Maryland for Fred Thompson

Although the national campaign is still in the “testing the waters” phase, below is a listing of the team that THompson has put into place so far:

Thomas Collamore
Role: campaign
manager.
Background: vice president for corporate public affairs, Altria Group. Official in U.S. Commerce Department under former President George H.W. Bush and aide to Bush when he was vice president.

Michael Toner
Role: general counsel.
Background: Partner in Washington law firm Bryan Cave. Member of the Federal Election Commission, 2002-07. General counsel to 2000 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign and Republican National Committee.

Mark Corallo
Role: spokesman during pre-campaign period. Role in campaign uncertain.
Background: spokesman for former Attorney General John Ashcroft; communications director for House Government Reform Committee, 1992-2002 (the counterpart to the Senate committee Thompson headed).

John and Jim McLaughlin,
McLaughlin Associates.
Role: pollsters.
Background: polled for 21 sitting members of Congress and numerous former members. Also polled for the Republican National
Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee and Republican Governors Association.

Tim Griffin
Role: researcher.
Background: U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2006-07; special assistant to President Bush, 2005; special assistant to U.S. attorney, 2001-2002; research director for Bush-Cheney campaign 2004.

Ed McFadden
Role: adviser.
Background: chief speechwriter for former Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Ken Reitz
Role: adviser.
Background: senior counselor at Washington-based political campaign and advertising firm 360Advantage. Deputy chairman and political director of Republican National Committee; founding partner of Curb Records.

Nelson Warfield
Role: adviser.
Background: conservative consultant. Spokesman for Sen. Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign.

Jon Henke
Role: new-media consultant.
Background: works for New Media Strategies. Former new-media adviser for Senate Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Burson Snyder
Role: campaign spokeswoman.
Background: spokeswoman for House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

POLICY TEAM

Lawrence Lindsey
Role: economic policy adviser.
Background: former chief economic adviser to President Bush. Chief economic adviser for the 2000 Bush presidential campaign. Federal Reserve board of governors 1991-97.

David McIntosh
Role: domestic policy adviser.
Background: former House member from Indiana, 1995-2001. Former aide to Vice President Dan Quayle.

Mark Esper
Role: foreign policy adviser.
Background: former director of national security affairs for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee. Worked as deputy assistant secretary of defense, policy director of the House Armed Services Committee, and other congressional roles. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy at West Point, served with the 101st Airborne Division in first Persian Gulf War.

Thanks to Truman for posting this!