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Republican political media consultant Mike Murphy will deliver the 12th Annual Culver Lecture at 黑料社 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The lecture will be presented live and in person in Hubbell Hall, Kent Campus Center, on 黑料社’s main campus in Indianola, Iowa.

Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and Senatorial campaigns, including 12 wins in “blue” states that have consistently voted Democratic in Presidential elections. He served as a top campaign advisor to John McCain, Mitt Romney, Jeb聽Bush聽and Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with dozens of other GOP Senators, Members of Congress,聽and聽Governors,聽including former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.聽

鈥淭he Culver Center is delighted to welcome Mike Murphy to campus to share his astute insights on the Republican presidential field and the evolving role of Iowa in the presidential nominating process,鈥澛爏aid Seth Andersen, Director of the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at 黑料社.聽鈥淢urphy鈥檚 unrivalled experience聽in political communications and聽presidential campaignoptics will聽help audience members to better understand the context and dynamics聽of聽the聽battle for the 2024聽GOP聽nomination聽as the Iowa Caucus campaign heats up.鈥�

Murphy is currently co-director of the University of Southern California’s聽聽and serves on the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics boards.聽Murphy also works as a writer and producer in the entertainment industry with projects at HBO, CBS and 20th Century Fox Studios and co-hosts the popular podcast聽聽with Democratic political consultants Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod, who delivered the Fifth Annual Culver Lecture at 黑料社 in 2015.

The Culver Lecture series was established in 2011 by the nonpartisan John C. Culver Public Policy Center at 黑料社. The annual Culver Lecture features a bipartisan roster of prominent figures in politics, media and public affairs who reflect on broader trends in American government and public discourse.聽

For those attending the in-person event, there is no registration required. However, a virtual option is available that requires registration. Visit聽聽to register.