Roger Stone
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| Born |
Roger Jason Stone Jr. August 27, 1952 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education |
George Washington University (did not graduate) |
| Occupation | Republican political consulting |
| Political party |
Republican (before 2012) Libertarian (2012–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Stone (1974–1990) Nydia Bertran (1992–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website |
Official website Stone Zone Stone Cold Truth |
Roger Jason Stone Jr. (born August 27, 1952) is an American political consultant,lobbyist, and strategist, noted for his use of opposition research, usually for candidates of the Republican Party. He was a principal with the lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
The New York Times has described Stone as a "renowned infighter" and a "seasoned practitioner of hard-edged politics." During the 2004 presidential campaign, CBS News described Stone as a "veteran Republican strategist." Stone has promoted a number of falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
Stone is the subject of an upcoming Netflix documentary film, entitled Get Me Roger Stone.
Stone was born on August 27, 1952, in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Gloria Rose (Corbo) and Roger J. Stone. Stone grew up in Lewisboro, New York, in a family of Hungarian and Italian descent. His mother was a small-town reporter, his father a well driller who owned his own business. He has described his family as middle-class, blue-collar Catholics.
In the first grade, Stone claims, he broke into politics to further John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign: "I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays... It was my first political trick".
When he was a junior and vice president of the student government at a high school in northern Westchester County, New York, he manipulated the ouster of the president and succeeded him. Stone recalled how he ran for election as president for his senior year:
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