Raynard Jackson is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 political consultant

Political consulting

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 based in Washington, DC. He has been involved in every Republican presidential campaign from George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

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 to George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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. He has also worked on many Republican senate, governor, and congressional campaigns across the country.

He is the president and CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC (RJA). This is Government Relations and Public Relations firm based in Washington, DC. They not only work with politician

Politician

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s, but also represent professional athletes and entertainers. RJA also works with foreign governments, especially in Africa

Africa

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, helping them improve their relations with the U.S.

Jackson can been seen regularly on TV shows,both nationally and internationally, giving his analysis on subjects from politics

Politics

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, culture

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, foreign policy

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, and economics

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. He has been on CNN

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, MSNBC

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, BET

Black Entertainment Television

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, FOX News

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, C-SPAN

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, etc. He has also served as a regular political analyst for the CBS

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 affiliate in Washington, DC, WUSA*9

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. He also host his own internet based radio

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 show on U.S. Talk Network. He has been named to Talkers Magazine

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's "Frontier Fifty Talk Show Hosts (http://talkers.com/online/?p=542)." This award was given to the top 50 internet radio hosts. Jackson also does a weekly newspaper column that is published nationwide and in several European and African newspapers.

Jackson is a native of St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

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. He graduated from Soldan High School

Soldan International Studies High School

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; received his B.S. in accounting from Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...

 in Tulsa, OK

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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 (www.oru.edu); and received his M.A. in International Business from George Mason University

George Mason University

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 in Fairfax, VA

Fairfax, Virginia

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(www.gmu.edu).

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