Austin Stukins serves as Executive Vice President of Operations at First Tuesday Strategies, bringing more than a decade of campaign, party, and digital experience to client strategy and firm operations. A proven political operative and operator, he has led successful races in combative climates up and down the ballot and from coast to coast.
Austin joined First Tuesday Strategies after senior roles spanning national presidential politics, state party leadership, and political digital strategy. As Deputy Coalitions Director for Donald J. Trump for President, he helped organize and activate national coalition work. He previously served as RNC State Director for Georgia and Louisiana, as a policy advisor to the Louisiana Attorney General, and as Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. Earlier in his career, he served as Digital and Political Director for the Republican Party of Louisiana through 2014. At Push Digital Group, he served as Vice President of Business Development. He also serves as Executive Vice President, Partnerships & Operations at Politexts.
A Marine Corps combat veteran, Austin served from 2001 to 2009, including at the Pentagon and in Iraq from 2007–2008. After leaving active duty, he enrolled at Louisiana State University, graduating in 2013. His professional political work began in earnest in 2010. In 2021, he was named to the American Association of Political Consultants’ 40 Under 40 class.
Trusted by attorneys general, governors, and members of Congress, Austin is known for doing more with less—building and managing campaigns, developing strategic communications plans, and executing under pressure.
Austin lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and maintains professional ties across the country. In his free time, he is an avid surfer and volunteers with military and veteran nonprofit organizations, giving back to veterans and their families.