John Tate

John Tate - John is President of the Campaign for Liberty. He previously served as the National Political Director for The Ron Paul Presidential Campaign Committee.

John Tate - John is President of the Campaign for Liberty. He previously served as the National Political Director for The Ron Paul Presidential Campaign Committee.

John has been involved in political advocacy for over 26 years, working in grassroots activism and non-profit management. He is the founder and President of JFT Consulting, Inc. a consulting firm that specializes in political strategy, fundraising and grassroots lobbying.

Prior to joining Campaign for Liberty, John served as the Vice President of Membership for the Leadership Institute, heading up a department that provided training for supporters nationwide. Before joining the Leadership Institute, John spent 14 years with the National Right to Work Committee, serving as Vice President from 1998 to 2004. As Vice President he oversaw all state and federal advocacy efforts, public relations. Prior to his work at National Right to Work, John was Executive Director of Right to Work organizations in California and Delaware, and was Legislative Director of the United States Defense Committee.

John has also been a long-time political activist in Virginia and National politics. He was Chairman of the Rules Committee at the 1994 Virginia Republican State Convention and has worked on numerous local, state and national campaigns in Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, California, Colorado, New Hampshire and around the country. In 1996, John was the GOP nominee for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd district.

John began teaching political strategy in 1983 and has taught at many schools and seminars through the years. He is a sought-after speaker on winning political technology and grassroots mobilization at the local, state and national level and is author of The Grassroots Activist Manual.

John is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a B.A. in History. John and is wife, Kathy, live in Bristow, VA, where they home school and are raising their five children, Lauren, Joe, Jake, Jared and John Robert.