Brose McVey

Brose McVey is a public affairs and public policy professional with nearly 20 years of experience in government, public relations and communications.Brose is the founder and Principal of Nexpointe Strategies, a government marketing and government relations firm, based in Carmel, Indiana.

In 2002, Brose was the Republican Nominee for U.S. Congress in Indiana?s 7^th Congressional District.His challenge to a three-term incumbent became a race targeted by both national political parties, attracting national media attention and visits to Indianapolis by Vice President Dick Cheney, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and numerous Cabinet Secretaries and members of Congress.

Brose is a graduate of Purdue University, where he was active on campus as Student Representative to the local city council and President of his fraternity.He also got his start in the political arena at Purdue, where he became acquainted with and eventually interned in the Washington office of U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar.

Upon graduation, his internship led to a position with U.S. Senator Dan Quayle, where he served as a Legislative Assistant, Special Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary.Brose traveled to the Republican National Convention in New Orleans with Senator Quayle in 1988, where Quayle would be tapped as the party?s Vice Presidential Nominee.

From 1989 until he left Washington in 1991, Brose served as Executive Vice President of the National Oilseed Processors Association, an association representing large agribusiness companies.His work on the 1990 farm bill won the organization national recognition for its grassroots and media relations campaign in support of its farm program goals.

In 1991, Brose returned to his home state to manage the successful reelection campaign of U.S. Senator Dan Coats.Following the strong election victory, Indiana Republicans elected Brose Secretary of the Indiana Republican State Committee.

In 1993, Brose established his own public affairs and strategic communications consultancy where he provided counsel and services to numerous companies and organizations, including the nation?s health care and pharmaceutical industries, and served as staff director of the Indiana Corn Growers Association and President of the Indiana Institute of Agriculture.

From 1999 until he resigned in 2001 to run for Congress, Brose was a senior public affairs consultant with the law firm Bingham Summers, Welsh and Spilman, where he worked for clients like Anthem, TechNet, Thomson, and was active in campaigns to bring Daylight Saving Time to Indiana and build an extension to Interstate I-69.

Brose is active in his community.He is a board member of the Center for Agricultural Science and Heritage, Inc. and serves on the Advancement Committee for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School.Brose is married to Katherine C. Ekins McVey and has three sons, Ben, John Daniel and Harry.