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[]

, 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
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

[1] Chris Cillizza and Zachary A. Goldfarb, "McCain Campaign Hires 'Best Bricklayer'" Washington Post, Sunday, March 19, 2006; Page A05

[2] "Rep. Craig Goldman, District 97 (R-Fort Worth)". Texas Directory. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

[3] Straight Talk America | OpenSecrets

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