Ed Gillespie
| Ed Gillespie | |
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| Counselor to the President | |
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In office July 5, 2007 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dan Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Pete Rouse (2011) |
| Chair of the Republican Party of Virginia | |
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In office December 4, 2006 – June 13, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kate Obenshain |
| Succeeded by | John Hager |
| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
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In office July 25, 2003 – January 20, 2005 |
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| Leader | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Marc Racicot |
| Succeeded by | Ken Mehlman |
| Personal details | |
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Edward Walter Gillespie August 1, 1961 Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Catholic University of America (BA) |
Edward Walter "Ed" Gillespie (born August 1, 1961) is an American Republican politician who served as the 61st Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Counselor to the President in the George W. Bush administration. Gillespie, along with Democrat Jack Quinn, founded Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm. Gillespie is also the founder of Ed Gillespie Strategies, a strategic consulting firm that provides high-level advice to companies and CEOs, coalitions, and trade associations. In January 2014, Gillespie announced he was running for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Mark Warner in the 2014 election, and on June 7, 2014, he received the Republican nomination, ending up Gillespie narrowly lost to Warner. In October 2015, Gillespie announced his plans to run for Governor of Virginia in 2017.
Gillespie was born August 1, 1961, in the Mount Holly Township, and raised in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, New Jersey. He is the son of Conny (Carroll) and Sean (later John) Patrick Gillespie, an immigrant from Ireland who grew up in North Philadelphia. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C and Pemberton Township High School. While at CUA he began his career on Capitol Hill as a Senate parking lot attendant. He is married to Cathy Gillespie and has three children, John, Carrie, and Mollie.
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