Jimmy LaSalvia
| Jimmy LaSalvia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Michael LaSalvia Jr. 15 December 1970 Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Black Hills State University |
| Occupation | Commentator & speaker, political strategist |
| Political party |
Independent (2014–present) Republican (until 2014) |
| Website | jimmylasalvia.com |
Jimmy LaSalvia (born December 15, 1970) is an American political figure. LaSalvia is the co-founder and former executive director of GOProud, a defunct U.S. political action group. He has also done work for the American Civil Liberties Union.
A long-time political activist, LaSalvia has held volunteer and professional staff positions in Republican campaigns and party organizations in South Dakota and Kentucky, including volunteering on the campaign staff of former South Dakota Governor Walter D. Miller. He has also previously worked as a development officer for Kentucky Opera and as a real estate broker in Louisville, Kentucky.
After taking a break from politics, LaSalvia reengaged in response to the anti-gay marriage amendments that appeared on ballots in 11 states and the federal constitutional amendment proposal to ban gay marriage nationally in 2004. He joined NO on the Amendment, a group that opposed the federal anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment. In the same year, he founded the Kentucky chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans .
In 2006, LaSalvia left the Kentucky chapter and joined the national staff of Log Cabin Republicans, first as Grassroots Outreach Director, then as Director of Programs & Policy. He was terminated by the organization in December 2008 as chapter development and programs took a significant dip during his tenure.
LaSalvia left Log Cabin Republicans and along with fellow former LCR employee, Christopher R. Barron started GOProud as a means of driving a political perspective under their sole direction. They co-sponsored CPAC two years in a row and conservative commentator Ann Coulter headlined GOProud's first "Homocon" convention, where Ann Coulter addressed the audience informing them that gays didn't 'deserve civil rights protections because they weren't black.' In advance of the 2012 CPAC, Barron went on a rage against ACU Chairman Al Cardenas and Board Member Cleta Mitchell calling her a 'nasty bigot' despite having developed a working relationship with her in the past, the statements by Barron spurred conservative lesbian radio personality Tammy Bruce to resign from the GOProud board.
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