Robert Creamer (political consultant)
| Robert Creamer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 June 1947 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Political consultant, community organizer, author |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Schakowsky |
Robert Creamer is an American political consultant, community organizer, and author. He is the husband of Democrat congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the Congressional Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district. His firm, Democracy Partners, works with issue campaigns. He also leads the nonprofit group Americans United for Change.
In 2005, Creamer pleaded guilty to tax violations and $2.3 million in bank fraud in relation to paying checks with insufficient funds, to fund his public interest group in the 1990s. He repaid the funds, and was convicted and sentenced to five months in prison at Terre Haute and eleven months house arrest.
Creamer resigned from his consulting position with the Democratic National Committee in October 2016 after a video was released which showed him discussing a scheme to pay people to incite violence at rallies for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The footage showed Creamer discussing fraudulent voting arrangements, although he did not endorse the methods discussed and voiced concern to the potential donor that those efforts would be tantamount to voter fraud. Creamer and Democratic Party spokespeople subsequently described the conversations as "hypothetical" and denied that the tactics described had been used.
Creamer was born in 1947. He graduated from Duke University in 1967, writing his thesis, "Duke Employees Local 77: Confrontation over Impartial Arbitration of Grievances", about the AFSCME Local 77 union. He later did graduate work at the University of Chicago.
Creamer began his organizing career in 1970 working with Chicago's Citizen Action Program (CAP). During his tenure, CAP successfully campaigned to reduce the sulfur dioxide in Chicago's air by almost two thirds. Creamer founded the Illinois Public Action Council (later known as Illinois Citizen Action) in 1974. It became Illinois's largest consumer advocacy organization, advocating for lower utility rates, environmental concerns, and legislation benefitting senior citizens. Creamer directed the organization for 23 years.
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