# Liz Mair

> Liz Mair is a dual US-UK communications strategist and opposition researcher who runs Mair Strategies LLC. A recovering private equity lawyer turned political operative, she ran online communications for the Republican National Committee in 2008, advised presidential campaigns from Rand Paul to Carly Fiorina, and became a free-speech cause celebre when Congressman Devin Nunes sued her alongside a parody cow Twitter account. A self-described libertarian, she is a fixture on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and Real Time with Bill Maher, and writes for outlets from Reason to The New York Times.

- **Role:** Owner, Founder and President at Mair Strategies LLC
- **Organizations:** Mair Strategies LLC, Republican National Committee (2008), Hynes Communications, Macfarlanes LLP
- **From:** Seattle, Washington, USA
- **Nationality:** American and British (dual national)
- **Education:** M.A. in International Relations / International Studies, University of St Andrews, Certificate in Political and Social Sciences, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Law, College of Law, London
- **Known for:** Named one of Campaigns & Elections' Influencers 50 in communications (2013), Led groundbreaking digital outreach for the RNC during the 2008 presidential cycle, Reports an 80%+ win rate on ballot initiatives across California, Florida and Maryland

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Worked for UK Conservative Party candidates during David Cameron's leadership
- **2006** — Moved to the Washington, DC area (Arlington, Virginia)
- **2008** — Online Communications Director at the Republican National Committee, leading digital outreach for the McCain-Palin ticket
- **2011** — Vice President at Hynes Communications; joined GOProud advisory council
- **2011** — Founded Mair Strategies LLC
- **2013** — Named one of Campaigns & Elections' Influencers 50 in communications
- **2015** — Resigned from Scott Walker's presidential operation within 48 hours over past tweets on ethanol and Iowa's caucus status
- **2015** — Founded the anti-Trump Make America Awesome Super PAC
- **2019** — Named a defendant in Devin Nunes' defamation lawsuit alongside the @DevinCow and 'Devin Nunes' Mom' parody accounts
- **2020** — Virginia courts begin dismissing the Nunes suits on First Amendment and Section 230 grounds
- **2025** — Final dismissal of the Nunes parody-account litigation

## Achievements

- Named one of Campaigns & Elections' Influencers 50 in communications (2013)
- Led groundbreaking digital outreach for the RNC during the 2008 presidential cycle
- Reports an 80%+ win rate on ballot initiatives across California, Florida and Maryland
- Created what she describes as the most cost-effective ad in US political history
- Became a First Amendment touchstone after the Devin Nunes parody-account lawsuit was dismissed
- Regular national television commentator across Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and Real Time with Bill Maher

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Courts finalized dismissal of Devin Nunes' parody-account defamation litigation involving Mair.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mairstrategies.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LizMair

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