birth_place name birth_date spouse residence article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
providence , rhode island , u.s. tad devine 15 may 1955 ellen devine block island , rhode island , u.s. tad devine
 thomas a. `` tad '' devine political consultant , strategist brown university , suffolk university school of law
tad devine

thomas a. `` tad '' devine -lrb- born june 11 , 1955 -rrb- is an american political consultant .
devine was a senior adviser in al gore 's 2000 and john kerry 's 2004 presidential campaigns .
he currently is a senior adviser for bernie sanders ' 2016 presidential campaign .
he has worked on ten winning campaigns for president and prime minister around the world and 17 winning u.s. senate races .
devine is currently the president of devine mulvey longabaugh , a washington d.c.-based media consulting firm .
in october 2010 , he was recognized as one of `` the nation 's most respected media consultants '' by `` usa today . ''
