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Mindy Finn

February 16, 2024

Mindy Finn (born February 10, 1981)[1][2] is an American digital media expert,[3] political and technology consultant, and entrepreneur.[4] She worked as a digital strategist for the Republican Party, most notably for George W. Bush and Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns in 2004 and 2008, respectively, and became the vice presidential candidate for Evan McMullin's 2016 presidential campaign. She co-founded the organizations Stand Up Republic and Empowered Women, and works to make elections more inclusive.

Mindy Finn
Personal details
Born (1981-02-10) February 10, 1981 (age 43)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 2016)
Independent (2016–present)
Children3
EducationBoston University (BA)
George Washington University (MA)

Early life and education edit

Finn was born in Houston and raised as an only child by her single mother in Kingwood, Texas.[5][6] She attended Kingwood High School, where she was a member of the drill team and National Honor Society, as well as a math tutor.[5] Finn earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University,[7] and a master's degree in political management at George Washington University (GWU).[6] She was named a fellow at GWU's Institute of Politics, Democracy and the Internet in 2007.[8]

Career edit

Early in her career, Finn was a journalist and worked as congressional correspondent for the Republican-American, a family-owned newspaper based in Waterbury, Connecticut.[7] She started as an intern on the same day as the September 11 attacks (2001), which she covered by writing a series of front-page articles.[8] She transitioned from journalism to politics, working on Capitol Hill for Lamar Smith and others.[5] Finn later served as a digital strategist for the Republican Party, working on operations programs for George W. Bush's 2004 presidential campaign and leading digital efforts for Mitt Romney's 2008 president campaign.[5][9] She co-founded the digital fundraising and media firm Engage with Patrick Ruffini.[10][11][12] During 2011–2013, she helped Twitter develop strategic partnerships in Washington, D.C.[7] She has also completed strategic work for the Republican National Committee (c. 2015)[13] and Google.[5][7][14]

Finn founded the nonprofit organization Empowered Women in 2015,[6] which seeks to promote discussion around feminism and women's empowerment throughout the U.S. She continued to serve as president, as of 2016.[7][15] Shushannah Walshe of ABC News described the organization as "a network to connect center-right and independent women",[14] and Elle's Rachael Combe called Finn "one of the few people outside of liberal circles actively organizing women under a feminist banner".[16] Finn has also advocated for more women, especially conservatives,[6] to run for office.[14] She also served on the Democracy Fund's bipartisan National Advisory Committee in 2016.[17] Finn speaks about politics and technology and has appeared on media outlets such as C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, and NPR.[7]

Finn was a vice presidential candidate for Evan McMullin's 2016 presidential campaign.[14] Finn, who previously considered herself a "lifelong" Republican,[18] distanced herself from the party under Donald Trump and other leaders, including Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan.[9] She was an early member of the Never Trump movement,[6][19] and helped form a political action committee to support the movement.[3][20] She has been credited for launching the 'NeverTrump' hashtag,[21] and has been described as the "new face of the 'never Trump' Republicans".[22] She also studied the nativism fueling Trump's rise.[23] As a candidate, Finn advocated for paid time off for women, child care improvements,[7] and tax law simplification.[24] She also supported entitlement reform efforts around Social Security.[2]

In 2017,[25] Finn and McMullin co-founded Stand Up Republic,[26] which seeks to strengthen democracy in the U.S. Finn became executive director of the government accountability organization,[1] which has chapters in eighteen U.S. states, as of 2020.[3][27] Stand Up Republic has worked to defeat select Republican politicians, including Dan Bishop, Roy Moore,[28] Devin Nunes, and Steve King,[29] and supported the impeachment of Trump.[30][31] In 2020, she was named one of sixteen inaugural Brewer Fellows to Unite America, a fellowship established by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in partnership with Cultivate the Karass and the Unite America Fund.[32] She founded and serves as chief executive of Citizen Data.[33]

Recognition edit

Finn was named one of the "50 Politicos to Watch" by Politico in 2011.[2] She was also included in the news organization's list of "top tweeters". Molly Ball described Finn's Twitter feed as "a cross section of her wide-ranging reading list, peppered with personal observations", and Finn had 4,650 followers, as of July 2011.[34] For co-founding Engage,[10] and for her work for Twitter, Washingtonian named Finn one of the "top 100 tech titans... mostly for her ability to mesh government and online strategy together".[7] In 2013, Grace Wyler and Brett LoGiurato of Business Insider included Finn in their list of "the 50 hottest people in online politics" for her political and advocacy work on Twitter, writing, "Finn has played a key role in making Twitter the go-to social media platform in the political sphere."[35]

In 2017, Finn was one of eight recipients of the George Washington Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.[36]

Personal life edit

Finn is Jewish and married with two sons and one daughter.[2][15][37] She lives in Washington, D.C., as of 2017.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna (February 10, 2020). "Politico Playbook: T-minus 1 day to N.H." Politico. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Shire, Emily (November 7, 2016). "You've Never Heard of Mindy Finn, But She Could Have Saved the GOP". Bustle. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Saldin, Robert P.; Teles, Steven M. (May 2020). "The Last Anti-Trump Republicans Are Biding Their Time". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Tuttle, Ian (October 31, 2016). "Evan McMullin against the Leviathans". National Review. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Livingston, Abby (November 4, 2016). "Meet Mindy Finn, the Kingwood, Texas woman who is blowing up the GOP". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 23, 2020 – via The Texas Tribune.
  6. ^ a b c d e Maier, Lilly (October 13, 2016). "10 Truths About Mindy Finn, the Jewish, Pro-Life Texan Running for Vice-President". The Forward. ISSN 1051-340X. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Scribner, Herb (October 12, 2016). "5 things you may not know about Mindy Finn, Evan McMullin's running mate". Deseret News. ISSN 0745-4724. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Baddour, Dylan (November 5, 2016). "Houston-area native bucking the GOP, as VP running mate of independent presidential candidate". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "What's next for Mindy Finn?". Politico. Capitol News Company. July 5, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Gaynor, Michael J. (November 2, 2016). "5 Questions for Vice Presidential Candidate Mindy Finn". Washingtonian. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ O'Connor, Rory (May 8, 2012). Friends, Followers and the Future: How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media. City Lights Publishers. p. 159. ISBN 9780872865624. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ^ West, Darrell M. (March 4, 2013). Air Wars (6 ed.). SAGE. p. 158. ISBN 9781452239910. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  13. ^ Bartlett, Tom (May–June 2015). "Rand Paul's Internet Army". Politico Magazine. ISSN 2381-1595. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d Walshe, Shushannah (October 6, 2016). "Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin Picks Mindy Finn as Running Mate". ABC News. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Oster, Marcy (October 10, 2016). "NeverTrump Independent Evan McMullin Names Jewish Running Mate". The Forward. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  16. ^ Combe, Rachael (August 12, 2016). "Not With Her, But Not With Him: The Women Of The *New* GOP". Elle. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  17. ^ "Democracy Fund Announces Bipartisan National Advisory Committee". Democracy Fund. March 29, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Independent US presidential candidate names Jewish running mate". The Times of Israel. October 11, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  19. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (May 24, 2018). "Concerned by Trump, Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  20. ^ Daugherty, Alex (October 21, 2016). "Is this #NeverTrump vice presidential candidate the future of the Republican Party?". McClatchy. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  21. ^ Tait, Joshua (May 22, 2020). "Never Trumpers and the Future of American Conservatism". The Bulwark. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  22. ^ Mandel, Bethany (October 11, 2016). "This Jewish Woman Is the New Face of the 'Never Trump' Republicans". The Forward. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "Stranger in My Own Country". Democracy Fund Voice. January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  24. ^ Andersen, Ericka (October 18, 2016). "Mindy Finn's Quest for the Vice Presidency". National Review. Stand Up Republic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  25. ^ Haddad, Tareq (November 18, 2019). "Former CIA Officer Labels 'America First' Policy a 'Scam' As Russian Troops Take Control of Syrian Airbase". Newsweek. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  26. ^ Morrill, Jim (May 17, 2020). "'Never Trumpers' plan to hold their own GOP convention in Charlotte in August". WBTV. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  27. ^ Click, Nathan (November 5, 2019). "Click: Gerrymandering is a national security concern". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  28. ^ Weigel, David (December 8, 2017). "Anti-Trump conservatives place $500,000 ad buy against Roy Moore". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  29. ^ Harrison, Steve (August 19, 2019). "Lifelong Conservative Targets Dan Bishop Over Social Media Investment". WFAE. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  30. ^ Bote, Joshua (February 5, 2020). "Anti-Trump protesters rally across the nation after impeachment acquittal". USA Today. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  31. ^ Fanning, Timothy (February 4, 2020). . Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  32. ^ Brewer Fellowship:
    • "Brewer Fellowship to Unite America". Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
    • "Brewer Fellowship to Unite America Launches! In Partnership with Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Unite America Fund". Cultivate the Karass. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
    • "Announced: Brewer Fellowship to Unite America". Unite America. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  33. ^ Finn, Mindy (June 15, 2020). "From coronavirus to George Floyd: Why a bad year for America can lead to lasting reforms". USA Today. Retrieved June 24, 2020. Mindy Finn is chief executive and founder of Citizen Data and co-founder of Stand Up Republic.
  34. ^ Ball, Molly (July 28, 2011). "Top tweeters". Politico. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  35. ^ Wyler, Grace; LoGiurato, Brett (February 21, 2013). "THE DIGITAL 50: The 50 Hottest People In Online Politics". Business Insider. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  36. ^ "GW to Recognize Career Achievements of Eight Alumni". GW Today. George Washington University. August 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  37. ^ @mindyfinn (October 19, 2018). "Big news on the home front: our precious baby girl came into the world yesterday morning fast and in the back of an Uber en route to the hospital. We're so grateful and thrilled. May she always be so independent and fierce!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Further reading edit

  • Parker, Ashley (October 10, 2016). "Meet the 35-Year Old Woman Who Wants to Be Vice President". Glamour.
  • Finn, Mindy (September 26, 2017). "How I Would Rebrand the Republican Party". Ad Age.
  • Finn, Mindy (October 10, 2017). "Dear Conservative Women: I Want to See You on the Ballot, Too". Cosmopolitan.

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mindy, finn, born, february, 1981, american, digital, media, expert, political, technology, consultant, entrepreneur, worked, digital, strategist, republican, party, most, notably, george, bush, mitt, romney, presidential, campaigns, 2004, 2008, respectively, . Mindy Finn born February 10 1981 1 2 is an American digital media expert 3 political and technology consultant and entrepreneur 4 She worked as a digital strategist for the Republican Party most notably for George W Bush and Mitt Romney s presidential campaigns in 2004 and 2008 respectively and became the vice presidential candidate for Evan McMullin s 2016 presidential campaign She co founded the organizations Stand Up Republic and Empowered Women and works to make elections more inclusive Mindy FinnPersonal detailsBorn 1981 02 10 February 10 1981 age 43 Houston Texas U S Political partyRepublican Before 2016 Independent 2016 present Children3EducationBoston University BA George Washington University MA Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Recognition 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life and education editFinn was born in Houston and raised as an only child by her single mother in Kingwood Texas 5 6 She attended Kingwood High School where she was a member of the drill team and National Honor Society as well as a math tutor 5 Finn earned her bachelor s degree in journalism from Boston University 7 and a master s degree in political management at George Washington University GWU 6 She was named a fellow at GWU s Institute of Politics Democracy and the Internet in 2007 8 Career editEarly in her career Finn was a journalist and worked as congressional correspondent for the Republican American a family owned newspaper based in Waterbury Connecticut 7 She started as an intern on the same day as the September 11 attacks 2001 which she covered by writing a series of front page articles 8 She transitioned from journalism to politics working on Capitol Hill for Lamar Smith and others 5 Finn later served as a digital strategist for the Republican Party working on operations programs for George W Bush s 2004 presidential campaign and leading digital efforts for Mitt Romney s 2008 president campaign 5 9 She co founded the digital fundraising and media firm Engage with Patrick Ruffini 10 11 12 During 2011 2013 she helped Twitter develop strategic partnerships in Washington D C 7 She has also completed strategic work for the Republican National Committee c 2015 13 and Google 5 7 14 Finn founded the nonprofit organization Empowered Women in 2015 6 which seeks to promote discussion around feminism and women s empowerment throughout the U S She continued to serve as president as of 2016 7 15 Shushannah Walshe of ABC News described the organization as a network to connect center right and independent women 14 and Elle s Rachael Combe called Finn one of the few people outside of liberal circles actively organizing women under a feminist banner 16 Finn has also advocated for more women especially conservatives 6 to run for office 14 She also served on the Democracy Fund s bipartisan National Advisory Committee in 2016 17 Finn speaks about politics and technology and has appeared on media outlets such as C SPAN Fox News MSNBC and NPR 7 Finn was a vice presidential candidate for Evan McMullin s 2016 presidential campaign 14 Finn who previously considered herself a lifelong Republican 18 distanced herself from the party under Donald Trump and other leaders including Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan 9 She was an early member of the Never Trump movement 6 19 and helped form a political action committee to support the movement 3 20 She has been credited for launching the NeverTrump hashtag 21 and has been described as the new face of the never Trump Republicans 22 She also studied the nativism fueling Trump s rise 23 As a candidate Finn advocated for paid time off for women child care improvements 7 and tax law simplification 24 She also supported entitlement reform efforts around Social Security 2 In 2017 25 Finn and McMullin co founded Stand Up Republic 26 which seeks to strengthen democracy in the U S Finn became executive director of the government accountability organization 1 which has chapters in eighteen U S states as of 2020 3 27 Stand Up Republic has worked to defeat select Republican politicians including Dan Bishop Roy Moore 28 Devin Nunes and Steve King 29 and supported the impeachment of Trump 30 31 In 2020 she was named one of sixteen inaugural Brewer Fellows to Unite America a fellowship established by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in partnership with Cultivate the Karass and the Unite America Fund 32 She founded and serves as chief executive of Citizen Data 33 Recognition edit Finn was named one of the 50 Politicos to Watch by Politico in 2011 2 She was also included in the news organization s list of top tweeters Molly Ball described Finn s Twitter feed as a cross section of her wide ranging reading list peppered with personal observations and Finn had 4 650 followers as of July 2011 34 For co founding Engage 10 and for her work for Twitter Washingtonian named Finn one of the top 100 tech titans mostly for her ability to mesh government and online strategy together 7 In 2013 Grace Wyler and Brett LoGiurato of Business Insider included Finn in their list of the 50 hottest people in online politics for her political and advocacy work on Twitter writing Finn has played a key role in making Twitter the go to social media platform in the political sphere 35 In 2017 Finn was one of eight recipients of the George Washington Alumni Association s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award 36 Personal life editFinn is Jewish and married with two sons and one daughter 2 15 37 She lives in Washington D C as of 2017 9 References edit a b Sherman Jake Palmer Anna February 10 2020 Politico Playbook T minus 1 day to N H Politico Retrieved June 23 2020 a b c d Shire Emily November 7 2016 You ve Never Heard of Mindy Finn But She Could Have Saved the GOP Bustle Retrieved June 2 2020 a b c Saldin Robert P Teles Steven M May 2020 The Last Anti Trump Republicans Are Biding Their Time The Atlantic Retrieved June 23 2020 Tuttle Ian October 31 2016 Evan McMullin against the Leviathans National Review Retrieved June 23 2020 a b c d e Livingston Abby November 4 2016 Meet Mindy Finn the Kingwood Texas woman who is blowing up the GOP Houston Chronicle Retrieved June 23 2020 via The Texas Tribune a b c d e Maier Lilly October 13 2016 10 Truths About Mindy Finn the Jewish Pro Life Texan Running for Vice President The Forward ISSN 1051 340X Retrieved June 23 2020 a b c d e f g h Scribner Herb October 12 2016 5 things you may not know about Mindy Finn Evan McMullin s running mate Deseret News ISSN 0745 4724 Retrieved May 27 2020 a b Baddour Dylan November 5 2016 Houston area native bucking the GOP as VP running mate of independent presidential candidate Houston Chronicle Retrieved July 10 2020 a b c What s next for Mindy Finn Politico Capitol News Company July 5 2017 Retrieved May 27 2020 a b Gaynor Michael J November 2 2016 5 Questions for Vice Presidential Candidate Mindy Finn Washingtonian Retrieved June 23 2020 O Connor Rory May 8 2012 Friends Followers and the Future How Social Media are Changing Politics Threatening Big Brands and Killing Traditional Media City Lights Publishers p 159 ISBN 9780872865624 Retrieved June 3 2020 West Darrell M March 4 2013 Air Wars 6 ed SAGE p 158 ISBN 9781452239910 Retrieved June 3 2020 Bartlett Tom May June 2015 Rand Paul s Internet Army Politico Magazine ISSN 2381 1595 Retrieved June 24 2020 a b c d Walshe Shushannah October 6 2016 Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin Picks Mindy Finn as Running Mate ABC News Retrieved June 2 2020 a b Oster Marcy October 10 2016 NeverTrump Independent Evan McMullin Names Jewish Running Mate The Forward Retrieved May 27 2020 Combe Rachael August 12 2016 Not With Her But Not With Him The Women Of The New GOP Elle Retrieved June 24 2020 Democracy Fund Announces Bipartisan National Advisory Committee Democracy Fund March 29 2020 Retrieved July 10 2020 Independent US presidential candidate names Jewish running mate The Times of Israel October 11 2016 Retrieved June 3 2020 Vogel Kenneth P May 24 2018 Concerned by Trump Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats The New York Times Retrieved July 16 2020 Daugherty Alex October 21 2016 Is this NeverTrump vice presidential candidate the future of the Republican Party McClatchy Retrieved June 23 2020 Tait Joshua May 22 2020 Never Trumpers and the Future of American Conservatism The Bulwark Retrieved June 25 2020 Mandel Bethany October 11 2016 This Jewish Woman Is the New Face of the Never Trump Republicans The Forward Retrieved May 27 2020 Stranger in My Own Country Democracy Fund Voice January 25 2017 Retrieved July 10 2020 Andersen Ericka October 18 2016 Mindy Finn s Quest for the Vice Presidency National Review Stand Up Republic Retrieved June 23 2020 Haddad Tareq November 18 2019 Former CIA Officer Labels America First Policy a Scam As Russian Troops Take Control of Syrian Airbase Newsweek Retrieved June 23 2020 Morrill Jim May 17 2020 Never Trumpers plan to hold their own GOP convention in Charlotte in August WBTV Retrieved June 23 2020 Click Nathan November 5 2019 Click Gerrymandering is a national security concern The Fayetteville Observer Retrieved June 23 2020 Weigel David December 8 2017 Anti Trump conservatives place 500 000 ad buy against Roy Moore The Washington Post Retrieved July 10 2020 Harrison Steve August 19 2019 Lifelong Conservative Targets Dan Bishop Over Social Media Investment WFAE Retrieved July 10 2020 Bote Joshua February 5 2020 Anti Trump protesters rally across the nation after impeachment acquittal USA Today Retrieved July 10 2020 Fanning Timothy February 4 2020 Sarasota residents to join nationwide protests over acquittal of President Trump Sarasota Herald Tribune Archived from the original on April 11 2021 Retrieved July 10 2020 Brewer Fellowship Brewer Fellowship to Unite America Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Retrieved June 24 2020 Brewer Fellowship to Unite America Launches In Partnership with Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Unite America Fund Cultivate the Karass Retrieved June 24 2020 Announced Brewer Fellowship to Unite America Unite America Retrieved June 24 2020 Finn Mindy June 15 2020 From coronavirus to George Floyd Why a bad year for America can lead to lasting reforms USA Today Retrieved June 24 2020 Mindy Finn is chief executive and founder of Citizen Data and co founder of Stand Up Republic Ball Molly July 28 2011 Top tweeters Politico Retrieved June 24 2020 Wyler Grace LoGiurato Brett February 21 2013 THE DIGITAL 50 The 50 Hottest People In Online Politics Business Insider Retrieved June 24 2020 GW to Recognize Career Achievements of Eight Alumni GW Today George Washington University August 14 2017 Retrieved July 16 2020 mindyfinn October 19 2018 Big news on the home front our precious baby girl came into the world yesterday morning fast and in the back of an Uber en route to the hospital We re so grateful and thrilled May she always be so independent and fierce Tweet via Twitter 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