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'''Heath Thompson''' is a [[Republican]] political consultant who leads the [[Dallas]]-based firm, ''Scot Howell & Company''. Thompson directed then-Governor [[George W. Bush]]’s 11-point 2000 Republican Primary victory in the [[South Carolina]]<ref> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8R6U9LG0&show_article=1</ref>. In 2002, he worked as a consultant to [[Norm Coleman]]’s United States Senate victory. | '''Heath Thompson''' is a [[Republican]] political consultant who leads the [[Dallas]]-based firm, ''Scot Howell & Company''. Thompson directed then-Governor [[George W. Bush]]’s 11-point 2000 Republican Primary victory in the [[South Carolina]]<ref> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8R6U9LG0&show_article=1</ref>. In 2002, he worked as a consultant to [[Norm Coleman]]’s United States Senate victory. | ||
| − | Thompson joined the [[George W. Bush|Bush]]/[[Dick | + | Thompson joined the [[George W. Bush|Bush]]/[[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] re-election campaign in 2004, when he served as regional political director, being actively involved in [[Florida]] and [[Missouri]]<ref> http://www.scott-howell.com/</ref>. Heath political advising career began in the 1990’s when he worked in South Carolina’s local political races. |
Thompson’s firm created a controversial ad in the 2006 [[Tennessee]]'s [[U.S. Senate]] race against [[Democrat]] contender [[Harold Ford]].The [[NAACP]] criticized the commercial calling it racist<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ </ref>. | Thompson’s firm created a controversial ad in the 2006 [[Tennessee]]'s [[U.S. Senate]] race against [[Democrat]] contender [[Harold Ford]].The [[NAACP]] criticized the commercial calling it racist<ref>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ </ref>. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.scott-howell.com/ Official Biography] | *[http://www.scott-howell.com/ Official Biography] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category: Political people]] | [[Category: Political people]] | ||
Revision as of 16:02, August 24, 2007
Heath Thompson is a Republican political consultant who leads the Dallas-based firm, Scot Howell & Company. Thompson directed then-Governor George W. Bush’s 11-point 2000 Republican Primary victory in the South Carolina[1]. In 2002, he worked as a consultant to Norm Coleman’s United States Senate victory.
Thompson joined the Bush/Cheney re-election campaign in 2004, when he served as regional political director, being actively involved in Florida and Missouri[2]. Heath political advising career began in the 1990’s when he worked in South Carolina’s local political races.
Thompson’s firm created a controversial ad in the 2006 Tennessee's U.S. Senate race against Democrat contender Harold Ford.The NAACP criticized the commercial calling it racist[3]. In August 2007, Republican presidential primary contender, Rudy Giuliani, hired Thompson onto his new team of media consultants[4].