Kelly S. Eustis

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Kelly S. Eustis is an American political consultant, Republican politician, and conservative activist. In 2007, at the age of 19, Eustis was a candidate for a town council seat in upstate New York.[1][2] He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Eusatrix Corporation, a strategic public relations and political consulting firm. Eustis also serves as Executive Director of One Nation PAC and was formerly a staff member of Our Country Deserves Better PAC - Tea Party Express.

Eusatrix Corporation

Eustis is a political consultant and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Eusatrix Corporation, a strategic public relations and political consulting firm specializing in campaigns and issue advocacy, public affairs, and online strategy.[3] a public relations and political consulting firm that serves many conservative causes. He has been associated with Republican political campaigns and political action committees from upstate New York to California. Eustis founded Eusatrix Corporation in fall 2007.

Eusatrix Corporation opened an office in midtown Sacramento, CA on March 1, 2010.[4]

Our Country Deserves Better PAC - Tea Party Express

In August 2008, Eustis joined Our Country Deserves Better PAC, a conservative political action committee based in Sacramento, California as a part of its "Stop Obama Tour"[5] to oppose the election of Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama.[6][7] The organization's mission is to defeat liberal Democratic candidates for the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate[8]. At the time of its inception, Eustis was named eCampaign Coordinator and was its Political Director before leaving in October 2009.

Several PAC officers and staff are or were associated with Move America Forward, although Eustis was not.

While at the organization, Eustis was involved in every major initiative. In November 2008, shortly after the presidential election, the PAC created and aired television advertisements in support of former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin during Thanksgiving.[9][10] In lead up to New York's 20th Congressional District Special Election in March 2009, Our Country Deserves Better PAC spent hundreds of thousands of dollars running televison and radio advertisements in support of Republican New York State Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco against Democrat Scott Murphy for the seat vacated by Kirsten Gillibrand.[11][12] Eustis is a native of upstate New York and "oversaw Get Out the Vote efforts there".[13] In May 2009, Eustis helped the organization plan a rally against U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Obama at a Democratic fundraiser at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.[14]

Since leaving, Eustis has been an outspoken critic of Our Country Deserves Better PAC for its "Tea Party Express" national bus tours. According to an interview with POLITICO, he believes Russo Marsh + Associates, the Republican political consulting firm behind the organization, is "basically hijacking the movement for their personal and business gains without regard for real tea party activists" and the PAC is "is keeping the firm afloat."[15][16]

One Nation PAC

On October 8, 2009, Eustis filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission to start One Nation PAC, a conservative political action committee, after leaving Our Country Deserves Better PAC due to "creative and personal differences".[17]

One Nation PAC endorsed Doug Hoffman, a Republican running on the Conservative Party line, on October 23, 2009 in New York's 23rd Congressional District Special Election set for November 3, 2009. Kelly S. Eustis told the Watertown Daily Times, "Winning this seat will be the beginnings of the conservative comeback in Congress. With just one year to go until the November 2010 congressional elections, a victory will show that conservative values and strong leadership matter to the American people."[18]

In September 2010, Eustis announced that One Nation PAC will engage in a $50,000 advertising campaign to support Joe DioGuardi for U.S. Senate in New York against incumbent Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.[19] Gillibrand had been appointed to the seat by Governor David Paterson after it was vacated by Hillary Clinton.

The Boston Globe featured Eustis and One Nation PAC in October 2010 as a smaller, grassroots-driven political action committee who is boosting conservative candidates in Massachusetts, such as Marine Corps veteran and Republican candidate Sean Bielat challenging liberal Democratic incumbent Congressman Barney Frank in Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District.[20]

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References

  1. ↑ Sarah Sutton, "Student grows grass roots on net," The Post-Star, May 24, 2007
  2. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Crossing party lines; Gillibrand votes; Nader in area," The Post-Star blog "All Politics Is Local", May 12, 2007
  3. ↑ "Eusatrix Corporation | About"
  4. ↑ Press release, "Eusatrix Corporation opens new office in California," Eusatrix Corporation, February 25, 2010
  5. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Argyle young Republican on the road with "The Stop Obama Tour"," The Post-Star, October 15, 2008
  6. ↑ Ernest Luning, "'Stop Obama' bus tour rallies conservatives, drives attack ads," Colorado Independent, October 20, 2008
  7. ↑ Drew Kerr, "Locals add to election push," The Post-Star, November 4, 2008
  8. ↑ "Our Country Deserves Better :: About Us – Issues"
  9. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Argyle GOP activist helping boost Palin profile," The Post-Star blog "All Politics is Local," November 12, 2008
  10. ↑ Ernest Luning, "Conservative PAC to air Thanksgiving ad thanking Palin for being Palin," The Colorado Independent, November 24, 2008
  11. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Ready or not — attack ads are coming," The Post-Star blog "All Politics is Local," February 25, 2009
  12. ↑ T.J. Raphael, "Ads getting ubiquitous in 20th Congressional race," Legislative Gazette, March 23, 2009
  13. ↑ Press Release, "Military Ballots Should Favor Tedisco," NewsBlaze, April 1, 2009
  14. ↑ Molly Ball, "PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: Obama boost coveted," Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 26, 2009
  15. ↑ Kenneth P. Vogel, "GOP operatives crash the tea party," POLITICO, April 14, 2010
  16. ↑ Joe Conason, "How GOP consultants ripped off "tea party"," Salon.com, April 14, 2010
  17. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Former Argyle resident forms new PAC," The Post-Star blog "All Politics is Local," October 12, 2009
  18. ↑ Jude Seymour, "Monday Endorsements: David O'B. Martin, One Nation," Watertown Daily Times, October 26, 2009
  19. ↑ Maury Thompson, "Conservative PAC supports Gibson, DioGuardi," The Post-Star blog "All Politics is Local," September 23, 2010
  20. ↑ Farah Stockman and Donovan Slack, "Far-off, grass-roots PACs lift Mass. challengers," The Boston Globe, October 29, 2010

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