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Madison Strategies provides the innovative solutions for today's leaders and companies.

Founded on a Passion for Politics

Full service political consulting for conservative candidates and causes across the United States.

With offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Oklahoma City, Madison Strategies LLC is a national public affairs, public relations, and political consulting firm. Whether it is public relations, crisis management, conference planning, political consulting, digital media, non-profits, or strategic development, we have the solution.

Servicing corporate and political clients from across the country, Madison Strategies was founded by President Gary Marx, formerly the Executive Director of the 725,000 members strong Faith & Freedom Coalition and a veteran of the Bush-Cheney, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker presidential campaigns.

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We're always looking to make new connections, speak at conservative events, and help conservative projects in any way we can.

Gary Marx

President

Gary Marx is co-founder of Madison Strategies and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Judicial Crisis Network.

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Gary Marx President of Madison Strategies and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Judicial Crisis Network. He launched Madison Strategies in 2013 after serving almost three years at the helm of the Faith & Freedom Coalition as Executive Director. Prior to joining FFC he was Vice President at Century Strategies heading up their Washington D.C. office while also serving as Executive Director for the Judicial Crisis Network, which works to confirm judges to the nation’s courts who follow judicial restraint and written text of the Constitution.

His career path has included high level postings as Senior Advisor to Scott Walker for President, Marco Rubio for President, Conservative Coalitions Director for the Romney presidential campaign in 2008 and also at the Bush-Cheney 04 national campaign headquarters where he spearheaded outreach to social conservatives. His coalitions program helped increase the President’s share of the “values voters” to 21.3 million or 36 percent of the total Bush vote. Gary is a media veteran and has done hundreds of television, print, and radio interviews including CNN, CBN, CSPAN and FOX NEWS. He has also been a featured speaker for prominent organizations such as The Federalist Society, The Leadership Institute, Hanns Seidel Foundation, AIPAC and The Council for National Policy.

Marx has a degree in Political Science from James Madison University. Gary holds a Master’s degree in Political Management from Regent University. He is married to Aimee and is the father of three children.

Travis Korson

Senior Vice President

Travis Korson is a veteran of politics with years of experience in campaigns, communications, public policy, and fundraising.

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Travis Korson is a veteran of politics with years of experience in campaigns, communications, public policy, and fundraising.

Travis served in the Bush White House and has spent time at various public policy organizations and government institutions including the Heritage Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, the Faith and Freedom Coalition and the Rhode Island General Assembly. He is a guest lecturer with the Leadership Institute and a fellow with Frontiers of Freedom. Travis has also previously served as the National Committeeman for the DC Young Republicans and in various leadership roles within the DC Republican Party. Travis has spoken at several conferences, including the Conservative Political Action Conference, the State Policy Network annual meeting, Red State Gathering, the Road to Majority Conference, and the Western Conservative Summit and is a regular television guest appearing on such networks as Fox News and One American News Network. His expertise has been quoted in several publications including the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico he has been published in various outlets including The Hill, the Daily Caller, Real Clear Markets, and Newsmax.

Travis is a graduate of the George Washington University where he studied International Affairs with a focus on International Economics.

Anthony J. “A.J.” Ferate, J.D.

Outside Counsel

Anthony J. “A.J.” Ferate has built a multi-faceted background in the areas of the law, policy, elections, and defense over the last 20 years.

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Currently employed as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (“OIPA”), A.J. maintains responsibilities over all government efforts outside of the legislative branch on matters as broad as water, electric generation, commodity marketing, land matters and seismicity. A.J. also maintains responsibility for legal matters at OIPA.

Prior to working for OIPA, A.J. managed public policy strategy for Fortune 500 Company Devon Energy. Other previous employment includes management of the Oklahoma City office of Ryan Glover LLP, a Houston-based energy law firm. A.J. also served as general counsel and chief financial officer of the American Clean Skies Foundation, where his primary responsibilities included all legal, financial, and policy matters of the Foundation.

A.J.’s practice areas include oil and gas law, utility law, energy regulation, campaign finance and election law, state and federal Constitutional matters and practicing in the public policy arena.

For the past five years, A.J. has volunteered as General Counsel to the Oklahoma Republican Party and has represented a number of elected officials, including U.S. Senator James Lankford as well as a number of state legislators and members of Congress. A.J. also holds current representation of Coach Joe Kennedy, a football coach for the Bremerton (WA) School District. The district recently suspended Coach Kennedy for praying on the field after football games.

Additionally, A.J. has assisted elected officials to serve their constituents in all branches of government. Early in his career, A.J. held legislative aide duties in the Nebraska Legislature, then went on to work for Former Nebraska Treasurer David Heineman. A.J. gained experience in the judiciary while serving Judge Gary L. Lumpkin at the Oklahoma Court of Appeals, the highest criminal appellate court in Oklahoma. Following this service, A.J. began work with Denise A. Bode of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, assisting her in her duties regulating 80 per cent of Oklahoma’s economy, including oil and gas and electric utilities.

A.J. honorably served ten years as an intelligence analyst for the United States Naval Reserve, including time at the Office of Naval Intelligence in the greater Washington DC area.

A native of Bremerton, Washington and an alumnus of the University of Nebraska and the Oklahoma City University School of Law, A.J. holds licenses to practice law in Oklahoma and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

A.J. and his wife Kristen have been married ten years, have two daughters, Clara and Grace and a son, Winn.

About

Madison Strategies provides the innovative solutions for today's leaders and companies.

Founded on a Passion for Politics

Full service political consulting for conservative candidates and causes across the United States.

Advisers Promoting Success

We're always looking to make new connections, speak at conservative events, and help conservative projects in any way we can.

Gary Marx

President

Travis Korson

Senior Vice President

Anthony J. “A.J.” Ferate, J.D.

Outside Counsel

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