▁L acy ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁strateg ist ▁in ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁president ial ▁campaign s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁L acy ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁strateg ist ▁on ▁Fred ▁Dal ton ▁Thompson ' s ▁sen atorial ▁campaign . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁L acy ▁left ▁politics ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁as ▁vice - ch air man ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Soph ie ▁Ma e ▁C andy ▁Co ., ▁a ▁business ▁operated ▁by ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁L acy ▁would ▁manage ▁Thompson ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Bill ▁L acy ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Robert ▁J . ▁D ole ▁Institute ▁of ▁Polit ics , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁in ▁Lawrence , ▁K S . ▁ ▁Bill ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Susan ▁L acy . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Political ▁W ire : ▁Thompson ▁P icks ▁Camp aign ▁Manager ▁ ▁L acy ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Kansas ▁staff ▁L acy ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁And or ran ▁film ▁industry ▁produced ▁one