Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:06 AM
Ron Johnson adds campaign staff
Darrin Schmitz and Juston Johnson are joining Ron Johnson’s U.S. Senate campaign as the Oshkosh businessman moves toward a formal announcement.
Juston Johnson, no relation to the Oshkosh businessman, will serve as campaign manager. His past work includes political director for RPW political director, director of the Republicans’ Wisconsin Victory effort in 2008 and campaign manager for J.B. Van Hollen’s 2006 AG campaign.
Schmitz will serve as a consultant. The president of Persuasion Partners Inc. has worked with numerous GOP and conservative state campaigns, including Van Hollen’s AG bids and Supreme Court Justices Michael Gableman and Annette Ziegler.
Schmitz wrote in an e-mail that Johnson’s campaign is coming together quickly and the businessman is “close to putting the final pieces of the puzzle together in anticipation of making an official announcement.
“It’s clear people are craving real leadership, and they rightly see Ron as someone who can defeat Russ Feingold,” Schmitz said.
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