Hi team,
I’m Congresswoman Schakowsky and I could not be prouder to announce that Ben Head, my dear friend and political director for the last decade, is being honored with the prestigious IDCCA Party Builder award in recognition of his lifetime of selfless and groundbreaking work on behalf of Illinois Democrats.
IDCCA Party Builder Award Ceremony
Monday, February 24
5:30-7:00
12 E Erie Chicago, IL
(Tickets available here)
In Illinois and beyond, Ben Head’s tireless work and dedication have led to to be regarded as among the absolute best organizers in America. I can’t think of someone more deserving!
Ben has spent his entire adult life working to strengthen and mobilize our party – here in Illinois specifically, but also around the country. He has managed dozens of winning Democratic campaigns here in Illinois, including some of the toughest. For the last ten years, I have had the pleasure (and distinct advantage) of counting on Ben as my campaign manager and political director. In that time he has organized and trained the largest, most highly effective volunteer corps in Illinois through the Schakowsky Organizing Academy.
Ben’s passion for teaching and mentoring up and coming leaders doesn’t end with the hundreds of students that have graduated from the Schakowsky Organizing Academy.
Through Men4Choice, an organization Ben co-founded in 2015, the New Leaders Council, Democracy for America, Build the Bench, and the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association, he has trained and mobilized over a thousand young leaders into concrete progressive action.
Most recently, Ben co-founded and managed Operation Swing State, a project that brought 80 partners in Illinois together to produce over 10,000 volunteer shifts in nearby swing states to knock over a quarter million doors, making it the largest interstate volunteer mobilization in Illinois history.
Join Ben and other awardees at IDCCA’s 2025 Party Builder Awards, happening on February 24th at 5:30pm. RSVP right now to secure your spot to join us in honoring all the folks who are hungry to get our party back and track.
JOIN USIf you’re able, please join and celebrate Ben’s fantastic accomplishments.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
I’m Congresswoman Schakowsky and I could not be prouder to announce that Ben Head, my dear friend and political director for the last decade, is being honored with the prestigious IDCCA Party Builder award in recognition of his lifetime of selfless and groundbreaking work on behalf of Illinois Democrats.
Monday, February 24
5:30-7:00
12 E Erie Chicago, IL
(Tickets available here)
In Illinois and beyond, Ben Head’s tireless work and dedication have led to to be regarded as among the absolute best organizers in America. I can’t think of someone more deserving!
Ben has spent his entire adult life working to strengthen and mobilize our party – here in Illinois specifically, but also around the country. He has managed dozens of winning Democratic campaigns here in Illinois, including some of the toughest. For the last ten years, I have had the pleasure (and distinct advantage) of counting on Ben as my campaign manager and political director. In that time he has organized and trained the largest, most highly effective volunteer corps in Illinois through the Schakowsky Organizing Academy.
Ben’s passion for teaching and mentoring up and coming leaders doesn’t end with the hundreds of students that have graduated from the Schakowsky Organizing Academy.
Through Men4Choice, an organization Ben co-founded in 2015, the New Leaders Council, Democracy for America, Build the Bench, and the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association, he has trained and mobilized over a thousand young leaders into concrete progressive action.
Most recently, Ben co-founded and managed Operation Swing State, a project that brought 80 partners in Illinois together to produce over 10,000 volunteer shifts in nearby swing states to knock over a quarter million doors, making it the largest interstate volunteer mobilization in Illinois history.
Join Ben and other awardees at IDCCA’s 2025 Party Builder Awards, happening on February 24th at 5:30pm. RSVP right now to secure your spot to join us in honoring all the folks who are hungry to get our party back and track.
JOIN USIf you’re able, please join and celebrate Ben’s fantastic accomplishments.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
