Christopher Joseph LaCivita was born on 1966 and is an American political consultant and former partner in FP1 Strategies, a national public affairs and campaign firm.
28 Facts About Chris LaCivita
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Since 2004, he has been president of the firm Advancing Strategies LLC LaCivita was formerly with Crosslink Strategy, a conservative lobbying and political consulting firm founded by Terry Nelson, a former John McCain advisor, and a founding partner of FP1.
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Chris LaCivita was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the Richmond, Virginia area, graduating from Midlothian High School.
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Chris LaCivita's father was a first-generation Italian-American and his mother was a first generation Irish-American.
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Chris LaCivita received his bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1989.
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Chris LaCivita joined the US Marine Corps and was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds received while serving in the Persian Gulf War in 1991; he was discharged as a sergeant.
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Active in Republican politics following his Gulf War service, Chris LaCivita did field work for George Allen in central Virginia during his 1991 congressional campaign, then went with him to Capitol Hill, serving as a legislative assistant on foreign and defense policy.
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Chris LaCivita left state service in 1995 to help run Allen's political action committee, assisting legislative races that year.
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Chris LaCivita was named executive director of the state Republican Party in 1996, after Allen's allies won control of the RPV.
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Chris LaCivita ran the state party organization, as Jim Gilmore succeeded Allen as governor in 1997, acting as overseer of 'internal squabbles,' but going on later to capture control of both houses of the General Assembly in 1999.
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In 2001, Chris LaCivita was drafted in the final two months to shore up the losing campaign of Republican Attorney General Mark Earley for governor against Democrat Mark Warner.
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In 2005, Tobin was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for his role in the 2002 NH phone jamming scandal for his activities during that campaign; Chris LaCivita was on Tobin's witness list but never called.
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In 2003, Chris LaCivita served as president of Progress for America, later giving that role to former DCI employee Brian McCabe while Chris LaCivita became its executive director.
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Chris LaCivita continued his independent-expenditure work in 2005, producing ads in support of Attorney General Jerry Kilgore in his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign.
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In 2005 and 2006, Chris LaCivita was a senior strategist for Vern Buchanan, who won a contested primary and general election in Florida's 13th congressional district by less than 400 votes.
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In 2006, Chris LaCivita was a general consultant for Bob Corker's successful campaign for Senate in Tennessee.
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In 2007, Chris LaCivita told reporters that the GOP could silence the press uproar over the sudden dismissal of eight US Attorneys by promoting stories about the most extreme among anti-Bush activists.
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In 2009, Chris LaCivita was the general strategist for State Senator Ken Cuccinelli's successful bid for Attorney General of Virginia.
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Chris LaCivita aided businessman Scott Rigell in his successful bid for election in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District over incumbent Glenn Nye.
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Chris LaCivita was the strategist for Bill Stanley, who defeated longtime Democratic incumbent Roscoe Reynolds in a race between two Southwest Virginia senators thrown together by redistricting.
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Chris LaCivita was a consultant to black conservative Congressman Allen West of Florida, who was defeated for re-election in a heavily redistricted seat.
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Chris LaCivita was the chief strategist for the 2013 gubernatorial campaign of longtime client Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia.
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In January 2015, Chris LaCivita was named a senior adviser to the exploratory presidential campaign of Senator Rand Paul.
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Chris LaCivita was Pat McCrory's strategist in his unsuccessful 2016 campaign for reelection as Governor of North Carolina.
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In 2017, Chris LaCivita was hired as a general consultant to the Kim Guadagno campaign for governor in New Jersey shortly before her victory in the Republican primary.
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Chris LaCivita was a general consultant to Anthony Gonzalez, the former NFL wide receiver and Stanford graduate who won the Republican nomination and was elected Congressman from Ohio's 16th Congressional District.
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In 2018, Chris LaCivita advised Republican businessman and academic Bob Stefanowski in his insurgent campaign for governor of Connecticut.
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In March 2024, Chris LaCivita became Chief Operating Officer of the Republican National Committee.