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| Luke Ball |
Luke Ball is exiting his position as communications director for Rep. Matt Gaetz as the Justice Department inquiry into Gaetz’s possible connections to sex trafficking continues.
Ball started out in Gaetz’s office as an intern in 2017. In addition to serving as his press secretary, he was deputy campaign manager in the representative’s 2018 re-election campaign and deputy digital director for Ron DeSantis for Governor, according to Ball’s LinkedIn profile.
He is also the founder of Rightlife Media, a video production and website design company.
The New York Post said that Ball had scrubbed any mentions of Gaetz, from his Twitter biography by midday Thursday.
“The Office of Congressman Matt Gaetz and Luke Ball have agreed that it would be best to part ways,” a statement from Gaetz’s office said. “We thank him for his time in our office, and we wish him the best moving forward.”
Maggie Moran, who is well-connected in New Jersey and New York Democratic politics, has established Moxie Strategies in Asbury Park, NJ.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Rory Cooper, a veteran Republican operative and policy specialist, has joined Teneo’s Washington office as senior managing director in its strategy & communications practice.
Brian Fallon, who served as national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is signing on next month as Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director.
TikTok is nothing more than a Chinese propaganda tool that poses “a grave threat to America’s national security and, in particular, impressionable children and young adults,” say two Congressmen who want the platform registered as a foreign agent.
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Apr. 5, 2021, by Joe Honick
Not sure why a professional like Mr. Ball thought this foolish Congressman was worth putting on his resume. OTH, there would seem to be some logic to giving him as much opportunity and slack as possible so he can write his book!