Charlie Gerow

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Charles R. Gerow
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Gerow in February 2018
EducationVillanova University School of Law
OccupationQuantum Communications CEO, Political Consultant and Media Analyst

Charles R. Gerow, is a Republican Party political strategist who is the CEO of Quantum Communications, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based public relations and public affairs firm.

Career[]

Gerow holds a J.D.[1] degree from Villanova University School of Law and has been a Pennsylvania attorney for over 40 years.[2] Gerow began his career on the campaign staff of President Ronald Reagan and continued to do political work for President Reagan throughout the next 25 years.[3] He was an Alternate Delegate At Large at the 1988 Republican National Convention, elected as a Delegate to the 2004, 2012, and 2020 Republican National Conventions and an Alternate Delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention. He has attended every Republican National Convention since 1976.[3]

Gerow is a prominent Republican Party political strategist.[4][5] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Republicans in Pennsylvania.[6]

Gerow is one of five Pennsylvania Republicans recognized in the prestigious Influencers 500 by Campaigns and Elections magazine. He's also been named One of the Top 50 Republican Influencers in Pennsylvania by Politics Magazine and as one of the Top Ten Political Consultants in Pennsylvania by PA2010.com. Charlie serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union, the nation's largest and most prestigious conservative organization and the sponsor of CPAC, the Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge and the American Swiss Foundation.[7]

In 1989, he helped to found the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.[8] During the 1996 presidential election, Gerow was a surrogate speaker for Bob Dole.[3] In 1998, Gerow was a candidate in the 1998 Republican primary to represent Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district, where he lost to incumbent William F. Goodling.[9] In 2000, he was a candidate in the 2000 Republican primary to represent Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district, where he lost to Todd Russell Platts.[10]

President George W. Bush appointed Gerow to the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission,[11] and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett appointed Gerow to the Governor's Advisory Council on Privatization and Innovation in 2011.[12]

Gerow serves as the First Vice Chairman of the American Conservative Union, and sits on the boards of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and the American Swiss Foundation.[13] He also serves on the Board of the Matthew J. Ryan Center at Villanova University

He has taught as an adjunct professor at Lebanon Valley College, Dickinson College and Gettysburg College.[2] He works as a political analyst for WHP-TV (CBS 21) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2] He regularly hosts radio talk shows and has appeared as a commentator on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox Business and several national radio programs.[2]

2021 car crash[]

On July 21, 2021, Gerow was driving along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County when his vehicle was struck by a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was killed. Gerow's campaign said that he was cooperating with Pennsylvania State Police investigators.[4] Witnesses said that Gerow's car was seen driving down the highway with a motorcycle embedded in its grille for several miles before state police eventually pulled Gerow over.[4]

A lawyer for Gerow said that the motorcyclist was involved in a crash with a different vehicle and had been stopped in a Turnpike lane, and said Gerow did not cause the crash.[14]

2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial bid[]

Main article: 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

In June 2021, Gerow announced his campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2022.[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charles Raymond Gerow Profile | Mechanicsburg, PA Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ^ a b c d "Charlie Gerow". Quantum Communications. 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Mr. Charles R. Gerow". Find a Republican Lawyer. Republican National Lawyers Association. 1007. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Couloumbis, Angela (July 23, 2021). "Pa. GOP strategist running for governor being investigated for fatal accident on Turnpike". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Andrew Seidman, A GOP strategist who worked for Reagan will run for Pa. governor as a 'conservative happy warrior', Philadelphia Inquirer (June 16, 2021).
  6. ^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "Charlie Gerow at Republican National Lawyers Association". Republican National Lawyers Association. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "History of the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference". Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. Pennsylvania Leadership Council. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009.
  9. ^ Rees, Matthew (May 11, 1998). "GOODLING HUNTING". www.weeklystandard.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "2000 General Primary - Representative in Congress". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  11. ^ Productions, Terra Incognita, Interactive. "The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary". www.benfranklin300.org. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Governor Corbett Forms Advisory Council on Privatization and Innovation" (Press release). Pennsylvania Office of the Governor. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bio". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  14. ^ Charles Thompson, Lawyer for Pa. governor candidate says Charlie Gerow happened upon fatal crash, but did not cause it, PennLive (July 26, 2021).
  15. ^ "Conservative activist Charlie Gerow to run for Pennsylvania governor". FOX 29 Philadelphia (in American English). June 17, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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