Ryan Price has done Republican campaign, convention and consulting work, but his latest gig will be as director of operations for the GOP convention in
Tampa
Price comes to the convention from The Trailblazer Group, a public affairs and political consulting firm that he co-founded in
Alexandria
Va.
St. Paul
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">, Price graduated from Appalachian State University in
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> and the University of Miami School of Law. He also served in the U.S. Army's First Ranger Battalion. In 1998, he was a southeast field director for Jeb Bush's run for governor. In 2000, he worked in George W. Bush's presidential campaign. In 2006, he was political director for Tom Gallagher's campaign in the Florida GOP gubernatorial primary.