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Brett Stanton Doster is a political consultant and activist, in the State of Florida. Through numerous local, state, and national electoral campaigns, Doster has established himself to be one of the most successful Republican grassroots strategists in the State of Florida, especially for Conservative causes. He has served numerous politcal campaigns in varying roles. Most recently he was the Campaign Manager for the Tom Gallagher for Governor Campaign in 2006 and he served as the Executive Director of the Florida Bush-Cheney 04 Campaign.

As a political strategist and campaign manager, Doster is best known for his innate sense of detail, emphasis on grassroots and retail campaigning, and leadership qualites largely born out of a military education at The Citadel. His command of Conservative values and campaigning as made him a highly respected and sought after consultant among Conservative political candidates, feared by moderates, and drawn ire and rebuke from Liberals and Progressives.

Early life and family

Brett is the eldest son of Russell and Diane Doster. Brett has a younger brother, Matt Doster, who is currently the executive director of IT Florida.
Russell Doster is a Real Estate broker and is the owner of the Doster Broker Group in Tallahassee in the Tallahassee area.

Education

Brett and Matt were both home schooled until they entered college. Both brothers attended The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Brett graduated as part of the class of 1993.

He hopes to attain a graduate degree, preferably at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Career Highlights

Doster's first campaign experience came as a political aide in Jeb Bush's unsuccessful 1993 gubernatorial bid. Although Bush lost a very close race to incumbent Democratic Governor Lawton Chiles, Brett proved himself to be an outstanding aide, with a keen sense of detail and resolve that left its mark on the candidate. They formed a bond that would lead into, and through, Bush's eventual two term tenure as Governor of the State of Florida and still exists today.

At the age of 24, Doster ran for a commission seat in Gadsden County, FL but suffered a great defeat as well. Following this loss, he worked on Bush's successful 1998 gubernatorial campaign. Brett joined the new Republican governor's administration as the Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED) where he focused on issues related to the expansion of high-technology businesses in the state.

Doster remained at OTTED until 2000 when was chosen to be the Florida Statewide Political Director for then for Gov. George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign.

Four years later, after rejoining Governor Bush's staff and a brief period as a lobbyist, Brett was appointed by national Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman for George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign to become the executive director of the Florida 2004 re-election campaign for George W. Bush. In his capacity as Executive Director, Doster helped assemble and oversee a core group of campaign staffers which is often referred to as "The Dream Team".<ref name="GWU/"> Brett Appointed as Executive Director George Washington University on Brett's role as Executive Director for Bush-Cheney '04 </ref>

In 2006, Brett managed Tom Gallagher's fouth gubernatoral primary campaign in Florida. For this campaign, Doster once again assembled a campaign team and mapped an ambitious grassroots strategy. With Gallagher's status as a veteran elected official and playboy, this effort came up far short, having lost his primary bid to eventual General election winner and Florida's current Governor Charlie Crist.

Current Activities

Brett is the President of Front Line Strategies, a political consulting, government and public relations firm he launched after the reelection of President Bush. Brett is also know to be a devout Christian, and will not work on Sunday as it is known in the Christian Theology to be the day of rest.

Community/Civic Affiliations ==

- Capital City Rotary Club

== Footnotes

References

Bousquet, Steve "2001 protest spoiler gets key Bush role" St. Petersburg Times, October 1, 2003.

George Washington University "Florida-Details" George Washington University, January 2, 2005

ICASSP 2002 Program "Brett Doster" ICASSP, June 15, 2003