Tim Phillips (political strategist) explained
Timothy A. Phillips (born July 13, 1964) or Tim Phillips was the president of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) from 2006 through November 2021.[1] He was an early Tea Party movement organizer.[2] [3] [4] [5] Prior to joining AFP, Phillips was a Republican campaign strategist.[6]
Personal life
Phillips grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After briefly attending Liberty University in 1983, he went to Washington D.C. as part of a school sponsored internship with the United States Department of Education. There he met fellow intern Julia Reider Phillips, whom he later married. The couple have four children, including son Cabot Phillips.[7]
Phillips completed his education in 1985 as a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Virginia Tech, graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in political science.[8]
Career
Phillips was chief of staff to United States House of Representatives member Bob Goodlatte of Virginia. Phillips co-founded political consulting firm Century Strategies with political strategist Ralph Reed.[9] [10]
In 2005, Phillips was hired to lead Americans for Prosperity, a conservative political advocacy group active in building the Tea Party movement.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Stanley-Becker . Isaac . Longtime president of Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity is forced out . December 4, 2021 . Washington Post . December 1, 2021.
- News: Arena Profile: Tim Phillips. 29 October 2015. The Arena. Politico.
- Web site: Americans for Prosperity . . October 10, 2011 . September 8, 2014.
- Web site: Tea party organizer: 'A freedom movement' . CNN . September 24, 2012 . September 8, 2014.
- The Tea Party Is Outside Your House . . 24 September 2012. September 8, 2014. Weigel . David .
- News: Michael Needham & Tim Phillips. 29 October 2015. The Politico 50. Politico Magazine.
- Web site: Tim Phillips. Tweet: That time at CPAC national conference when I watched MY SON Cabot Phillips speak at a breakout. Proud Dad moment!. Twitter. 15 March 2020.
- Web site: Timothy R. Phillips . https://web.archive.org/web/20040603164236/http://www.censtrat.com/staffbio.cfm?staff_id=13 . 2004-06-03 . Century Strategies.
- News: Who is Americans for Prosperity? . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831093514/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/who-is-americans-for-prosperit.html . dead . August 31, 2010 . . Felicia . Sonmez . August 26, 2010 . March 23, 2015.
- News: How Billionaire Oligarchs Are Becoming Their Own Political Parties . Jim . Rutenberg . October 17, 2014 . March 23, 2015 . New York Times Magazine.
