Kristine Breithaupt

KRISTINE BREITHAUPT

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MEET KRISTINE

Kristine Breithaupt founded Last Word Strategies in 2016, as a digital-first marketing agency serving businesses and causes across the United States. She has served as staff or consultant to hundreds of political campaigns since 2008. Her experience includes twenty years in a range of public communications roles; from journalism to digital advertising.

Before going independent, Breithaupt led digital advertising campaigns for TEGNA and Advance Local. She is guided by a principle dating back to her journalism days: "If your mother says she loves you, fact-check that."

In 2024, she was named to the American Association of Political Consultant's 40 Under 40.