Alexander Strategy
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Alexander Strategy Group (3MY)
The Alexander Strategy Group (ASG) is a Republican Party-associated lobbying and political strategy firm with offices in Washington and Hong Kong. ASG was founded by Ed Buckham, the former chief of staff to Texas GOP Congressman and House Majority Whip Tom DeLay?, and Tony Rudy, a lobbyist for pharmaceutical companies and also a former top aide to DeLay?. (3MZ)
Christine DeLay?, Tom's wife, also receives a salary from ASG.[1] Her approximately $40,000 a year salary, though, is "for her job as chief executive officer of Americans for a Republican Majority." According to Tom DeLay?'s communications director, "DeLay?'s wife is paid through the Alexander Strategy Group primarily as a bookkeeping arrangement... She does not keep an office at the firm and often works out of the couple's home."[2] But Christine DeLay? is not listed among the firm's 17 staff members on ASG's website.[3] (3N0)
According to its website: "Unlike traditional lobbying firms, Alexander Strategy Group offers an integrated suite of advocacy services that includes government affairs, strategic consulting, public relations, grassroots development, creative media, international representation, coalition building, business development and corporate/crisis communications."[4] And, from a press release: ASG has "worked extensively with the Executive and Legislative branches of government, been involved in numerous Presidential and Congressional campaigns, forged alliances with numerous conservative advocacy groups and worked at the highest levels of the international arena."[5] (3N1)
Enron was ASG's biggest client; they received at least $411,000 from Enron between 1999 and 2001.[6] Ed Buckham and ASG were involved with a "secret 'grassroots' campaign -- spearheaded by Enron -- to deregulate energy markets... An outline for the plan was faxed to Tom DeLay?'s Washington office. It was printed on Alexander Strategy letterhead complete with Ed Buckham's name in print. The only problem was that Alexander Strategy's CEO was still in the employ of the federal government at the time... Alexander Strategy Group was, as Enron promised, awarded the $750,000 contract to drum up support for electric power deregulation -- a goal that Enron believed would open the $300 billion a year electric markets to Enron. The stealth campaign would operate out of an energy consortium dubbed, 'Americans for Affordable Electricity' -- a name that Californians would find bitterly ironic just three years later."[7] (3N2)
The North Carolina-based private military contractor Blackwater USA hired ASG for crisis management, public and media relations as Blackwater - and private military contractors in general - came under increased public scrutiny following the public killing and mutilation of four employees in Fallujah, Iraq on March 31, 2004. [8] (3N3)
Other ASG clients include the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations, the Asbestos Study Group[9], Time Warner, National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association[10], AT&T[11], the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers, Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform, Eli Lilly, KOCH Industries, Microsoft, Nuclear Energy Institute, Xcel Energy and United States Telecom Association.[12] (3N4)
Contact Info ALEXANDER STRATEGY GROUP Mike Mihalke, Senior Partner 3000 K St. NW, Suite 101 Washington, DC 20007 (3N5)
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