Partner
Tara Spicer is a seasoned strategist with over 20 years of political experience. In 2015 she co-founded Strategic Partners of SC. Building and maintaining relationships in both the public and private sectors has proven to be key to their professional achievements. Leveraging this experience, Strategic Partners of SC specializes in issues management, fundraising and event planning – both corporate and political – by focusing on relationships, knowledge and success.
In addition to being a Partner in SPSC, Tara is also the Finance Director for Team Graham, Inc., the campaign committee for US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Since January 2019, Tara has led the finance operations for South Carolina’s senior Senator. During the 2020 election cycle, Team Graham, Inc. raised a record $112 million in support of Senator Graham’s re-election campaign. This was achieved through national and in-state fundraising events coupled with unprecedented digital and direct mail fundraising. The South Carolina senate campaign was the most expensive race of all senate campaigns during the 2020 election cycle nationwide and set a new SC record for campaign spending.
In her role as Senator Graham’s Finance Director, Tara has worked on behalf of a number of conservative initiatives and campaigns that Senator Graham is close to, including POLARIS National Security, an advocacy organization that supports a strong America via strength through peace, and the 2024 Trump 47 Re-election Committee, among others.
As a partner in Strategic Partners of SC, Tara has organized a number of grassroots and advocacy campaigns in the state of SC. She has worked on issues including conservation and the environment, manufacturing, healthcare, and the pharmaceutical industry, at the state and federal levels.
Tara began her career working on the Finance team at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and then transitioned into state politics by joining the Republican Governors Association (RGA). Her relationships with various executive offices around the country ultimately brought her home to South Carolina, when she was tasked with leading the fundraising effort for the 2006 National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Meeting in Charleston, hosted by then-Governor Mark Sanford.
A graduate of the College of Charleston, Tara earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She is the past-President of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) Board of Directors and currently serves on their Endowment Board, the DNLCC Next Child Fund. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Charleston. Tara and her husband, Jeff, have one son and reside in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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