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Edward Gillespie (born 1962) has been chairman of the Republican National Committee since July, 2003. He is originally from New Jersey and is a graduate of Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. While at CUA he began his career on Capitol Hill as a Senate parking lot attendant.
In 1996, Gillespie was Director of Communications and Congressional Affairs at the RNC under then Chairman Haley Barbour. Prior to that, he served for over a decade as a top aide to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX). He was a principal drafter of 1994s Contract with America, which helped Republicans win control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 yearsthe 10th Anniversary of which was recently celebrated.
Gillespie is founder of Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm that provides strategic advice, public relations services, and government representation to corporations, trade associations and issue-based coalitions. He has announced he will return to Quinn Gillespie when his term as RNC chair expires in January 2005, President Bush has tapped 2004 campaign manager Ken Mehlman to replace him.
He is married to the former Cathy Hay and has three children.
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