Brad Luna
Director of Media Relations
Brad Luna joined the Human Rights Campaign as director of media relations in the summer of 2005 and brings to the organization a diverse array of experiences in the field of communications including messaging for a member of Congress, top-tier political campaigns, non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to joining HRC, Luna worked at a Washington, D.C., public relations firm assisting the United Nations Foundation and advising General Electric on their new product branding and marketing.
In the 2004 election cycle, Luna managed Rep. Brad Carson’s, D-Okla., 2004 bid for the U.S. Senate. During this time, he served as chief political strategist and oversaw the development of strategy, messaging and finance. This top-tier campaign was featured on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, CNN, Fox News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and other national outlets and was rated “the best run campaign of 2004” by political analysts.
Prior to 2004, Luna served as communications director to Carson, where he provided daily communications and message consulting. As communications director, Luna developed a comprehensive press strategy to push for the relocation of residents of one of the worst environmental disaster sites in the entire nation. Additionally, he served as the congressman’s chief on-the-record spokesman since 1999.
Luna holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tulsa and furthered his studies while attending the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.