Neal Blair
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Neal Blair is a professional lobbyist and campaign advisor/consultant/fundraiser for local, statewide, and national campaigns of note. He has worked in the last 23 consecutive election cycles for conservative candidates for the U. S. Presidency, Senate
, House of Representatives
, and state gubernatorial and legislative races and initiatives. Previously based in Washington, D.C.
, he directed the day-to-day operations of a fundraising center that generated millions of dollars annually to fund political action committee
s, research organizations, and foundations. He also ran a federally chartered multi-candidate political action committee and non-federal campaign fund that raised and expended significant financial resources to political candidates for five consecutive election cycles. Besides being embroiled in many major domestic political battles, he founded and directed the operations of organizations that funded, developed, and executed tireless political and media campaigns leading directly to the withdrawal of Soviet troops in Afghanistan
, and the exodus of Soviet, Cuban, North Korean, East German, and other external communist military forces in southeastern and southwestern Africa.
He founded, co-founded, or was a charter member of a number of national organizations, including the International Policy Forum
, the Council for National Policy
, and the Free the Eagle
Group. He was also a founding board member of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets and the Financial Publishers of America, and served on the Board of Directors of Coalitions for America, a keystone organization developing and implementing strategy to elect a Republican majority in Congress
, and implement a "Contract With America".
Prior to locating in Washington, D.C. to serve full time in public affairs
, he was an executive in a partnership specializing in processing construction projects, an executive with a private mortgage insurance
company, an executive with an SBIC providing venture capital
exclusively for construction projects, a federal compliance officer, chief labor negotiator, and assistant field office director for a federal agency, an assistant for congressional affairs for a member of the U.S. President's cabinet, and a professional staffer for a Presidential Commission
.
After graduating from Livermore Union High School, Livermore, California
, he attended Brigham Young University
, served as a two-year volunteer missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
, attended San Francisco State College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science, pursued graduate studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
, and attended the College of Law at Western States University, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree.
Neal currently serves as a counselor, advisor, and fundraiser for church and other charitable organizations. He served as a Jaycee officer and has been honored by the U.S. Jaycees as an "Outstanding Young Man in America". He is a popular speaker for schools, charities, political candidates, trade organizations, and conventions.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, and state gubernatorial and legislative races and initiatives. Previously based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, he directed the day-to-day operations of a fundraising center that generated millions of dollars annually to fund political action committee
Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...
s, research organizations, and foundations. He also ran a federally chartered multi-candidate political action committee and non-federal campaign fund that raised and expended significant financial resources to political candidates for five consecutive election cycles. Besides being embroiled in many major domestic political battles, he founded and directed the operations of organizations that funded, developed, and executed tireless political and media campaigns leading directly to the withdrawal of Soviet troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, and the exodus of Soviet, Cuban, North Korean, East German, and other external communist military forces in southeastern and southwestern Africa.
He founded, co-founded, or was a charter member of a number of national organizations, including the International Policy Forum
International Policy Forum
The International Policy Forum is a fully student-run think tank based at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.Emerging from the realization that there was an absence of student perspective in pressing policy issues, participants in the IPF strive to add their voice to public debate...
, the Council for National Policy
Council for National Policy
The Council for National Policy , is an umbrella organization and networking group for social conservative activists in the United States...
, and the Free the Eagle
Free the Eagle
Free the Eagles is a conservative lobbying group based in Washington, D.C.. Neal Blair is the firm's President....
Group. He was also a founding board member of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets and the Financial Publishers of America, and served on the Board of Directors of Coalitions for America, a keystone organization developing and implementing strategy to elect a Republican majority in Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, and implement a "Contract With America".
Prior to locating in Washington, D.C. to serve full time in public affairs
Public affairs
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, he was an executive in a partnership specializing in processing construction projects, an executive with a private mortgage insurance
Mortgage insurance
Mortgage insurance is an insurance policy which compensates lenders or investors for losses due to the default of a mortgage loan. Mortgage insurance can be either public or private depending upon the insurer...
company, an executive with an SBIC providing venture capital
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
exclusively for construction projects, a federal compliance officer, chief labor negotiator, and assistant field office director for a federal agency, an assistant for congressional affairs for a member of the U.S. President's cabinet, and a professional staffer for a Presidential Commission
Presidential Commission
Presidential Commission may refer to:*Presidential Commission *Presidential Commission *Presidential Commission of Uganda*Presidential Commission of Ghana*Presidential Commission on the Status of Women...
.
After graduating from Livermore Union High School, Livermore, California
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County. The population as of 2010 was 80,968. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area....
, he attended Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, served as a two-year volunteer missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its current dispensation beginnings to Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 6, 1830 in Western New York. Initial converts were drawn to the church in part because of the newly published Book of Mormon, a self-described chronicle of indigenous American...
, attended San Francisco State College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science, pursued graduate studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
, and attended the College of Law at Western States University, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree.
Neal currently serves as a counselor, advisor, and fundraiser for church and other charitable organizations. He served as a Jaycee officer and has been honored by the U.S. Jaycees as an "Outstanding Young Man in America". He is a popular speaker for schools, charities, political candidates, trade organizations, and conventions.