Kent Gates is a Pennsylvania Republican political consultant, working with BrabenderCox. He earned a master's degree from

Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...

. He worked as campaign manager for Mike Fisher's 2002 gubernatorial campaign. He "really appeared on the political radar screen" when he managed Jim Roddey's upset victory for Allegheny County Chief Executive. He also managed Arlen Specter's 1998 victory He served as executive director of the

Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg. History Founding The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in Towanda ( Bradford County) b ...

. After several high-profile political victories at a young age, he was called a "wonder boy" and described as having "the political mind and experience of someone twice his age". He was named to the "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of politically powerful personalities in 2002. He was listed as one of "Pennsylvania's Top Operatives" by PoliticsPA. He was called one of "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives" by PoliticsPA. He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Republican Dream Team" campaign operatives.

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