Career
Jennings served as political director for President Bush's 2000 Kentucky campaign, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in his 2002 re-election campaign, Gov. Ernie Fletcher in his 2003 campaign, and managed President Bush’s campaign in New Mexico in 2004, before joining the White House. New Mexico was one of only two states to flip from blue to red in between 2000 and 2004; the other was Iowa. He served as Associate Director in the Office of Political Affairs at the White House before being named Special Assistant to the President in October 2005.
After leaving the White House, Scott Jennings moved back to Kentucky and is Director of Strategic Development and Senior Strategist for Peritus Public Relations in Louisville, KY, a firm with additional offices in Frankfort and Nashville, Tennessee. Jennings is frequently quoted by media outlets as a political analyst. Peritus is a full service PR firm that offers public affairs, public relations, and graphic design services to its clients.
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