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Dane Strother

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Dane Strother
NationalityAmerican
EducationLouisiana State University
OccupationPolitical Consultant
Political partyDemocratic Party
Websitewww.strother-nuckels.com

Dane Strother is an American Democratic political strategist, media commentator,[1] and former reporter who was part of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-Winning staff at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune.[2]

Career

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Strother has helped elect officials in multiple states and countries.[3] Strother has been the media strategist for U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana,[4] Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas,[5] Governor Roy Barnes of Georgia,[6] Congressmen Lloyd Doggett,[7] and has led media efforts for Rock the Vote[8] that the Washington Post described as "bold."[9]

Strother sits on the board of visitors of the Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communications.[10] Earlier in life, Strother was the editor of LSU's The Daily Reveille and sued the university over first amendment rights and won.[11] Strother's father, Raymond Strother is credited with having "practically invented the political consulting business."[12]

Personal life

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Strother lives in Washington, D.C., Sacramento, California, and Montana.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The Language of the Cap-and-Trade Debate". The New York Times. March 5, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Pulitzer Prize Award Winners 1988". Pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ ."Dane Strother". Strother Nuckels Strategies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Senate Majority Might Not Be Decided Until December". Roll Call. Roll Call. June 19, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Democrats, making a difference is better than making a point". The Hill. April 7, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "DEFYING THE ODDS". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Federal Election Commission". Federal Election Commission. FEC. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Strother Nuckels Strategies Political Media Consultants". Strother Nuckels Strategies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Don't let old people decide the election, says a new ad campaign". The Washington Post. October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "LSU Manship School of Mass Communications Board of Visitors". Louisiana State University (LSU). LSU.edu. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "University Sued on Ban on Sex Counseling Ads". The New York Times. November 14, 1984. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "Raymond Strother". AAPC. The American Association of Political Consultants. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "Strother Nuckels Strategies: Dane Strother Biography". Strother Nuckels Strategies. Retrieved August 27, 2019.