Timmy Teepell
| Timothy Patrick "Timmy" Teepell | |
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| Chief of Staff to Governor Bobby Jindal | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Kopplin (under Kathleen Babineaux Blanco) |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Waguespack |
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| Born |
February 15, 1975 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Lynn Parker Teepell |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents | Thomas Francis, Sr., and Brenda McArthur Teepell |
| Residence |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Homeschooled in Baton Rouge |
| Occupation | Political consultant |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Timothy Patrick Teepell, known as Timmy Teepell (born February 15, 1975), is a Republicanpolitical consultant from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was chief of staff to Governor Bobby Jindal during most of Jindal's first term in office. Since 2011, Teepell has operated the firm OnMessage Inc., based in suburban Washington, D.C. Still an advisor to Jindal, Teepell is sometimes called the governor's "alter ego".
Teepell is the second of four sons of Thomas Francis "Tommy" Teepell, Sr. (born 1951), a salesman for Lamar Advertising, and the former Brenda McArthur (also born 1951). After the eighth or tenth grade (sources vary), Teepell was homeschooled in Baton Rouge. His mother became an unofficial lobbyist for the homeschooling movement and spent considerable time at the Louisiana State Capitol promoting her cause. Young Teepell had an interest in basketball and the Louisiana State University great Pete Maravich. Teepell obtained his General Educational Development diploma and did not attend college. Instead he went directly to Washington, D.C., to work for Republican candidates, to promote conservative causes, to engage in fundraising, and to join the staff of the Republican National Committee, all activities which turned into his full-time career as a political consultant.
Teeple is married to the former Sarah Lynn Parker of Virginia. He has twin sons, Thomas and William, and four daughters, all named for U.S. states, Virginia, Georgia, Montana, and Tennessee.
At 18, his first job was in 1993 as an aide to Michael Farris in Purcellville in northern Virginia, a Republican who organized the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College and ran unsuccessfully that same year for lieutenant governor, when such Moderate Republicans as then US Senator John Warner refused to support him for being too conservative. By his early 20s, Teepell had taken charge of the Madison Project, a political action committee founded by Farris that raised funds for Christian conservative candidates nationwide. He also worked in Virginia legislative campaigns.
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