Jeff Roe

Jeff Roe
Personal details
Born (1970-09-25) September 25, 1970 (age 54)
Brookfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMissy Roe
Children3
EducationNorthwest Missouri State University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Jeff Roe (born September 25, 1970)[1] is an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party.[2] He is the founder and principal of Axiom Strategies, a political consulting firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, with twelve offices in eight states.[3] He formerly served as a chief of staff, campaign manager, and longtime aide for United States Representative Sam Graves.[4]

Known for his aggressive campaign techniques, Roe has earned a reputation as a "bare-knuckle" political operative who "plays to win."[5][6][7] Roe has been called "the next Karl Rove".[8] His political consulting firm, Axiom Strategies, has won over 50 "Pollie" & Reed awards on its way to an "81% win rate".[9][10]

Roe has consulted for a variety of local, state, and federal political campaigns including the presidential campaigns of Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry and Ted Cruz. Roe was the senior strategist and campaign manager for Cruz's 2016 presidential bid.[11] Roe has also advised numerous members of Congress, U.S. Senate, governors and other statewide candidates including Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise.

Roe has served as a strategist for the Club for Growth on various issue and candidate campaigns. This includes U.S. Senator Josh Hawley's 2018 victory against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Additionally, he has worked on numerous ballot measures and issue campaigns. These include passing particularly passing Jackson County's bond initiative in 2006 to renovate the Arrowhead and Kaufman stadiums, financing the Raiders stadium in Las Vegas in 2016, and the enactment of Proposition B in Missouri in 2010 to reform puppy mill regulations.

  1. ^ Ted Cruz's Howitzer
  2. ^ Mannies, Jo; McDaniel, Chris; Rosenbaum, Jason (June 17, 2014). "Politically Speaking: Jeff Roe Recounts Best Ways To Sell Campaign, Predicts GOP Success This Fall". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Axiom Strategies – BOLD MOVES. BIG THINKING. CREATIVE EXECUTION". axiomstrategies.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  4. ^ "Our Principal". Axiom Strategies. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ Drebes, Dave (February 3, 2008). "Will Missouri's primary splinter GOP's board of directors?". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ^ Kraske, Steve (November 29, 2011). "Jeff Roe evolves into a mainstream player". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ^ "GOP hopefuls off and running in Missouri's '08 AG race". Legal Newsline Legal Journal. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference wallace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Zimpfer, Travis (February 2, 2016). "Jeff Roe leads Cruz campaign to Iowa caucus victory". Missouri Times. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ Faughn, Scott (April 27, 2013). "Axiom Strategies direct mail earns 20 Pollie Awards". Missouri Times. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ^ Zezima, Katie (March 23, 2015). "Meet the people who will help Ted Cruz try to get to the White House". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2015.