Tom Lowe is a writer an filmmaker from Southern California. A decorated Gulf War veteran, Lowe is best known as the author of Spin (ISBN 0-671-01923-6), a roman à clef based on his experience working as an aide for Michael Huffington's 1994 United States Senate run. He is also a former Chief Speech Writer for the Speaker of the California Assembly, and a former producer of the public affairs roundtable The McLaughlin Group.