Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm

Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm, a media consulting firm, was paid $276,000 for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth swiftboating campaign against Senator John F. Kerry (D-Massachusetts), who was running against incumbent Republican President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. 

Personnel

 * Greg Stevens, Founder and President
 * Rick Reed, Partner
 * Paul Curcio, Partner
 * Erik Potholm, Partner
 * Ben Burger, Senior Vice-President
 * Betsy Vonderheid, Director of Advertising
 * Jay Payne, Director of Production
 * Amy Bradford, Production Manager
 * Alexis Bawden, Media Associate

Clients
As stated on SRCP's website, the following are or have been its clients:
 * 13 U.S. Senators, including Majority Leader Bill Frist.
 * 6 Governors, in tough battleground states such as Ohio, Missouri, and New Hampshire.
 * 3 presidential campaigns.
 * Swift Boat Veterans. Called the 'most effective' advertising of the 2004 presidential campaign by independent observers.
 * Americans for Job Security
 * U. S. Representatives. Mayors. State officeholders.
 * Independent expenditures for national committees.
 * Major trade associations. Fortune 500 companies.
 * Tough ballot measure campaigns.

SRC&P clients include or have included:
 * Sen. George Allen (R-GA)
 * Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
 * Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
 * Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH]
 * Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
 * Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-NC)
 * Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
 * Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
 * Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK)
 * Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)
 * Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)
 * Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN)
 * Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
 * Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)
 * Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
 * Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY)
 * Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-WA)
 * Gov. Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Contact information
305 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone 703 683-8326 Fax: 703 683-8826 Website: http://srcpmedia.com/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Economic Freedom Fund
 * Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
 * Jessica Colón
 * Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
 * USANext

External articles

 * William Triplet, "'Swift-boat' pros in demand in D.C. Spinmeisters go negative," Variety, February 5, 2006.
 * Jim Rutenberg and David D. Kirkpatrick, "Interest groups and their money jump into U.S. presidential race," International Herald Tribune, November 12, 2007.