William F. B. O'Reilly
William F. B. O'Reilly | |
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Born | William Francis Buckley O'Reilly August 10, 1963 political consultant |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | William F. Buckley Jr. (uncle) |
William Francis Buckley O'Reilly (born August 10, 1963) is an American
O'Reilly is the publisher of the conservative
Early life and career
O'Reilly was born in
He went to New York University and worked for a time as a journalist in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.[2] He began his work in politics for State Senator Roy Goodman and later worked as a press officer at the New York State Senate and New York City Council.[3]
Political consulting
O'Reilly has worked on or advised dozens of U.S. political and public affairs campaigns in his career and once served as President of the Metropolitan Republican Club, an iconic institution on New York City's Upper East Side founded by former President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.[4] O'Reilly has been a consistent conservative critic of President Donald Trump.
He was a co-founder of O'Reilly Strategic Communications LLC. He worked on the campaign of the last elected
Joining the firm of Nicholas & Lence Communications, owned by George Lence and Cristyne Nicholas, communications consultants to both Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, O'Reilly began consulting for both political and corporate clients.[8] As a partner and executive vice president, he headed up the firm's political unit, known as NLO Strategies.[9] His clients have included Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who won an upset victory in 2009, 2010 New York State Comptroller candidate Harry Wilson, Congressman Bob Turner, also an upset winner in 2011, and 2012 New York State Senate Candidates Eric Ulrich and Bob Cohen.[10] He is also the communications consultant for the New York Republican State Committee.[11]
In 2014, he broke off from NLO to form the November Team LLC, which was advising Astorino's nascent gubernatorial campaign against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo.[12] Coincidentally, the Cuomo Administration hired his former Republican partners Del Percio and Nicholas."[13]
Personal life
O’Reilly is described as "widely regarded as someone even reporters like to deal with".
He is a former board member of the American Association of Political Consultants, a board member of the William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale University, and regularly appears on radio and television as a political spokesman and analyst. O'Reilly is married, with three children.[8]
References
- ^ Judis, pp. 312–16
- New York Observer. September 20, 2011.
- ^ Katz, Celeste. "O'Reilly Departs, DelPercio Goes Solo." New York Daily News. April 14, 2008.
- ^ "Presidents of the Metropolitan Republican Club." Metropolitan Republican Club. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- New York Times. February 7, 2002.
- New York Times. May 29, 2006.
- New York Observer. April 14, 2008.
- ^ a b c Schwartz, Andrew. "The Rumors of O'Reilly's Retirement Were Greatly Exaggerated." City & State. April 13, 2009.
- ^ Katz, Celeste. "Collins Hires Firm With Rudy Connections." New York Daily News. December 17, 2009.
- Campaigns & Elections. October 19, 2011.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew. "Bill O’Reilly – Ecuadorian Operative?." City & State. February 9, 2012.
- ^ Journal News Staff. "21 to watch in 2014: Profiles of the Lower Hudson Valley's movers and shakers." Journal News. December 31, 2013.
- Time Warner Cable News. March 3, 2014.
- Campaigns & Elections. April, 2010.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-671-69593-2