GILMORE DAVIS STRATEGY GROUP - Key Persons


Darbie Kuykendall Harris

Job Titles:
  • Consultant Operating
  • Senior Strategist
Darbie is an experienced political consultant operating on both the state and federal level. Darbie has experience advising candidates for congressional, legislative, and judicial races in Arkansas on media relations, digital strategy, and general political communications. Darbie serves as Chief Political Strategist for Congressman Bruce Westerman, Chairman of Natural Resources, and most recently helped re-elect Senator John Boozman to the U.S. Senate.

J.R. Davis

Job Titles:
  • Partner
J.R. has over a decade's worth of experience in both Arkansas and national politics, state government and state and national media relations, including crisis communications. A former news anchor and political reporter, J.R. has served as the Communications Director and Chief Spokesperson

Jon Gilmore - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Managing Partner
Jon founded Gilmore | Davis Strategy Group, formerly Gilmore Strategy Group, after serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Asa Hutchinson, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations, including a budget of over $6 million, a staff of nearly sixty individuals and the organization of state agencies under the new administration. Jon currently serves as Chief Political Strategist for Governor Hutchinson.