Jerry Skurnik is a native New Yorker who first became active in politics in
1966 as a campaign volunteer.
Now a partner in Prime New York, a political consulting firm and the State's
leading suppliers of products for campaigns, he has played a major role on
the political scene for at least two decades.
Skurnik was the first paid employee of the Ed Koch for Mayor campaign in
December of 1976 and then served for eight years as an assistant to Mayor
Koch until leaving to start his firm in 1986. In City Hall he served as
liaison to elected officials throughout New York State and also played a key
role in all of Koch's subsequent campaigns.
About Stuart Osnow
When promoting concerts in Colorado in 1976, Stuart Osnow produced
fund-raising events for Senator Gary Hart and Congressmembers Tim Wirth and
Pat Schroeder. In 1982, he served as a volunteer in the Koch for Governor
Campaign.
Osnow headed up a computer driven voter registration drive in 1994 and later
became Field Director of the record-breaking Koch for Mayor Re-election
Campaign. In 1986, he worked for the New York City Elections Project, an
office formed to modernize the election process and then left to start Prime
New York with Jerry Skurnik.
Organizations that have employed Skurnik, Osnow and Prime New York include
the New York City Council Political Action Committee, New York State
Democratic Committee, New Jersey Democratic Party, New York State Court
Clerks Association, New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association,
Community Preservation Corporation, United Brotherhood of Carpenters,
Local 372 of District Council 37 (AFSCME), Tobacco Institute, Community
Bankers of New York State, City Lights, Lumart Industries, Merco Properties,
Real Estate Board of New York and Rent Stabilization Association.
About Jerry Skurnik
About Stuart Osnow
