Straight Talk America was a political action committee and intercampaign outreach vehicle created by Senator John McCain. Originally formed during McCain’s 2000 bid for the Republican presidential nomination, it was revived again in 2005, and then retired in 2007 as he announced his formal bid for the presidency in 2008.
Notable people Terry Nelson, Senior AdvisorChris Cillizza and Zachary A. Goldfarb, "McCain Campaign Hires 'Best Bricklayer'" Washington Post, Sunday, March 19, 2006; Page A05 Lance Tarrance, Adviser – formerly of RT Strategies Charlie Condon, Co-chair – former Attorney General of South Carolina Bob McAllister, Co-Chair Henry McMaster, Attorney General of South Carolina Craig Goldman, former executive director; member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
Funding According to FEC filings:Straight Talk America | OpenSecrets 2006 – $7,938,413 2008 – $373,703
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External links http://straighttalkamerica.com/ - current website https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.straighttalkamerica.com/ - archives courtesy of the Wayback Machine http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00413245 - FEC Disclosure Reports for STA http://www.nndb.com/org/594/000165099/ NNDB - Straight Talk America