Joe M Allbaugh was born on July 27,1952 and is an American political figure in the Republican Party.
23 Facts About Joe Allbaugh
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Joe Allbaugh served until FEMA's transfer into the newly created Department of Homeland Security, after which he resigned in March 2003.
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Joe Allbaugh was appointed as the interim Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections by the state Board of Corrections, effective January 11,2016.
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Joe Allbaugh began working on political campaigns at the age of 12 as a volunteer for Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign.
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Joe Allbaugh went on to earn a degree in political science from Oklahoma State University where he became a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.
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Joe Allbaugh's first paid political job was working for Oklahoma Senator Henry Bellmon in 1974.
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Joe Allbaugh later served as a deputy secretary of transportation under Bellmon's successor, David Walters.
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In 1994, Allbaugh was brought to Texas by George W Bush to manage his campaign for governor.
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Joe Allbaugh ended up with the responsibility of vetting Cheney himself when Bush focused directly on Cheney as his choice for vice president, rather than as the man to simply help with the choice.
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Joe Allbaugh was confirmed as Director of FEMA in February 2001 by the Senate in a unanimous vote.
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Joe Allbaugh explained that this mission, dubbed "homeland defense", would focus on dealing with the effects of such attacks, but not extend to gathering intelligence to prevent them.
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At the time of the attacks, Joe Allbaugh was attending a conference in Big Sky, Montana, on the subject of emergency response.
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Joe Allbaugh made his resignation effective March 1,2003, the date the reorganization was to take effect.
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Joe Allbaugh co-chaired Diligence-Iraq, founded by former CIA and FBI chief William Webster and 40 percent owned by a wealthy Kuwaiti politician, which partnered with New Bridge to advise and provide security for companies doing business there.
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The Allbaugh Company is commonly described as a lobbying and consulting firm, although Joe Allbaugh himself says he only consults with clients on presenting their services to government agencies, and does not lobby the government directly for contracts.
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Joe Allbaugh's clients were among the first to win federal contracts to help with hurricane recovery: Shaw won a bid potentially worth $100 million to refurbish buildings and provide emergency housing, and KBR received $29.8 million from the Pentagon to rebuild Navy bases in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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On July 12,2006, Emergent Biosolutions, maker of an anthrax vaccine under its former name BioPort, announced that Joe Allbaugh joined the board of directors.
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In September 2006, Joe Allbaugh was elected president of Ecosphere Systems, Inc He sits on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.
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The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee announced on October 30,2007, that Joe Allbaugh would serve as Senior Advisor to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign.
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Joe Allbaugh was to advise the campaign on general strategy and homeland security.
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Joe Allbaugh stated that "Rudy Giuliani is the only candidate who will keep America on offense in the Terrorists' War on Us".
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Joe Allbaugh has significant experience in emergency management and I will look to him for sound advice and expertise.
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Joe Allbaugh served as campaign manager for Texas Governor Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.