Julie Cram, a PR agency alum and Republican communications strategist, has joined HDMK in Washington as a partner.

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HDMK is a full-service Republican PR and media strategy firm led by Bush-Cheney PR alums Terry Holt and Trent Duffy. Founding partners Chad Kolton and Jim Morrell are now with Blueprint Communications.

Cram had been running her own shop since a stint as senior VP at DDC Advocacy.

She was a former director of PA at Burson-Marsteller after serving various PA and communications roles in the George W. Bush administration and campaign, including deputy assistant to the president and director of the public liaison, and director of PA at the International Trade Administration.

She was a PR deputy for the Bush-Cheney re-elect in 2004 and held a similar role at the Republican National Committee.

Cram was also VP of corporate communications at TerreStar Networks.