Straight Talk America
Straight Talk America was a political action committee and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Senator John McCain. Originally formed during McCain’s 2000 bid for the Republican presidential nomination, it was revived again in 2005, and then retired in 2007 as he announced his formal bid for the presidency in 2008.
Notable people
- Terry Nelson, Senior Advisor[1]
- Lance Tarrance, Adviser – formerly of RT Strategies
- Charlie Condon, Co-chair – former Attorney General of South Carolina
- Bob McAllister, Co-Chair
- Henry McMaster, Attorney General of South Carolina
- Craig Goldman, former executive director; member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth[2]
Funding
According to FEC filings:[3]
- 2006 – $$7,938,413
- 2008 – $373,703
References
External links
- http://straighttalkamerica.com/ - current website
- https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.straighttalkamerica.com/ - archives courtesy of the Wayback Machine
- http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00413245 - FEC Disclosure Reports for STA
- http://www.nndb.com/org/594/000165099/ NNDB - Straight Talk America
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John McCain
- U.S. Senator from Arizona (1987–2018)
- U.S. Congressman from Arizona's 1st district (1983–1987)
activities
- House and Senate career, until 2000
- Keating Five scandal
- International Republican Institute
- 2000 presidential campaign
- Senate career during 2001–2014
- Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
- Climate Stewardship Acts
- McCain Detainee Amendment
- 2008 opposition to limiting interrogation techniques
- List of bills sponsored
- Political positions
- 2008 Republican National Convention
- 2008 presidential campaign
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- The Nightingale's Song (1995 book)
- Faith of My Fathers (2005 film)
- My Dad, John McCain (2008 book)
- Change (2010 documentary)
- Game Change (2012 film)
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