Straight Talk America

Straight Talk America is a political action committee and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Sen. 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

↑ Chris Cillizza and Zachary A. Goldfarb, "McCain Campaign Hires 'Best Bricklayer'" Washington Post, Sunday, March 19, 2006; Page A05
↑ "Rep. Craig Goldman, District 97 (R-Fort Worth)". Texas Directory. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ Straight Talk America | OpenSecrets

External links

http://straighttalkamerica.com/ - current website
http://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

John McCain

U.S. Senator from Arizona (1987–present) U.S. Congressman from Arizona's 1st district (1983–1987) Born (1936-08-29)August 29, 1936

Life	Early life and military career Cultural and political image Hanoi Hilton The Nightingale's Song

Books authored	Faith of My Fathers Worth the Fighting For Why Courage Matters Character Is Destiny Hard Call Thirteen Soldiers

Political activities	House and Senate career, until 2000 The Keating Five Scandal International Republican Institute Presidential campaign, 2000 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 Presidential campaign, 2008 Presidential campaign endorsements, 2008

Elections	Electoral history House of Representatives elections, 1982 1984 United States Senate elections 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 United States presidential election, 2008

Related	My Dad, John McCain (2008 book)

Family	Cindy Hensley McCain (wife) Carol McCain (first wife) Meghan McCain (daughter) John S. McCain Jr. (father) Roberta McCain (mother) Joe McCain (brother) John S. McCain Sr. (grandfather)

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