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Kieran Mahoney is a Managing Partner of Mercury Public Affairs and is one of the nation's leading political and public affairs strategists - providing counsel to a wide variety of political and business clients.Called one of the "best political strategists of his generation" by The New York Times, Mr. Mahoney has been helping Republicans win elections for more than 20 years - particularly in states that are historically Democratic strongholds. In all, Mr. Mahoney has run elections and conducted polling in over 30 states.Mr. Mahoney is a prominent figure in New York politics. With more than 20 years of experience, he has unrivaled knowledge of state affairs. Mr. Mahoney has served as a senior adviser to all three of Governor George Pataki's campaigns. In addition to guiding Governor Pataki on his successful re-election bid in 2002, Mr. Mahoney helped lead Pataki to an unprecedented victory in 1998 - winning the highest margin of victory in state history. He was also a top strategist and manager of George Pataki's first gubernatorial campaign in 1994 that ended Democrat Mario Cuomo's twelve-year reign.Nationally, Mr. Mahoney consulted for many of the most hotly contested races of 2002 - helping the Senate achieve historic victories. A chief consultant for Senator Gordon Smith, he helped take the toss-up race and break it wide open with Smith winning by sixteen points. Mr. Mahoney was also instrumental in Smith's come-from-behind upset Senate election in Oregon in 1996.Also in 2002, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Republican Leadership Council (RLC) both sought out Mr. Mahoney for their toughest battles. As media consultant for the NRSC, Mr. Mahoney worked on the successful independent expenditure campaigns for John Sununu in New Hampshire, Norm Coleman in Minnesota and Lamar Alexander in Tennessee.Prior to recent elections, Mr. Mahoney was a national political advisor to the 1996 Dole for President campaign and managed Senator D'Amato's comeback re-election victory in 1992.Mr. Mahoney's extensive political experience transcends the electoral process and gives him an edge in dealing with corporate and public affairs issues. Mr. Mahoney has managed successful public affairs campaigns, proxy fights and public relations battles for industry leaders in telecommunications, healthcare, energy and transportation, among others.In his capacity as senior public affairs strategist for one of the nation's leading telecommunications companies, Mr. Mahoney orchestrated several statewide regulatory victories - not only saving his client billions from new rate structuring, but also altering the industry environment to allow the client to solidify its position in current markets as well as enter new ones.Working with a coalition of the nation's largest long-term healthcare companies, Mr. Mahoney passed benchmark tort reform legislation in a number of key states, including Florida and Texas, and won billions in increased federal Medicare funding for the coalition.Mr. Mahoney lives in Harrison, New York with his wife Sara, three sons and a daughter | 