 Brendan Buck |
Brendan Buck, who was a counselor to former House Speaker Paul Ryan and press secretary to his predecessor, John Boehner, is joining DC-based strategic communications and public affairs firm Blue Engine Message & Media + JDA Frontline as a partner.
Buck led messaging and communications strategy for Ryan, as well as for the broader House Republican leadership team. In addition to working for Ryan and Boehner, he has served as communications director at the House Ways and Means Committee, and held senior communications roles for now-Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, former Representative Tom Price and current Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden.
Erik Smith, Blue Engine + JDA founder, said that Buck’s “history of serving as a senior communications counselor during most of the major political and policy debates over the past decade further strengthens our firm’s offerings.”
Blue Engine + JDP was formed by the October 2018 merger of Blue Engine Message & Media and JDA Frontline.
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