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2020 Campaign Excellence Awards

Honoring excellence in campaign strategy and management

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.

The 2020 Campaign Excellence Award winners were announced during a virtual ceremony on May 8, 2020. Watch the recorded virtual ceremony below.

Public Affairs Campaign of the Year
White Coat Waste Project
Steered by Anthony Bellotti

Campaign Manager of the Year, Non-Statewide
Jacob Redfern
Pam Iovino For State Senate Campaign

Statewide Campaign Manager of the Year, Republican
Stephan Thompson
Judge Brian Hagedorn for for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Statewide Campaign Manager of the Year, Democrat
Richard Carbo
John Bel Edwards for Governor

Pollster of the Year, Republican
Rob Autry
Meeting Street Insights

Pollster of the Year, Democrat
Jason McGrath
Lori Lightfoot for Chicago

Campaign of the Year, Republican
RSLC-JFI Independent Expenditure Effort in the 2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
David Kanevsky, Tim Cameron, Kegan Beran, Casey Phillips, Darrin Schmitz, Gene Ulm, Brian Kind, Matt Walter, and Andrew Winn

Campaign of the Year, Democrat 
John Bel Edwards for Louisiana
Josh Grossfeld, John Anzalone, Zac McCrary, Jared Arsement, Scott Arceneaux, Anne Lewis, Kate Magsamen, and the IE GUMBO PAC

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