Brian Jones (political consultant)


Brian Jones is a Republican political strategist who is a partner at Black Rock Group, a strategic communications and public affairs firm. He is a former managing director at Mercury Public Affairs, a public and political strategy firm. He is a veteran of 5 presidential campaigns including George W Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, John McCain's 2008 campaign, Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, and most recently as a senior advisor for Chris Christie's campaign in 2016.
Once named one of the “top free-agent GOP operatives” by The Washington Post, former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman noted Jones has “fantastic judgment, the respect of the press, good management skills, creativity and a commitment to excellence.”

Early political career

From 2001 to 2003, Brian Jones was the research director at the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2002 election cycle. In 2003, Jones left the NRCC and began working at the public affairs firm, Mercury Public Affairs, as the vice president of polling and advertising.
In 2004, Jones joined George W. Bush's re-election campaign as the director of communications. After Bush's victory, Jones shifted over to the Republican National Committee to become the RNC's communications director for the 2006 election cycle.

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Jones began the 2008 election season as the communications director for John McCain's presidential campaign, but resigned in July 2007.
Jones returned to the McCain campaign in September 2008 to lead the campaign's Truth Squad, a rapid response communications team which dealt with issues ranging from voter fraud, to Cindy McCain's Tax Returns, to media coverage of the campaign's vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin.

Return to Mercury Public Affairs

In 2008, Jones returned to Mercury as the managing director of public affairs, overseeing strategic communications. By January 2011, he had transitioned from Mercury to the Black Rock Group as a partner.

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In 2012, Jones was named senior political strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign where he was "involved in most aspects of the campaign."

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In March 2015, Jones joined Chris Christie's PAC, Leadership Matters for America.
In July 2015, Jones was named as a senior communications consultant for Christie's presidential campaign.

Miscellaneous

In 2015, Jones signed an amicus brief calling on the United States Supreme Court to declare same-sex marriage a constitutional right.
In 2017, Jones was considered for the position of White House Communications Director, before deciding against it to remain at Black Rock Group.