High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Joe M. Allbaugh (born July 27, 1952) is an American political figure in the Republican Party. After spending most of his career in Oklahoma and Texas, Allbaugh came to national prominence working for Texas governor George W. Bush and helping manage his 2000 presidential election campaign. Allbaugh then became Bush`s Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) beginning in February 2001. He served until FEMA`s transfer into the newly created Department of Homeland Security, after which he resigned in March 2003.