BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Mitt Romney, moving closer to a presidential run, has hired Tom DeLay’s former spokesman, according to a top Romney adviser who spoke on the condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement.
Kevin Madden, a New York state native who most recently served as press secretary for House Majority Leader John Boehner, will serve as primary spokesman for the presidential committee that Romney is expected to create within the next three weeks, the adviser said.
The governor is expected to file paperwork establishing some sort of presidential campaign committee by mid-December. Romney is planning to base his campaign in an office building in the city’s North End.
Madden was chief spokesman for DeLay before the Texas congressman resigned last year after being indicted on charges of conspiracy in fundraising. He then shifted over to Boehner’s office in February.
The Republican Party lost its majorities in the House and Senate this month and Boehner is now poised to become the House minority leader.
Madden served as a spokesman for the Bush-Cheney 04 campaign from September 2003 to November 2004. From 2001 to 2003, he served as communications director and a senior adviser to Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y.
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