Frank Tsamoutales

Frank Tsamoutales
Born	(1960-05-01) May 1, 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)	Businessman, Lobbyist

Frank Tsamoutales (born May 1, 1960) is an American lobbyist and business consultant from Florida. He is the President, Chairman, and CEO of Tsamoutales Strategies.^[1]

Biography

Education

Tsamoutales graduated from Melbourne Central Catholic High School in 1978, and earned a BS from Florida State University in 1982, concentrating in Government and Communications.^[2]

Career

Tsamoutales was a campus coordinator for George Bush's 1980 campaign at Florida State University in Tallahassee. ^{[citation needed]} He was a Co-Chairman of the National Finance Committee for the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan,^[3] George H. W. Bush,^[4] and Mike Huckabee.^{[citation needed]} He also held leadership positions on the finance committee for all three of Jeb Bush's Florida Governor campaigns,^[5] Bob Martinez's Florida Governor Campaign,^[5] Tom Gallahager's for Florida Governor Campaign, Marco Rubio for US Senate, Bill Posey for US Congress and Daniel Webster for US Congress campaigns, as well as the Mike Haridopolos for the Florida House and Florida Senate campaigns.^{[citation needed]}

Tsamoutales served on the RTCA special committee responsible for the establishment of aviation-related security standards.^[6] Appointed by two Governors, he served on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Technological Research and Development Authority^[7] and the former Florida Department of Commerce Economic Development Commission.^[6] He was also named one of the 100 most powerful people on the nations space coast.^[8]

Tsamoutales was the only non-Polish advisor to Lech Walesa's successful campaign for President of Poland in 1990.^[3] He served as Chairman of HuckPac, a national political action committee chaired by Mike Huckabee in 2010.^[5]

Internationally, he has represented US corporations^[3] and negotiated on their behalf privatization agreements in the aviation, transportation, and maritime industries in Poland, then-East Germany, the Netherlands, and Hungary.^{[citation needed]} Domestically, Tsamoutales has worked with ABM Industries, BJ's Wholesale Club, Honeywell International, Inc., Kamylon Holdings, KTA-Tator, Inc., SitelogIQ, Inc., Tensor Engineering and Transformative Healthcare before federal, state and local government as well as leading business development.^{[9][10][citation needed]}

Personal life

Tsamoutales married Kimberly Hill, daughter of former Orlando Magic Coach Brian Hill.^[9][1] His wife suffers from cystic fibrosis and is active in supporting related causes and foundations.^[9][1]

References

1. Ryan Ray (August 12, 2015). "Tsamoutales Strategies takes in $180K in Q2 lobbying fees". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
2. Lafferty, Michael (August 14, 1988). "Millionaire Hasn't Found Success – Yet Business-political Prodigy Says He's Only Begun His Climb To Top". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
3. Reed, Cheryl L. (December 17, 1990), "Brevard campaign veteran advises Poland's leader", Florida Today
4. Higginbotham, Mickey (March 15, 1987), "Few to get past security to meet Bush", Florida Today
5. Derby, Kevin (August 3, 2010). "Mike Huckabee Opposes Federal Judge Striking Down Arizona Immigration Measures". Sunshine State News. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
6. Cricket, Carl (September 15, 2009). "Meet Osceola's New Lobbyist! Commission Open Minded in Hiring Still!". Kissimmee St. Cloud Internet Broadcasting. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
7. "2006 Legislative Principal", Online Sunshine, 2006
8. "100 Most Powerful People on the Space Coast". Spacecoast Business Magazine. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
9. Adam C. Smith (April 17, 2011). "Sen. Mike Haridopolos' rise aided by political partner". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
10. "2017 Legislative Lobbyist Detail".