Jim Manley (strategist)

Jim Manley is an American political strategist known for working for various Democratic Party politicians. He worked at Quinn Gillespie & Associates from 2011 - 2017 as a senior director in their Communications and Government Affairs groups.^[1] After the firm dissolved, he has been on his own, advising clients quietly on a wide variety of issues.

Career in Washington

Manley has worked on Capitol Hill for over two decades,^[2] including as a top leadership aide and communications director for former Nevada Senator Harry Reid when Reid was the Senate Majority Leader.^[3][4][5] Previously, he worked as an aide to Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy for eleven years, starting in 1993. Before that, he worked for Maine Senator George J. Mitchell.^[6][7]