Rick Tyler, senior partner at Chesapeake Associates has worked for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich since 1999. He currently serves as his Spokesperson and works with Gingrich’s organization American Solutions. Rick is also the President and Founder of Renewing American Leadership, an organization committed to training men and women of character to take leadership roles in defending and renewing our American Judeo-Christian heritage.

Rick was a candidate field trainer for GOPAC for ten years, he has professionally trained hundreds of candidates, their staffs, and volunteers to lead successful campaigns for elected office.

Rick has been invited to speak about his political insights by many Republican groups, committees and state legislative caucuses in 26 states. He was a guest lecturer at both the Institute for Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Robert J. Dole Institute for Politics at the University of Kansas. He has been interviewed by numerous radio and television programs.

Rick is a contributing author to the New York Times Best Seller Real Change: From the World that Fails to the World that Works by Newt Gingrich. He was the project manager for Speaker Gingrich’s book on healthcare called Saving Lives and Saving Money.

Before moving to Washington Rick was the Executive Director for the Maine Republican Party for five years.

Before deciding on a political career, Rick worked in the hospitality industry for ten years.

Rick lives in Virginia.