Name Brian Jones | Role Political consultant | |
Brian Jones is a Republican political and communications strategist in the United States. Jones most recently served as a senior communications adviser to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and is currently a managing director at Mercury Public Affairs.
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Earlier political career
Past jobs include research director for the NRCC, senior communications advisor to Bush-Cheney ’04, communications director for the RNC (2005), and communications director for John McCain's presidential campaign, a position Jones resigned in the summer of 2007. Jones also served as research director on Lamar Alexander's effort to win the 2000 Republican nomination for President
Return to the McCain Campaign
Jones returned to the McCain campaign in September, 2008 to lead the campaign's Truth Squad, a rapid response communications team which dealt with issues ranging from voter fraud, to Cindy McCain's Tax Returns, to media coverage of the campaign's vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin
Miscellaneous
In 2015, Jones signed an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right.