Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy (born 1963 in New Jersey) is an American politician and writer. He is a principal at The Kenney Group, a public relations and political consulting firm, based in Denver, CO.

In 2006, he served as Executive Director of Coloradans for Fairness and Equality, the statewide organization promoting domestic partnerships and opposing the Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Early life and education

Duffy was born in northern New Jersey in 1963 and attended public schools through 12th grade. He received his bachelor's degree in English and political science from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

Career

Earning the label “Top Politician” in the July 2006 Top of the Town edition of Denver’s 5280 Magazine,During the 2006 election season, Duffy received national attention as a straight, conservative Republican leading a first-in-the nation ballot initiative for basic legal rights for gay couples.

He was president of The Commonwealth Foundation, a statewide, non-partisan public policy research organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition to his duties as the Foundation’s chief executive, Duffy focused on education and technology policy and authored two newsletters.

A former business and financial news journalist, Sean served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications to Colorado Governor Bill Owens.

A member of the Governor’s senior staff, Duffy managed the Administration’s external affairs team, including media relations, constituent services, computer operations and event planning. He served as the Governor’s chief speechwriter and personally directed his national public relations.

He was also the founder and director of the Charter School Resource Center, a statewide catalyst for innovative charter public schools, providing hands-on assistance to parents, citizens and educators who are interested in creating charter schools.. He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School, a “cyber charter” affiliated with K12 Inc., a company founded by former U.S. Education Secretary Bill Bennett.

During the 2000 election season, he served as a columnist for National Review Online, and has been a frequent talk-radio guest host.

Prior to joining The Commonwealth Foundation, Duffy was press secretary to Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher. He also worked as press secretary to Pennsylvania Education Secretary Eugene Hickok, serving as a key spokesman for Gov. Tom Ridge’s Administration on education policy. He served as a spokesman for the state Senate Republican Caucus, and has been a volunteer advisor to a number of political campaigns.


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