CRC Advisors

Creative Response Concepts Public Relations was founded in 1989 by Leif E. Noren, a former executive director of the National Conservative Political Action Committee. Its longtime president was Greg Mueller, who in 2020 founded an affiliated firm CRC Advisors with Leonard Leo. By 2022, that organization was compensated $18 million by The 85 Fund and the Concord Fund, which fund Leo's network.{{Cite news|last=Merida|first=Kevin|date=1997-07-10|title=THE GOP'S TOWN CRIERS|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/07/10/the-gops-town-criers/5cd071ce-fff3-441a-9c5f-60ade6f61ed3/|access-date=2020-10-26|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|last=Treene|first=Jonathan Swan, Alayna|title=Leonard Leo to shape new conservative network, step aside from the Federalist Society|url=https://www.axios.com/leonard-leo-crc-advisors-federalist-society-50d4d844-19a3-4eab-af2b-7b74f1617d1c.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Axios|date=7 January 2020|language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Vogel |first1=Kenneth P. |title=Leonard Leo’s Network Is Increasingly Powerful. But It Is Not Easy to Define |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/leonard-leo-network.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 12, 2022}} Mueller was the communications director for the unsuccessful presidential campaigns of Pat Buchanan in 1992 and 1996.

In 1994, CRC was hired by Newt Gingrich's Contract with America effort.

CRC was hired by the Discovery Institute during the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial over teaching intelligent design in public schools.{{cite news|title=Leading Cardinal Redefines Church's View on Evolution|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/09/science/leading-cardinal-redefines-churchs-view-on-evolution.html|access-date=25 July 2018|website=The New York Times|date=9 July 2005|last1=Dean|first1=Cornelia}}

In 2006, CRC was retained to help promote the 2006 film World Trade Center directed by Oliver Stone.{{Cite news|last=Halbfinger|first=David M.|date=2006-07-27|title=Odd Bedfellows Align to Market Oliver Stone's Film About 9/11|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/movies/odd-bedfellows-align-to-market-oliver-stones-film-about-911.html|access-date=2021-09-18|issn=0362-4331}}

The company was hired to promote The Case Against Barack Obama, a 2008 book written by David Freddoso and published by Regnery Publishing.Martin, Jonathan, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11263.html "First Obama attack book in the works"], news article (Martin also has a blog), Politico, June 23, 2008, retrieved August 15, 2008

CRC advocated on behalf of Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/leonard-leo-federalists-society-courts/|title=A conservative activist's behind-the-scenes campaign to remake the nation's courts|date=2019|newspaper=The Washington Post}} In 2018, CRC was involved in pushing unsubstantiated allegations made by activist Edward Whelan that the sexual assault accuser of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh had confused Kavanaugh with someone who allegedly looked like Kavanaugh.

In 2018, CRC's clients included the Federalist Society and the Judicial Crisis Network. In 2019, CRC helped promote conservative pundit Stephen Moore's nomination to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2UWRKWS|title=Stephen Moore gets PR firm's help to 'manage the media' in bid to join Fed|last=Warmbrodt|first=Zachary|website=Politico|language=en|access-date=2019-04-27}}

In 2021, CRC represented the Media Research Center.{{Cite news|last=Dreisbach|first=Tom|date=2021-02-16|title=Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/968491281/son-of-prominent-conservative-activist-charged-in-capitol-riot|access-date=2021-12-12}}

In 2024, The Guardian reported that CRC has represented Consumers' Research, a conservative advocacy group.{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=2024-07-18 |title=Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/bud-light-boycott-funding |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718124146/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/bud-light-boycott-funding |archive-date=2024-07-18 |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}

• John Kerry military service controversy

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• {{Official website|http://www.crcstrategies.com}}
• Boehlert, Eric (September 10, 2004). [https://archive.today/20130202014123/http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/10/forgery/index.html Swift Boat flacks attack CBS.] Salon.com

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