Robert S. Uithoven

Biography

Robert Uithoven has over 25 years of experience in political campaigns and public affairs advocacy. He has served as senior advisor, strategist, general consultant, campaign manager andother senior level positions on many political campaigns, from City Council up to U.S. President. Uithoven has also worked on numerous statewide ballot initiative campaigns.

Uithoven has served as a registered lobbyist in the Nevada State Legislature through 7 regular sessions and 10 special sessions, representing entities such as Las Vegas Sands Corp – the largest gaming company in the world, as well as the the Adelson Family, the National Rifle Association, Uber, and many other companies, industries, and associations.

Prior to joining Axiom Strategies in 2021, Uithoven founded Nevada-based political and public consulting firm, j3 STRATEGIES, from 2007 to 2021. During his career at j3, Uithoven served numerous clients across the economic spectrum, specializing in private sector interests, as well as dozens of candidates for elected office. Most recently, Uithoven served as a senior advisor on the Donald J. Trump for President re-election campaign in 2020. Prior to the 2020 presidential campaign, Uithoven served as the Western Regional Political Director for the Ted Cruz for President campaign, overseeing ten states in 2015-2016, helping oversee victories for Cruz in Alaska, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.

In 2014, Uithoven ran the successful campaign of Adam P. Laxalt for Nevada Attorney General, and previously, the successful campaigns of former U.S. Congressman and Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons. For decades, he has been active in the Nevada Republican Party, as well as in numerous county and GOP clubs, helping recruit and elect candidates, register voters, and support ballot measures backed by conservatives in the Silver State. Uithoven previously served as the state party’s Finance Chairman, and served as a Delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Currently, Uithoven serves on the Advisory Board of the Morning in Nevada PAC and on the Board of Directors of the Keystone Corporation in Nevada. Previously, Uithoven served as the Vice-Chairman of the Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce’s PAC Board and as a member of the Nevada Taxpayers Association, the Nevada Policy Research Institute, and as a 2007 appointee to the Nevada Economic Development Advisory Board. He also served two terms on the Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board, first appointed by former Governor Jim Gibbons, and re-appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval. In addition, Uithoven serves as a Trustee for the Joshua L. Anderson Memorial Foundation.

Uithoven is married to Nicole (Dagostino) Uithoven, and has four children - Jeremy, Joshua, Joel, and Avery.