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Scott Jennings | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Scott Jennings October 26, 1977 Princeton, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Louisville (BA) |
| Occupation | Political commentator, writer |
| Website | scottjenningsky |
Scott Jennings (born October 26, 1977)[1] is an American conservative political strategist and writer. He worked in the George W. Bush administration and has been described as an adviser to Senator Mitch McConnell.[2] He is an opinion contributor for CNN, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times.
President George W. Bush appointed Jennings to the position of special assistant to the president and deputy director of political affairs in February 2006.[3] Jennings had previously served as a staff member of Bush's presidential campaign in Kentucky in 2000 and executive director of Bush's 2004 re-election campaign in New Mexico in 2004.
Jennings is a founding partner of RunSwitch Public Relations,[4] Kentucky's largest public relations firm, since 2013.[5] He has been writing a regular column for the Louisville Courier-Journal[6] since 2013, and was signed as an on-air contributor by CNN in 2017.[7] He is routinely cited as an adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,[2] and was part of McConnell's campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 2002, 2008, and 2014. He joined the Los Angeles Times as a columnist in 2019.
- ^ "Scott Jennings - About". Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Shear, Michael D.; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 16, 2017). "Trump and McConnell Strive for Comity Amid Rising Tensions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ Simendinger, Alexis (July 11, 2006). "Who's Making What In The White House". National Journal. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
- ^ "Scott Jennings - Partner - RunSwitch PR". RunSwitch PR. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Business First: RunSwitch is Kentucky's Top PR Firm". RunSwitch PR. August 19, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "How to debate politics without losing friends: Join us at our On the Same Page event!". The Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "TLC alum Scott Jennings signs with CNN". The Louisville Cardinal. June 23, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2018.