Potomac Strategy Group, LLC Opens Austin Office

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Potomac Strategy Group (PSG), LLC, a political and communications consultancy, announced the opening of a second office in Austin, Texas.  The office is located in the historic Vaughn Building downtown at 8th and Brazos Street.

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Founded in Washington, D.C. in April 2009 by Texas native Matt Mackowiak, PSG offers general campaign consulting for conservative and Republican candidates for local, state and federal offices and strategic communications consulting for corporations, non-profits and outside groups.

Among the specific services that PSG offers:

• General Consulting / Campaign Management
• Public Relations
  • Media Relations
  • Crisis communications
  • Pitching
  • Research
  • Writing
• Media training
• Debate Prep

In 2010 PSG President Matt Mackowiak managed the successful Bill Flores for Congress campaign in Texas' 17th district, which resulted in the largest margin of victory in the country (25% victory) for a challenger and the defeat of the longest serving Democratic incumbent in the Texas Congressional delegation, 20 year veteran Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX).

In his career, Mackowiak has counseled two U.S. Senators, served as the top communications strategist for a western Governor, provided White House advance representation across the country, served as a communications aide at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and managed the second largest county in Iowa for the Bush-Cheney 2004 reelection campaign.  Mackowiak is a native of Austin, a 2003 graduate of the University of Texas and a former Press Secretary to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).

This cycle PSG is advising candidates in Texas, Virginia, New York and Georgia, as well as working with private sector clients and outside groups.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Matt Mackowiak
(512) 469-9090
[email protected]

SOURCE Potomac Strategy Group