Raynard Jackson
{{Short description|American political consultant}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Raynard Jackson
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| alma_mater = Oral Roberts University (BS)
George Mason University (MA)
| occupation = Political consultant, radio host
| party = Republican
}}
Raynard Jackson is an American Republican political consultant, lobbyist, and radio host based in Washington, D.C.{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Hamil R.|date=January 30, 2009|title=Local GOP Says It's Poised for Change|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/01/local_gop_poised_for_change.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015025651/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/01/local_gop_poised_for_change.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2012|accessdate=29 June 2011}} Notably, he worked on the presidential campaigns of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-20 |title=My Legacy With George H.W. Bush – The Tennessee Tribune |url=https://tntribune.com/my-legacy-with-george-h-w-bush/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-03-20 |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Jackson is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and attended Soldan High School. He received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a Master of Arts in International Business from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.{{Cite web|title=Raynard Jackson|url=https://www.mmcadc.org/raynard-jackson/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=MMCA|language=en-US}}
Career
Jackson has worked on Republican United States Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional political campaigns.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} He is the president and CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC (RJA), a lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} He hosts an Internet-based radio show on U.S. Talk Network.{{cite web|url=http://talkers.com/online/?p=542|title=TALKERS.COM|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105828/http://talkers.com/online/?p=542|archivedate=2010-03-01}}
Jackson is a supporter of Donald Trump.{{Cite news|last1=Shear|first1=Michael D.|last2=Eligon|first2=John|last3=Haberman|first3=Maggie|date=2019-03-02|title=Trump's Black Supporters: Inside a Small and Divided World|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/us/trump-black-supporters.html|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0362-4331}} He has criticized liberal political commentators like Joy Reid and Don Lemon, claiming that they "are killing more black folks than any white person with a sheet over their face."{{Cite news|title=White House guest: Joy Reid, Don Lemon 'killing more black folks than any white person with a sheet'|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/10/raynard-jackson-joy-reid-don-lemon-killing-black-f/|access-date=2020-06-25|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=WATCH THIS: Black Leaders Meet With Trump, See What One Participant Said|url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/featured/1870157/watch-this-black-leaders-meet-with-trump-see-what-one-participant-said.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=The Yeshiva World|language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.raynardjackson.com Official website]
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