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2013 Campaign Excellence Winners

The Campaign Excellence Awards are a longstanding tradition of the AAPC and recognize those individuals who have significantly contributed to the success of a candidate or public affairs campaign and whose conduct has been consistent with the professional code of ethics of the AAPC. In 2013, we received 135 nominations in 15 categories from the AAPC membership and political consulting community at large. Each nomination was vetted by an Independent Panel of Judges and recommendations were voted upon and confirmed by the AAPC Board of Directors. AAPC salutes the 2013 AAPC Campaign Excellence Award Winners!

Best Use of New Technology (tie)

NGP VAN
Elizabeth Warren for Senate – Social Organizing

iModerate & Catalist
Development of Voter Insider

Campaign Manager of the Year – Democrat

Tessa Gould
Heidi Heitkamp for Senate, 2012 North Dakota Senate Race

Campaign Manager of the Year – Republican

Keith Gilkes, Champion Group
Friends of Scott Walker, 2012 Recall

Campaign Manager of the Year – Independent Expenditure

Heather Stone and Sylvia Ruiz, SEIU COPE
2012 Presidential Hispanic IE campaign to re-elect Barack Obama

Campaign Strategist of the Year – Democrat

Jim Messina
Obama 2012

Campaign Strategist of the Year – Republican

Brian Tringali and BJ Martino, The Tarrance Group
Scott Walker Recall

Fundraiser of the Year – Democrat

Digital Fundraising Team
Obama for America 2012

International Campaign of the Year

The Mellman Group, Yair Lapid
Yesh Atid – The Journey of One Reporter Who Changed the Face of Israeli Politics

Local Campaign Manager of the Year – Republican

Chad Crow, KC Strategies
Jana Duty for Williamson County, Texas District Attorney

Most Valuable Player of the Year – Democrat

Mark Putnam, Putnam Partners
2012 North Dakota Senate Race, Heidi Heitkamp

Most Valuable Player of the Year – Republican

Mike Shields
National Republican Congressional Committee

Pollster of the Year – Democrat

The Mellman Group

Pollster of the Year – Republican

Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies
Protecting Michigan Taxpayers

Rookie of the Year – Republican

James Barnes, Campaign Solutions

Pro Bono Campaign of the Year

Kurt Snow, Matt Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Gateway Media
“Mahalia, a Gospel Musical”

Public Affairs/Advocacy Campaign of the Year

Goddard Gunster Inc.
New Yorkers for Beverage Choices

Ballot Initiative Campaign of the Year

The Mellman Group, Sara Rayme, MGM Resorts International, Tom Russell, Craig Varoga, GMMB, Mike Muir, Ambrosino Muir and Hansen, John Jameson, Winning Connections

Special Pollie For Fostering Democracy – Non-Partisan

Tyler Harber, Harden Global
Work in Ukraine, Iraq, Libya, Egypt & Tunisia

AAPC Industry Service Award

Melanie Rodriguez and Daniel Marquez, Marketing Politico en la Red
MPR

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