Career
After serving in this capacity, she founded and directed Senator Dole"s Political Action Committee, Campaign America. When Senator Dole formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee in January 1995, she was appointed Finance Director and also served as acting campaign Manager until campaign manager Scott Reed joined the campaign staff She continued in the role of Finance Director of the Dole"s campaign committee (ref: United States presidential election, 1996) until she had raised the maximum allowable under federal campaign law, after which she transferred to the Republican National Committee as deputy finance chairman.
She was born Jo-Anne Lee Johnson in Coronado, California, daughter of Admiral Roy L. Johnson, former Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (1965-1967) and the former Margaret Louise Gross.
