Ashley Pratte Oates
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Ashley Pratte Oates is a Senior Vice President at The Herald Group. She brings to The Herald Group extensive experience in crisis communications, policy, strategic campaigning, traditional media, and brand reputation management for clients.
Prior to The Herald Group she was the Director of Media Relations & Public Affairs at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Previously she served as the Director of Media Relations and consultant for Better For America during the 2016 presidential election. Prior to consulting for Better For America she was a Senior Political Reporter at LifeZette covering the 2016 presidential election and before that was the Vice President of Communications at FP1 Strategies where she managed a variety of corporate and political accounts.
She previously served as spokeswoman for Young America’s Foundation (YAF). Prior to working for YAF, Ashley served as executive director for Cornerstone Policy Research & Cornerstone Action, a prominent political action group in New Hampshire. Before her work at Cornerstone, Ashley served as project director and press assistant, and interim communications director to Congressman Frank Guinta (R-NH). She also worked on his congressional campaign in 2010.
Since 2014, Ashley has made frequent weekly appearances on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, and CBS News. She has been published in NBC Think, The Washington Times, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Washington Examiner, and The Hill. She was named one of PR News’ Mentor of the Year in 2024, one of Maverick PAC’s 30 Under 30 in 2017, and one of Red Alert Politics’ 30 Under 30 in 2014.
Ashley now resides in Washington, D.C. but is proud to call New Hampshire home. She graduated from Saint Anselm College with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Communication.
Education:
Saint Anselm College
Hometown:
Manchester, NH
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