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Craig Shirley (Craig Paul Shirley) was born on 24 September, 1956 in Syracuse, New York, U.S., is a Craig shriey. Discover Craig Shirley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
| Popular As |
Craig Paul Shirley |
| Occupation |
Author |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
24 September 1956 |
| Birthday |
24 September |
| Birthplace |
Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Craig Shirley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Craig Shirley's Wife?
His wife is Zorine Shirley
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Zorine Shirley |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
4 |
Craig Shirley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Craig Shirley worth at the age of 67 years old? Craig Shirley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. He is from United States. We have estimated Craig Shirley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Craig Shirley Social Network
Timeline
His book December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World (2011), was a New York Times bestseller.
Craig Paul Shirley (born September 24, 1956) is a conservative American political consultant and author of four books on Ronald Reagan.
Shirley is the second son of Edward Bruce Shirley and Barbara Cone Shirley.
His father was a founding member of the New York State Conservative Party.
In 1964, he went door to door with his parents, campaigning for presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
In the 1970s, he was on the staff of Senator Jacob Javits of New York, the John N. Dalton campaign for governor of Virginia, and Senator Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire.
Ronald Reagan came into New Hampshire to campaign for Humphrey, where Shirley first met Governor Reagan.
And, in 1978, Shirley graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he majored in history and political science.
In 1980, he ran an independent expenditure campaign in support of former California governor Ronald Reagan's presidential bid in the first six primary states on behalf of the Fund for a Conservative Majority.
Shirley produced and placed radio and newspaper ads in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida and three other states maximizing the three quarters of a million dollars FCM budgeted for the campaign to help Reagan at a time when his campaign was short on funds.
His book Rendezvous with Destiny about the 1980 Reagan campaign was named as one of the five best campaign books of all time by the Wall Street Journal.
Shirley is the founder of the Ft. Hunt Youth Lacrosse Program and was a coach there for 14 years.
Zorine Shirley is a Vice President of the Essex Country Historical Society.
He joined the staff of the Republican National Committee in 1982.
During the 1984 presidential campaign, Shirley was the Director of Communications for the National Conservative Political Action Committee, America's largest independent political committee, which spent over $14 million on behalf of President Ronald Reagan's re-election.
He also worked on the White House Conference on Small Business in 1985.
After the election, Shirley opened his own firm and worked on numerous matters in co-ordination with the Reagan White House, including aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, support for the Strategic Defensive Initiative, support for the Afghanistan Mujahideen, support for Jonas Savimbi's UNITA, and support for the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
In 1986, he became a consultant to the Fund for America's Future, the political action committee of Vice President George H. W. Bush and worked on George H. W. Bush's 1988 presidential bid.
During the 1990s, Shirley conceived and created Citizens for State Power, which represented small investor-owned utilities and they successfully stopped the attempts by Enron to nationalize the electricity grid.
In 1991, Shirley ran a major advertising and public affairs campaign supporting President Bush and Operation Desert Storm, later represented the Embassy of the State of Kuwait and was placed in charge of public relations for an international conference on democracy hosted in Prague by President Václav Havel of then Czechoslovakia.
For a short time, Shirley and David Keene partnered in a firm, but that association ended in 1992.
In 2000, Craig Shirley & Associates became Shirley & Banister Public Affairs.
He was chosen in 2005 by Springfield College as their Outstanding Alumnus and has been named the Visiting Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
He taught a weeklong class, "Reagan 101" at Eureka College in 2012.
He was also appointed as a Trustee of Eureka.
He is also a member of the school's Reagan Forward Advisory Council.
His book, Last Act, was named best narrative in the non-fiction category by USA Book News for 2015.
In 2019, it became Shirley & McVicker Public Affairs.
Shirley is the acting chairman of the political action committee, Citizens for the Republic.
Shirley is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and has lectured at the Reagan Library.
