Though its local officials are mostly Democrats and Alexandria voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, Old Town boasts an impressive concentration of right-leaning strategists and media. Here’s a sampling:
Center for Individual Freedom
815 King Street
The policy-advocacy org is on a mission to “protect and defend” the Constitution.
Independent Journal Review
108 South Washington Street
The political-news site, founded by former Republican Party staffers, cosponsored a GOP presidential debate in February.
Javelin
203 South Union Street
A PR and literary agency launched in 2011 by two former aides to Donald Rumsfeld.
Sandler-Innocenzi
705 Prince Street
An ad agency that reps Republican campaigns, including Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential bid.
Shirley & Banister
112 South Patrick Street
Clients of the public-affairs strategy firm include the Tea Party Patriots and Citizens United.
60 Plus Association
515 King Street
An advocacy group focused on “a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to senior issues.”
Trump Headquarters
675 North Washington Street
The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump has quietly made this building his local campaign HQ.
This article appears in our June 2016 issue of Washingtonian.
Amanda has contributed to Washingtonian since 2016. She has written about the right-wing media personality Britt McHenry, chronicled her night with Stormy Daniels, and come clean about owning too much stuff. She lives on H Street. She can be reached at [email protected].
