Rod Shealy Sr. (December 22, 1953 – August 18, 2010) was a Republican political consultant and publisher from Lexington County, South Carolina. He worked on numerous campaigns as a political strategist, including those of André Bauer, Jim DeMint, Jake Knotts, Lindsey Graham, and George W. Bush.[1] Shealy worked with Lee Atwater in the early 1970s and gained notoriety for negative campaigning.[2][3]
Shealy owned a small chain of South Carolina newspapers including The Beaufort County News, The Lake Murray News, The Cayce-West Columbia News, The Northeast News, North Charleston News, Goose Creek, The Hanahan, and The New Irmo News. He also owned Gatsbees World Fair, an old fashioned soda shop.[4]
- ^ Political consultant big winner in elections. Herald-Journal. July 10, 2006.
- ^ Web-Extended Interview: Rod Shealy. NOW on PBS. January 4, 2008.
- ^ Soto, Lucy. Consultant admits hiring man to run for Congress. The Item. April 7, 1992.
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