John Brabender

Who is John Brabender?

John Brabender is a prominent Republican political consultant. He earned a degree in from Gannon University and an MBA from Cleveland State University.

Brabender has been dubbed 'political guru' to Rick Santorum's political career. Bradender worked five of Santorum's Pennsylvania Congressional races, starting with his first House bid in 1990 and ending with his failed Senate re-election campaign in 2006.

Bradbender acted as Rick Santorum's senior strategist for his failed 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination bid. He is godfather to one of Santorum's seven children.

Brabender is the managing partner and Chief Creative Officer of BrabenderCox, a national political consulting and advertising firm. He has served as a campaign and advertising consultant for campaigns in nearly every state, including Tom Coburn, David Vitter, Rick Santorum, Linda Lingle, Tom Corbett, and for the 2008 Giuliani presidential campaign. He has also worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their attempt to gain public funding for Heinz Field in the mid-1990s and for the Pittsburgh Penguins.