December 4, 2008
And PATRICK GASPARD may very well be the most brilliant strategist and organizer you have never heard of.
“Patrick is the best political mind of his generation in New York and maybe the nation,” says Kevin Sheekey, who as Michael Bloomberg’s right-hand-man has frequently worked and battled with Gaspard.
“I wouldn’t dispute that,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s chief strategist and Gaspard’s cohort on the campaign trail. When reminded that such a title could be bestowed on Axelrod himself, the strategist said he was “happy to cede that” to Gaspard.
And yet, for all his abilities, there is shockingly little mention of Gaspard’s accomplishments in the public record. A Lexis Nexis search of his name from before the 2008 campaign reveals next to nothing, a far cry from the star-power personas of former White House political directors like Ed Rollins, Rahm Emanuel and Karl Rove.
“He is one of the most impactful people I have ever met in politics,” said Axelrod.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/04/obamas-glue-man-the-best_n_148415.html
Columbia University Goverment & Community Affairs
Staff:
Kathleen Gaspard
Project Coordinator
Tel: (212) 854-4611
Fax: (212) 851-7719
kg2257@columbia.edu
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gca/vp-staff/staff.html
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ALSO: See link below for several listings for PATRICK GASPARD as currently registered SEIU lobbyist in NYC
AND THIS: Kathleen Gaspard (related?) -— Current Registered Lobbyist in NYC -—
Columbia University
Robert Kasdin; Columbia University
535 West 116th Street_ 302 Low Library
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-3738
Kathleen Gaspard
01/01/2009
12/31/2009
http://www.nyc.gov/lobbyistsearch/search?lobbyist=Patrick+Gaspard