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CONTACT:
Alana Joyce
Executive Director
703-245-8021
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2023
AAPC
Announces 2023 Class of 40 Under 40 Award Winners
Palm Springs,
California (April 18, 2023) —The American Association of Political
Consultants (AAPC), America’s
only bipartisan association of political professionals, announced today the winners
of the 2023 40 Under 40 Awards program recognizing the best and brightest young
professionals working in the United States. Selected from more than 250 nominations,
the winners were recognized at an awards ceremony during the 2023 Pollie Awards
and Conference in Palm Springs, California on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
“We are
elated to welcome a new class of gifted political consultants who will continue
to make an impact in our industry,” said AAPC President Becki Donatelli. “As
AAPC continues to support young professionals to grow within the industry, we
look forward to their contributions both now and in the future,” added AAPC Vice President Larry Huynh.
“Ampersand
and its owner companies, would like to offer congratulations to the 2023 class
of 40 Under 40 award winners,” added Tim Kay, Vice President of Political Strategy.
The AAPC is dedicated to fostering
the next generation of political professionals and is proud to recognize leaders
and innovators in the political business community (including media, advertising,
polling, and public affairs) who are making a mark in their organization and their profession.
Winners
of the AAPC 2023 40 Under 40 Awards
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Democratic Winners
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Allyson Marcus, The Hub Project
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Brendan McPhillips, Hilltop Public Soultions
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Brett "Coop" Cooper, SWAY
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Cassi Peters, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
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Daniel Barash, SKDK
- David Bergstein, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
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Ilana Kaplan, SWDC Organizing Group
- Jenna Fullmer, Blue Compass Strategies
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John Padua, Trilogy Interactive
- Lindsay Vermeyen, Breakthrough
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Megan Jacobs, League of Conservation Voters Campaigns
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Morgan Miller, Left Coast Strategies LLC
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Patrick Brown, FOGLAMP
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Pili Tobar, Fireside Campaigns
- Ryan Irvin, Change Media Group
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Samantha Greene, Sena Kozar Strategies
- Shannon-Janean Currie, Benenson Strategy Group
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Terrance Woodbury, HIT Strategies
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Tommy McDonald, The Win Company
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Trip Yang, Trip Yang Strategies
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Republican Winners
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Adam Scheidler, TAG Strategies
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Ashleigh Pisarcik, Ivory Political Strategy
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Ben Mitchell, Jamestown Associates
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Bobby Saparow, Kemp for Governor
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Brendon DelToro, Guidant Polling and Strategy
- Domenic Re, Congressional Leadership Fund
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Jack Pandol, NRCC
- Jon Black, Data Trust
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Jonathan Duke, Deep Root Analytics
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Jordan Root, Texans for Greg Abbott
- Jordan Wiggins, Owner
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Matthew W Cohen, HBS+
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Nicholas Maddux, Axiom Strategies
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Paul Shashy, SR Communications LLC
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Robert Schmidt, McLaughlin & Associates
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Thaddeus Rupp, Targeted Victory
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Theresa Winegar, National Republican
- Congressional Committee
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Tommy Knepper, In Field Strategies
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Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation
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Will Ritter, POOLHOUSE Agency LLC
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About the
2023 AAPC Pollie Conference
As the premier industry
event, the 2023 Pollie Awards and Conference, held in Palm Springs, California
from April 18-20, 2023, brings the leading political professionals together to
network and hear from top technology innovators, pollsters, pundits, and service
providers. The conference features cutting-edge programming on key industry trends,
designed to empower attendees to leverage the latest techniques in campaign strategy
and management. The conference is widely recognized as the must-attend event for
political consultants, media buyers, public affairs specialists, suppliers, industry
leaders, and journalists. For details, visit www.theaapc.org.
About AAPC
Founded in 1969, the AAPC is a multi-partisan
organization of political and public affairs professionals dedicated to improving
democracy. The AAPC has over 1,600 members hailing from all corners of the globe.
It is the largest association of political and public affairs professionals in
the world. For more information, see www.theaapc.org.
About Ampersand
Ampersand
is Moving TV ForwardTM. As the industry’s largest source of combined multiscreen
TV inventory and viewership insights, we are changing the way TV is bought and
measured. Powered by aggregated and authenticated audience data insights from
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Ampersand gives advertisers true audience first planning, scale in execution,
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Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications.
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