[20] He was also named one of Missouri’s top 5 GOP “Influencers” by Campaigns & Elections Magazine. For all of Roe's detractors, he also has plenty of friends and admirers in the industry. He and his wife, Wendy Kirchner Roe owned and operated Wen-Co Leasing Trucking Company. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Cruz consultant Jeff Roe thrives in the school of hard hits, Sen. Ted Cruz employed Jeff Roe, center, as his campaign manager for his presidential run. "He really likes to get out early and knock the opponents off their feet," said Steve Glorioso, a Democratic consultant in Missouri who worked for Barnes. He also covered the 9/11 terrorist attacks from Washington and New York. Senator John Danforth. Hohmann, James; Isenstadt, Alex (March 23, 2015). "That was the purpose of the ad against Kay Barnes, and it was the purpose of the ad against Schweich. He also has covered Washington for the Anchorage Daily News and the Idaho Statesman. Kevin Diaz came to the Houston Chronicle in February 2014 with more than a decade of experience covering Washington.
To Washington lobbyist Beau Rothschild, who has worked for Roe at Axiom, it's a matter of combining smarts, hard work, and toughness. [34] In December 2015, U.S. News & World Report named Cruz's campaign "best of the 2016 campaign in 2015. [12] In addition to Axiom Strategies, Roe founded creative agency and direct mail firm Candidate Command and polling and public opinion research company Remington Research Group. In 2008, he made his early primary states debut on the Presidential level, coordinating phone contact and GOTV efforts for Governor Mike Huckabee. He formerly served as Chief of Staff, campaign manager, and longtime aide for U.S. Representative Sam Graves. Meanwhile, he shrugs off the criticism that he sometimes takes it too far. [17], In 2008, Congressman Sam Graves’ brother Todd Graves was wrongfully dismissed from his position as a U.S. Attorney. Since opening its doors in 2005 Axiom Strategies has expanded its footprint having offices located in seven cities nationwide including, Kansas City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Austin, Dublin, Annapolis and Houston.
Jeff Roe (born 1972/73) is an American Republican political consultant and strategist. He was born July 19, 1957 in Louisville, KY, the son of Robert Roe and Gwendolyn Longley Roe.
[3] He served in a 155 mm Howitzer Unit in South Korea, leaving the military in 1994. He grew up on his family's corn, soybean, and hog farm. Jeff Roe is a nationally recognized Republican political operative. [19] Roe also played a role in Christi Craddick’s successful bid for Texas Railroad Commissioner and David Dewhurst’s unsuccessful United States Senate campaign.
Born and raised in Italy, Kevin has reported from Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba, where he covered Jesse Ventura’s 2002 trade mission. Jeff Roe is an American Republican political consultant and strategist. [31] Roe was involved in five of the top ten Republican takeover seats in the country. [21][22][23] Roe's campaign tactics have been criticized by former U.S. In 2012, during his high-stakes battle with Lt. Gov.
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Glorioso, a sympathetic Missouri Democrat who has done charity work with Roe, likens the close Roe-Graves alliance to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.". [2] He is the founder and principal of Axiom Strategies, a political consulting firm located in Kansas City, Missouri, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Texas. Roe helped raise pigs and cattle on his family's farm. He had even once considered a Schweich overture to work on one of his campaigns.
", Many see Roe and Cruz as a natural pairing of two conservative activists who have made their mark outside the orbit of the Washington beltway. The ad, dubbed "San Francisco Values," made use of a Barnes fundraising trip to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's California district. But he also sees the furor over the suicide as "natural and fair." , Jeff Roe says his consultant avatar is the "backyard bulldog" - even though he admits to being more of a data guy - and controversy has followed him from past campaigns. "[11], On January 24, 2016, Roe was featured on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace as "Power Player of the Week". Everett, Burgess; Bresnahan, John (August 28, 2014). Jeff and his wife, Lauren, hired Diduk in September 2019, but they actually met her four years ago when they were visiting Las Vegas. Starting from the second floor of a bail bondsman's office in Kansas City a decade ago, Roe has built up a group of strategy and direct mail companies with offices in Missouri, San Francisco, and Washington. When asked how his upbringing prepared him for a career in politics, Roe said "hog farms are a lot cleaner.”[11] His family did not have strong political leanings, and his childhood dream was to become a Major League Baseball umpire. When asked how his upbringing prepared him for a career in politics, Roe said "hog farms are a lot cleaner." [33] After Cruz announced his candidacy for president on March 23, 2015, it was reported that Roe was the campaign manager and senior strategist for Cruz. [19] According to Politico, Roe was brought on board to build out Cruz's political organization. [11], Roe's political career began in 1994, working for then-Missouri State Representative Sam Graves. [5], In the 2012 election cycle, Axiom Strategies worked for Rick Perry's presidential campaign and for Richard Mourdock in his upset over Dick Lugar in the Indiana Senate primary. Here’s a February radio ad attacking Missouri auditor Tom Schweich, who committed suicide a week later. "[4][5][6] Roe has been called "the next Karl Rove". Gregg Keller, at the time the executive director of the American Conservative Union, said Roe was invited to speak at the event because he was "one of the most successful political consultants in the country." Roe, a personal friend of rival GOP contender Catherine Hathaway, footed the $8,300 bill for a "House of Cards"-themed parody portraying Schweich as the bumbling Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the "Andy Griffith Show.". He formerly served as Chief of Staff, campaign manager, and longtime aide for U.S. Representative Sam Graves.
I'm not proud of it. Alberta, Tim; Johnson, Eliana (February 2, 2016). Roe also counted a number of high-profile losing clients the same year, including Wink Harman, Jim Barnett, Bill Stouffer, and Van Tran. "A hardball consultant for a hardball candidate," Glorioso said. Jeff Roe is the founder of Axiom Strategies, a firm specializing in strategic consulting, direct voter contact and research services for congressional, senatorial and statewide campaigns. [16] Roe also owns Capitol Franking Group, which creates franked mail for members of Congress. Rogan began his career in comedy in August 1988 in the Boston area. [14], Roe was hired by Catherine Hanaway for her 2016 gubernatorial campaign in Missouri. Jeff Roe is a nationally recognized Republican political operative.