Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm

Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm, a media consulting firm, was paid $276,000 for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth swiftboating campaign against Senator John F. Kerry (D-Massachusetts), who was running against incumbent Republican President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. [1]

Personnel

• Greg Stevens, Founder and President
• Rick Reed, Partner
• Paul Curcio, Partner
• Erik Potholm, Partner
• Ben Burger, Senior Vice-President
• Betsy Vonderheid, Director of Advertising
• Jay Payne, Director of Production
• Amy Bradford, Production Manager
• Alexis Bawden, Media Associate

Clients

As stated on SRCP's website, the following are or have been its clients:

• 13 U.S. Senators, including Majority Leader Bill Frist.
• 6 Governors, in tough battleground states such as Ohio, Missouri, and New Hampshire.
• 3 presidential campaigns.
• Swift Boat Veterans. Called the 'most effective' advertising of the 2004 presidential campaign by independent observers.
• Americans for Job Security
• U. S. Representatives. Mayors. State officeholders.
• Independent expenditures for national committees.
• Major trade associations. Fortune 500 companies.
• Tough ballot measure campaigns.

SRC&P clients include or have included:

• Sen. George Allen (R-GA)
• Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
• Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH]
• Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-NC)
• Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
• Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK)
• Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)
• Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)
• Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN)
• Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
• Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)
• Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
• Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY)
• Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-WA)
• Gov. Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Contact information

305 Cameron Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone 703 683-8326
Fax: 703 683-8826
Website: http://srcpmedia.com/

Resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• Economic Freedom Fund
• Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
• Jessica Colón
• Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
• USANext

External articles

• William Triplet, "'Swift-boat' pros in demand in D.C. Spinmeisters go negative," Variety, February 5, 2006.
• Jim Rutenberg and David D. Kirkpatrick, "Interest groups and their money jump into U.S. presidential race," International Herald Tribune, November 12, 2007.