Bob has 20 years of experience writing in the political realm as both a journalist and a consultant. He has written campaign commercials and fundraising letters for Sen. Ted Cruz, Congressman Ron Paul, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Herman Cain and Donald Trump, among many others. Commercials produced from Bob's scripts have appeared on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. He covered politics for ABC News affiliates in Oregon and Alaska from 1997-2009, writing stories and producing newscasts that covered dozens of political battles, ranging from local mayoral contests to presidential races. \r\n\r\nBob spent the first 12 years of his professional career as a broadcaster working for ABC News affiliates in Oregon and Alaska. He anchored and produced the prime time newscast in the Anchorage Metro area for the last four years of his work in front of the camera. Bob lives in California with his wife and four children. He has a BA in English from Eastern Oregon University. He left the university early to start a career in broadcast journalism (1997) and went back to complete his degree several years later, after he was promoted to News Director for a group of ABC News affiliate radio stations in Oregon.