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Gary Maloney (born 1958) is an American political consultant specializing in research, strategy, media and debating for candidates of the Republican National Party. He is president of the Jackson-Alvarez Group, a consulting firm located in Virginia. Former clients include Rudolph Giuliani, Haley Barbour, Steve Forbes, Connie Mack, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki, George Allen, James Gilmore, Strom Thurmond, Christine Todd Whitman, Mel Martinez, all four Republican national committees, and several state parties.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In 2009, Maloney served as research consultant for Republican nominees in all four statewide campaigns being contested, including the successful gubernatorial efforts of Chris Christie in New Jersey and Bob McDonnell in Virginia.[7]

A veteran of more than 30 years of politics, Maloney has worked for nine presidential campaigns and dozens of races for Senate, Governor, Congress, Legislature, Supreme Court and downticket offices. A native of Los Angeles, he began his research career in 1983, doing opposition research for Ed Rollins and Lee Atwater at the Reagan-Bush '84 re-election campaign. He holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from the University of Southern California and a D.Phil. in politics from Oriel College, Oxford, UK.[8] In 1989, he edited and compiled The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics for the Campaign Hotline.[9] In 1990, he incited a controversy over his research of Clayton Williams, a candidate for Governor of Texas.[10][11] Maloney was reported to have contacted the ex-wife of a Williams staffer, and asked her "inappropriate" questions about Williams's drinking habits.[12][13][14] Despite news coverage of this gaffe, Maloney was not fired from his job as the director of strategy and research at the National Republican Congressional Committee.[15][16] (The Williams campaign later hired Maloney to continue his research on their candidate.)

Maloney lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. He was featured briefly in the 2003 HBO series on political lobbyists, K Street, agreeing to conduct research at the behest of a lobbyist.[17]

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  1. ^ Gray, Jerry (28 October 1993). "Political Memo: Whitman's Tactics Could Still Decide Race in New Jersey". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ Sargent, Greg; John Benson (30 April 2000). "Mayor Hires Maloney, Political Operative, to Sleuth Hillary". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. ^ Fineman, Howard (4 December 2007). "Huckabee: Built for both the Pulpit and Politics". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. ^ Carlson, Tucker (5 November 1999). "Money Can't Buy You Love". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Loose Lips".
  6. ^ Bernick, Bob Jr. (7 November 1990). "Utah Loses Its Long-Held Claim To Title of Most Republican State". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  7. ^ "The Virginia Public Access Project". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Ten questions for Gary Maloney: inside opposition research". Campaigns & Elections. September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  9. ^ The Almanac of 1988 Presidential Politics. Campaign Hotline/American Political Network. 1989. ISBN 0-9621971-0-6.[page needed]
  10. ^ "State's Official Political Season Opens With Fury". The Victoria Advocate. Austin, Texas. 3 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Candidates meet filing deadlines for races". The Bonham Daily Favorite. Austin, Texas. 3 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ^ Weiss, Kenneth R. (27 May 1990). "ELECTIONS CONGRESS : Challenger's Inquiry into Gallegly Is Just Politics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (14 August 1994). "Political Notes; Father's Death Sways Lautenberg on Health Care". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  14. ^ Devroy, Ann (3 January 1990). "GOP Aide Probed Party Candidate; NRCC Researcher Was Paid $5,000 for Freelance Work on Texan". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  15. ^ Isikoff, Michael (5 December 1992). "British Sought Clinton Data; Home Office Searched Files During Campaign". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ^ Isikoff, Michael (6 December 1992). "CORRECTION". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  17. ^ http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm1528069/
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