Greg Stevens

Greg Stevens directed a strategy that helped Republican Gov. Tom Kean win 70% of the vote in 1985.
Greg Stevens, who served as Chief of Staff to Governor Thomas H. Kean and was the principal architect of his landslide re-election victory in 1985, passed away today. He was 58. A former newspaper reporter who later became a political consultant, Stevens was diagnosed with a brain tumor while serving as Douglas Forrester's strategist in 2005.

"Greg was a tremendous friend and advisor to our family," said State Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. "He loved New Jersey very much and dedicated a significant portion of his career to making it a better state in which to live, work and raise a family."

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Title:
All Forrester's Got

Type:
:30 TV

Date launched:
11/4/05

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ANNCR: In the final days of the campaign, Doug Forrester has brought the Bush-Rove smear tactics to our state with last-minute, desperate attacks against Jon Corzine.

Forrester Is Now Employing The Bush-Rove Smear Tactics That He Has Endorsed In The Past.

Forrester's New Ad Was Produced By Greg Stevens. Forrester's new ad was produced by the firm of Stevens Reed Curcio, of which Greg Stevens, Forrester's media consultant, is president. [Forrester TV Ad, as posted on PoliticsNJ.com, 11/3/05; Stevens Reed Curcio, Website, as of 11/05]

Forrester Hired Stevens Despite His Role In Orchestrating The Swift Vets Smear Campaign On Behalf Of Bush. In January 2005, Forrester hired Greg Stevens as the media consultant for his gubernatorial campaign. The New York Times reported of Stevens that his firm "created the swift boat ads that helped sink Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign last year [2004]." [Forrester, Campaign Release, 1/10/05; New York Times, 2/20/05, 2/21/05]