John Weaver (political consultant)

John Weaver
Bornc. 1959 (age 64–65)
Kermit, Texas, U.S.
Alma materTexas A&M University
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Angela Hession
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

John Weaver (born c.e. 1959)[1] is an American political consultant. He worked on the John McCain presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2008. In between, he worked for a time for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.[2] He was also the chief strategist for the 2016 presidential campaign of Republican John Kasich.[3][4]

In 2019, he co-founded The Lincoln Project, a super PAC opposed to the re-election of President Donald Trump in 2020.[5] He resigned from the organization in January 2021, after he was accused of online harassment by 21 men as well as offering personal and professional favors in exchange for sex to at least 10 of the men.[6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TLP-Statement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sullivan, Amy (September 2003), "General Election", Washington Monthly, p. 17
  3. ^ Flegenheimer, Matt (April 28, 2016). "Ted Cruz's 'Alliance' With John Kasich Hits New Low Point". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Zengerle, Jason (November–December 2015). "Winning Isn't Everything: John Weaver and the business of political seduction". Politico. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference LincolnProject was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Astor, Maggie. "21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment". New York Times.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Weaver acknowledges inappropriate messages was invoked but never defined (see the help page).