AAPC Announces 2022 Class of 40 Under 40 Award Winners
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For Immediate Release
May 17, 2022
AAPC Announces 2022 Class of 40 Under 40 Award Winners
San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 17, 2022) —The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC)—America’s only bipartisan association of political professionals— today announced the winners of the 2022 40 Under 40 Awards program recognizing the best and brightest young professionals working in the United States. Selected from more than 200 nominations, the winners were recognized at an awards ceremony during the 2022 Pollie Awards & Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
“The judging process was especially difficult this year, with such high volume of outstanding young professionals nominated. We are encouraged to see so many high achieving young politicos rise up within the industry, and salute this year’s winners,” said AAPC President Becki Donatelli. “We have no doubt that the 2022 Class of 40 Under 40 will continue to even greater successes as political consultants and help educate and inspire other rising stars in the industry, ”added AAPC Vice President Larry Huynh.
“We are thrilled to congratulate this year’s winners of the 40 Under 40 Awards. As a leader in the political text message marketing industry, it’s our pleasure to watch these individuals succeed in their profession and to contribute in a small way in their digital marketing journey,” added Kevin Fitzgerald, Tatango CEO.
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 2022 40 Under 40 Awards
| Democratic Winners | Republican Winners |
| Ryan Berni, Berni Consulting
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Michael McCollum Adams, TAG Strategies |
| Mollie Binotto, Sena Kozar Strategies | Sarah Clamp, Prime Media Partners |
| Kati Bumgardner, Counterpoint Messaging | Chazz Clevinger, OneClickPolitics
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| Marshall Cohen, Democratic Governors Association (DGA) | Lindsay Shuba Donnelly, TLC Political |
| Seferiana Day, Upper Left Strategies | Kaeley Gemmill, Targeted Victory |
| Katelynd Duncan, KJD Strategies | Joseph Goetz, NRCC |
| Zandria Haines, SBDigital | Amanda Iovino, WPA Intelligence |
| Joshua Handelman, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | Matt Kenney, Camelback Strategy Group |
| Danny Kazin, American Bridge | Danny Laub, POOLHOUSE |
| Adam Kirsch, Change Research | Caeli Mahon, Targeted Victory |
| Angela Kuefler, Global Strategy Group | Katie Martin, Big Dog Strategies |
| Byron LaMasters, InFocus Campaigns | George Nassar, Public Opinion Strategies |
| Ben Lazarus, TargetSmart | Joey Parr, Murphy Nasica |
| Alesa Mackool, ACM Strategies | Sean Philbin, Smart Media Group |
| Henri Makembe, Do Big Things | Christiana Purves, Push Digital & Laurens Group |
| Ishanee Parikh, Future Forward USA Action | Martin Rini, Targeted Victory |
| Marilyn Báez Rodríguez, 303 Digital | Jeffrey Snow, 936 Media |
| Tess Troha-Thompson, New Blue Interactive | Edith Jorge-Tuñon, Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) |
| Bryan Boo Yuen, Putnam Partners | Phil Vangelakos, Push Digital, LLC |
| Adam Wise, National Media | |
| Independent Winner:
Stephen Miller, Kivvit |
About the 2022 AAPC Pollie Conference
As the premier industry event, the 2022 Pollie Awards & Conference is held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from May 17-19, 2022 and brings the leading political professionals in the world 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 1,400 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 Tatango
Since 2007, Tatango has provided easy-to-use SMS marketing software and industry expertise to political and nonprofit organizations and causes looking to achieve their fundraising goals. Tatango has become a market leader powering SMS and MMS campaigns designed to drive fundraising results. With billions of messages sent, Tatango’s marketing software has been time-tested to deliver positive fundraising outcomes.
