Jim Morrell has more than twelve years of political and communications experience spanning political campaigns, Capitol Hill and the White House.  Over the course of his career, he has provided strategic communications advice to many top Republican officials including Speaker Dennis Hastert, Rob Portman, Deborah Pryce and Tom DeLay.  He is also an accomplished writer, having written speeches and ghost written op-eds for many leading government officials.

In 2006, Morrell served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the House Republican Conference under then-Chair Deborah Pryce (R-OH), where he oversaw all of the Conference’s public communications operations.  Prior to joining the Conference, he worked at Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a public affairs firm based in Washington, D.C.  There, he crafted crisis communications plans, entailing both media and lobbying strategies, for numerous clients including “Fortune 500” companies.

Morrell previously served as Spokesperson in the White House Office of Media Affairs.  In that capacity, he was the principle White House spokesperson for media outlets in fourteen states, including the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.  In 2000, Morrell worked as a writer for the Bush-Cheney campaign in Austin, Texas where he handled Rapid Response.

Morrell has worked in numerous capacities on Capitol Hill.  He was Communications Director for then-Congressman Rob Portman (R-OH), where he worked extensively on tax and pension issues.  Morrell also served as Speechwriter for House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL).  He began his career in the office of then-Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX), eventually serving as Senior Legislative Aide.