Richard Quinn (political consultant)
American political consultant
Richard Quinn Sr. (February 23, 1945 — March 21, 2024) was a political consultant who, until his death, was under indictment for perjury in a state of South Carolina political corruption case. A long-time Republican Party campaign consultant, he advised the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham. He was known as one of South Carolina's most prominent political consultants. He was once the editor of the Neo-Confederate Southern Partisan magazine although he later recanted the views he held while in that position.
Quinn was the leader of a political organization nicknamed the "Quinndom" which he started through his consulting firm, Richard Quinn & Associates. On October 18, 2017, Quinn and his son, Richard "Rick" Quinn Jr., were indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy and illegal lobbying alongside three South Carolina state lawmakers. Those charges were later dropped as part of his son's guilty plea deal. However, in July 2021, a state grand jury indictment again charged Quinn Sr. with 12 counts of perjury and two counts of obstruction of justice, to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months home detention.
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