Steve Race

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Steve Race is an account director at lobbying firm Fleishman-Hillard. He previously worked as a senior researcher to Labour MP Ben Bradshaw while he was a health minister and culture minister.

Race will be standing in 2015 General Election as the Labour candidate for East Devon - traditionally a Conservative stronghold.[1]

Career

After university, Race worked as a commercial first aid training adviser until March 2005, then as a widening participation officer at the University of Manchester until 2007.

Race was senior researcher to Ben Bradshaw from September 2007 until February 2011, when he joined Fleishman-Hillard's public affairs and corporate communications team.

In November 2012 he was elected chair of the Young Fabians, a role he held for a year.[2]

Education

Notes

  1. Ian Griggs and Micah Sulit The eight public affairs professionals standing to become MPs PR Week, 16 April 2015, accessed 16 April 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Stephen Race Linkedin, accessed 13 October 2014