George Gorton

George Gorton (born March 30, 1947) is a Republican political consultant from the US state of California. He has helped lead national political campaigns in Russia, Panama, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Canada and the United States.

His involvement in Boris Yeltsin's reelection campaign earned him and his partners, Joe Shumate and Dick Dresner, a ten-page cover story in Time magazine.[1] and a major motion picture (Spinning Boris) where George, the central figure in the movie, is played by Jeff Goldblum.[2]

Gorton served on the national campaign teams of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He managed all of Governor Pete Wilson's successful gubernatorial and US Senate races.[3] He was the first political consultant hired by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2000 and was the chief strategist for his campaign for governor in 2003.[4]


References
  1. Kramer, Michael (July 15, 1996). "Rescuing Boris". Time. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  2. "The Americans in Moscow: How to Spin a Russian Election". New York Times. March 13, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  3. Wallace, Amy (October 12, 1994). "The Mystic Behind Wilson's Mystique - Politics: Adviser met with guru before agreeing to run reelection bid". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  4. Bennett, Kelly (June 23, 2008). "From San Diego to Moscow: George Gorton's Strange and Wild Assignments". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
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