Facebook Hires Former GOP Consultant For Election Team

By Josh Smith

January 27, 2012 | 9:54 AM | 0 Comments

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Former GOP social media consultant George Alafoginis will join Facebook’s 2012 campaign team to focus on advertising efforts.

Alafoginis most recently worked for the consulting group New Media Strategies, where a pictorial bio describes him as a “crowd surfer” and a “jetsetter” who has celebrated two birthdays while at the firm. Alafoginis also previously worked for the Republican National Committee as deputy director for Online Strategy & Technology Deployment.

Facebook has launched a range of Election 2012 features, including a partnership with Politico, a presidential debate with NBC, and a politics webpage.

Facebook also conducted an analysis of reaction to this week’s State of the Union speech.