Political Spending to Top $6 Billion in 2020
Tue, Jul. 23, 2019
By Jon Gingerich
2019-2020 election cycle will generate about $6 billion in paid political ad placements, according to estimates released by Kantar Media. (2 reader comments)
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2019-2020 election cycle will generate about $6 billion in paid political ad placements, according to estimates released by Kantar Media. (2 reader comments)
Chris Cox, who was executive director of the National Rifle Association for 17 years before exiting in June after an alleged coup attempt, has launched his own consulting firm, Capitol 6 Advisors.
Bob Hume, who was senior advisor to Minnesota governor Mark Dayton and now Senator Tina Smith, joins Tunheim as PA director.
James Barbour, who led the European Union's PA and communications effort in Washington, has signed on as US PA chief at Hill+Knowlton Strategies.
Rich Masters, executive VP at Qorvis Communications, is taking the top public affairs post at BIO, trade group of biotechnology companies and academic institutions, on June 17.
Abbie McDonough, who was communications director for North Dakota’s Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp, has joined WPP’s Breakwater Strategy as VP.
The National Restaurant Assn. has hired Sean Kennedy, who was in charge of global government affairs for the Airlines for America trade group, as executive VP of PA.
Jasmine Blake, spokesperson for the embattled New York City Housing Authority, has joined BerlinRosen as VP for public affairs.
Tusk Strategies, political consulting/strategic communications shop, is coordinating the effort to torpedo New York mayor Bill de Blasio's push to kill the admissions test for the city's eight specialized high schools.
Andrea Mokros, VP-communications & events for the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee from 2015 to 2018 and top aide to First Lady Michelle Obama, is now at Weber Shandwick as senior VP-corporate & PA in its Minneapolis office.
Dave Oxner, who heads government relations at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Assn., is joining Washington PA firm Cogent Strategies.
A solid majority of voters want president Trump to discuss plans to improve healthcare and to bolster jobs/economy during his State of the Union. Only a third of them want to hear about the Trump Wall. (5 reader comments)
Former Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, who lost her seat in 2018 to underdog Democrat Jennifer Wexton, has joined Baker Donelson as senior advisor in its government relations and public policy group. (1 reader comment)
Scott Dodsworth, who was head of strategic planning at British defense giant BAE Systems, has joined Hill+Knowlton Strategies as PA chief in the UK.
Bill Burton, who helped engineer the rise of Barack Obama from obscure Senator to the White House, has exited Democratic powerhouse firm SKDKnickerbocker, to join ex-Starbucks chief Howard Schultz's quixotic bid for the White House as an independent. (4 reader comments)
Luke Ballman, who served as deputy assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the Treasury Dept. during the Obama and Trump administrations, has joined Chartwell Strategy Group as senior VP.
Haley Davidson, who worked for Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper for a dozen years, is now at Calvert Street Group in Nashville.
Antonia Ferrier, a top aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has shifted to Definers Public Affairs as partner.
Kara Hauck, most recently communications director for the House Republican Conference and its chair, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, has joined Qorvis as VP-PA.
Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles who ran an unsuccessful bid for California governor, has landed at Mercury as co-chairman.
Voters blame the media and politicians for America’s divisive political climate, but while nearly all want our leaders to come together and address issues, a majority also admitted there are some issues for which politicians should never compromise. (2 reader comments)
The ability to deliver urgent information to vulnerable, remote, disenfranchised or socially excluded audiences through public awareness and education campaigns matters now more than ever.
David Fischer, who was senior director at the American Chemistry Council during a ten-year stint, has joined IBEX Partners, the DC-based public affairs shop launched by B-M alums.
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