Steve Rabinowitz

Steve Rabinowitz
BornJanuary 17, 1957
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Occupation(s)President, Bluelight Strategies,
Known forPolitical publicist
Political partyDemocratic

Steven M. Rabinowitz (born January 17, 1957) is a political image maker, media strategist, publicist, and event planner whose primary work is for progressive, Democratic, and Jewish causes. He is frequently quoted in U.S., Israeli and Jewish news media,[1][2][3][4] and has had opinion pieces appear in numerous outlets.

In 2004, the Jewish Forward named him among the 50 most influential Jews in America.[5] Eleven years later, JTA called his firm “the lead public relations outfit handling Jewish communal accounts.”[6]  

A former Bill Clinton White House press aide, he founded Bluelight Strategies in late 2014 with longtime colleague and Capitol Hill veteran Aaron Keyak, as a successor to Rabinowitz Communications and Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications.[7]

Rabinowitz is a veteran of the paid national staffs of nine U.S. presidential campaigns and of numerous other campaigns for almost every level of political office, from U.S. Senate to county sheriff.[8][9]

At Bluelight, where he serves as president, Rabinowitz was a founder of Jews for Progress, a pro-Israel super PAC to boost support for 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton among Jews in swing states. In 2012, Rabinowitz was instrumental in creating The Hub, which worked to ensure the Jewish vote for President Barack Obama's reelection. And in 2020, he supported his colleague Aaron Keyak, who left their firm to work full-time for Joe Biden as his Jewish liaison on the presidential campaign and in the transition and since.[10]

  1. ^ CNN, Nicole Gaouette (2016-03-21). "Donald Trump faces test on Middle East at pro-Israel gathering | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2021-06-07. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Weiss, Philip (2007-04-09). "AIPAC Alternative?". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  3. ^ "Clinton aide: 'Florida is going to be a 1% state'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ^ "Bernie Sanders surging in polls, but are Jews feeling 'the Bern'?". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. ^ "The Forward 50: Lead Players on the Global Stage". November 12, 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. ^ "President Ruvi brings cheer to Washington's Hanukkah season". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  7. ^ Gray, Rosie (December 15, 2014). "New Jewish Progressive Firm Launches After Split". BuzzFeed.
  8. ^ Staff, Politico (January 17, 2019). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Steve Rabinowitz, president and co-founder of Bluelight Strategies". Politico. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Friedman, Miller (November 13, 2019). "Talking Jews and elections with Steve Rabinowitz". Washington Jewish Week. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Meet Aaron Keyak, the Orthodox political wunderkind who's helping Biden turn out the Jewish vote". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-06-04.