found: Work cat.: Austin, Jerry. True tales from the campaign trail : stories only political consultants can tell. Volume 2, 2021:publ. desc. (True Tales from the Campaign Trail, Volume II is a compilation of great campaign anecdotes from experienced political consultants, Democratic and Republican; Jerry Austin has been one of the nation's most experienced and successful political consultants) (OCoLC)1247057514
found: Britannica online, Aug. 22, 2022(Joseph Napolitan; American political consultant noted for being a pioneer in his field; he is largely credited with coining the term political consultant)
found: Britannica online, Aug. 22, 2022(American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), professional organization founded in 1969 for political consultants, lobbyists, media producers, fund-raisers, and campaign workers at all levels of government)
found: 22 U.S. Code [section] 611 - definitions, via Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute website, Aug. 22, 2022(the term "political consultant" means any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference to the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party)
found: How to become a political consultant (plus skills and duties), via Indeed website, Aug. 22, 2022(a political consultant, sometimes called a campaign consultant, works with politicians to help them run successful election campaigns)
found: Medvic, S.K. Professional political consultants: an operational definition, in Politics (Manchester, England), v. 23 (2) (2003), viewed online Aug. 22, 2022:p. 124 (a person who is paid, or whose firm is paid, to provide services for one presidential/national or more than one non-presidential/sub-national campaign (whether candidate or issue) per election cycle for more than one such cycle, not including those whose salary is paid exclusively by a party committee or interest group)
