Kurt Bardella is the co-host of Politicon’s “Party Lines” and the Publisher of The Watchdog Report on Substack and The Morning Hangover country music tipsheet. Kurt appears frequently on CNN, MSNOW, and NewsNation. He has been a strategic communications advisor and media relations consultant for more than two decades. Kurt has worked with local, state, and federal government officials as well as a broad array of private enterprises, trade associations, and national media corporations. Throughout his career, Kurt has advised politicians, CEOs, entertainers, and media figures during crisis situations and campaigns.
Kurt has served as a strategic advisor for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA).
His previous clients include APL Move, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Virtua Partners, the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, ITS America, and Nestpoint Associates.
Before starting his own strategic communications consulting practice, Kurt worked as the spokesperson and senior advisor for Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee under the leadership of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). During his time at the committee, Kurt choreographed the media strategy for investigations related to the 2008 financial crisis, the bailouts of financial institutions like Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, probes into corporate conglomerates such as Toyota, BP, and Johnson & Johnson. Kurt first came to Washington D.C. in 2006 to serve as the Communications Director & spokesperson for Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and later Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
In his early days, Kurt was based in California where he worked for members of the California State Legislature, for the San Diego City Council, and for a local CBS affiliate as a producer and on-air reporter, covering major political events like the 2003 Recall election.
You can follow him on social media platforms under the handle @KurtBardella & @KurtTakes.
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