Rising Stars Alumni

Over the years, Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine has honored many prominent consultants and politicos, and this year's class join an impressive list of some of the industry's top players. Browse our previous honorees below, or jump to a particular year to see who we selected.

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2010
Armando J. Arana S.
John Balduzzi
Michael Beach
Anthony Bellotti
Jennifer Bethel
Aaron Beytin
Michael Bronstein
Nancy Carlson
Toby Chaudhuri
Alex Conant
Lisa De Pasquale
Wesley Donehue
Josh Geleris
Nick Gourevitch
Brittany Greer
Tyler Harber
Sarah Hoffman
Jordana Ingber
Tom Jensen
Tharon Johnson
Clark Lee
Gideon Lett
Sarah Longwell
Kurt Luidhardt
Toby McGrath
Reed Millar
Israel Navarro
Ford O’Connell
Gaurav Oberoi
Santos Ortega
Tammy Palmer
Matthew Parker
Brandon Powers
Meredith Quillen
Joe Rospars
Cheyenne Shaffer
Robert Silver
Brian Walsh
Emily Williams
John Yob

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2009

Read our 2009 Rising Stars profiles from the magazine here.

Brent Blackaby
Tucker Bounds
Shannon Burns
Jessica B. Colón
Adam Conner
John Del Cecato
Danny Diaz
Rob Engstrom
Josh Ginsberg
Daniel Gotoff
Julie Greene
Jessica Grounds
Steve Grove
Nicole Harburger
Katie Harbath
Robert E. Jones
Amy Leveton
Alex Lundry
Christopher Malagisi
Brian Nick
Irina Pruidze
Todd Rogers
Jordi Segarra
Tom Serres
Tanya Tarr
Ryan Waite
Brian Williams

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2008
David All
J.J. Balaban
Luke Bernstein
Robert Bluey
Mike Bober
Meredith Chaiken
Shane Cory
Julie Germany
Amy Gershkoff
Carrie Giddins
Peter Greenberger
Aaron Houston
Bill Hyers
Daniel Jester
Jonathan Karush
Jessica Keegan
Justine Lam
Byron LaMasters
Louis Levine
Steve Marchand
Patrick Ruffini
Chris Russell
Melissa Sellers
Dee Stewart
Daniel Ureña

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2007
Justin Abbott
Nick Ayers
Carlos Castillo
Bryan Dooley
Mindy Finn
Sarah Flowers
Justin Germany
Josh Grossfeld
Jennifer Hallowell
JeffHewitt
Larry Huynh
Jon Isaacs
Seema Jalan
Heather Kennedy
Evan Kozlow
Ilro Lee
Michael Markarian
Annie Mayol
Brett Sciotto
Sarah Simmons
Ravi Singh
Robin Swanson
Rashad Taylor
Jason Torchinsky
Jessica VandenBerg

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2006
Michael Bassik
Jeffrey Coleman
Kyle DeBeer
Zach Dietch
Erin Dilullo
Brian Donahue
Vince Galko
Amanda Hydro
Patrick Killen
Justin Lapatine
Lance Magnum
Matthew McMillan
Susan DeLiddo Michels
Julian Mulvey
Aimee Nichols
Ashley O’Connor
Kevin O’Neill
Max Pulsinelli
Mark Riddle
Frank Salazar
Heather Smith
Giovanna Gray Torchio
Jim Wilson
Ray Zaborney

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2005
Andrew B. Blunt
Somerlyn Cothran
Nate Crain
James Delorey
Ted Dick
David Ginsberg
Chad W. Gosselink
Jeff Gumbinner
Randall Gutermuth
David Jacobs
Douglas Jaraczewski
Scott Kopple
Igor Kyrylenko
Erik Lakomaa
Aaron  Leibowitz
Michael S. Maistelman
Kevin P. McVicker
Andrew Myers
Casey O'Shea
Liz Chadderdon Powell
Kyle  Ruckert
Mark Soohoo

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2004
James Aldrete
Brad Bauman
Jason Boxt
Fritz Brogan
Ben Burger
Tim Clark
Chris Cooper
Edgardo Cortes
Amanda Dalton
Eily Hayes
Patrick Hynes
Robert Jennings
Dan Manatt
Michael Meyers
Ross Mirkarimi
Grant Neely
Nathaniel G. Pearlman
Robin Pressman
Jason Ralston
Nick Ryan
Ed Traz
Kristina Wilfore
Jay Williams

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2002
Chuck Adams
Lauri Albion
Jon Anderson
Terry Benham
Jennifer Burton
Ken Christensen
Kenneth Crooke
Amanda Crumley
Jim DeMay
Pam Fielding
Scott Fischbach
Rachel Gorlin
William Greene
Lisa Guthrie
Doug Hattaway
Michael Hayden
Blaise  Hazelwood
Ana Lucia Hill
Emi Ireland
Christian Josi
Cheryl Klock
Chris LaCivita
Marc Lavigne
Matt Leonardo
Matt Lewis
Marco Lowe
Lisa Lyon
Jill McNaughton
Ken Mehlman
Robert Mertz
Bill Miller
Matthew Moeller
Danielle  Morris
Ted Osthelder
Barry Pack
Erik Potholm
Tim Powers
Bart Robbett
Jason Roe
Rodney Jay C. Salinas
Scott Shalett
Tammi Smith
Jason Stanford
Jim Sype
Andrew Theodore
Sean Tonner
Gloria Totten
Monty Warner
M. Dane Waters
Mark Watts
Sharon  Wolff
Fred Wszolek

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2000
Rick Asnani
Dave Beattie
Bruce Blakeman
David Browne
Adam Burns
Lisa B.  Cohen
Susan Comfort
Barbara Comstock
Ron Crickenberger
Fergus Cullen
Michael Debadie
William DeMora
Garland Doyle
Patrick Gartland
Adam Geller
Gary Gray
Janet Grenzke
Robert Hoopes
Richard Hoppe
Craig Hughes
David Israelite
Karen Johnson
Matt Keelan
Jamil Khan
John Kirincich
Larry Krutchik
Chris Lapetina
John Lapp
Chris Lawrence
Mark Lotwis
Line Maheux
Molly Beth Malcome
Mike McElwain
Nina DiNatale Miller
Gretchen  Moss
Luis Navarro
Margie Omero
Nicki Patton
John R. Phillippe, Jr
Jeffrey Plautt
Dina Habib Powell
David Rive Power
Dan Rath
Robert Richman
Dean Ridings
Simon Rosenberg
John Rowley
John Saltsman, Jr
Jill Carole Schroeder
Mary E.  Schwarz
Brian Seitchik
Jim Spencer
Jim  St. Raymond
Roger Alan Stone
Stuart Trevelyan
Mindy Tucker
Lisa A. Turner
Robin Winston
Genevieve Wood
Morgan Young

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1998
Kenneth Allen
Matt Angle
Mary Jo Arndt
Diana Banister
Michael Baselice
Duane  Baughman
Tony Bawidamann
Jason Booms
Glen Caroline
Craig Casselberry
Ben Chao
Allen Churchill
Stephanie Cohen
Mike Connell
Luigi Crespo
Diane Cromer
Jim Crounse
Allan Crow
Paul Curcio
John Davies
Bob Doyle
Michael DuHaime
Dale Emmons
Jason Ercole
William Fletcher
Paul Frick
Robert Geist
Buddy Gill
Lori Gudermuth
Heather Herndon
Karen Hinks
Ann Husted
Roberto Izurieta
David Jones
Lindsey  Jydstrup
Jim Kainber
Andrew Kennedy
Anne Kincaid
Matt Klink
Daedre Levine
Winston Lord
Kevin Mack
Ann McCord
Bob McDevitt
Jon McHenry
Stephen Meyers
Don Millar
Olivia Morgan
Audrey Mullen
Terry Nelson
Kristin Oblander
Sheila O'Connell
Paul Pelletier
Tim Phillips
Jefrey Pollock
Lynn Reed
Holly Robichaud
Guy Rodgers
Kelly Sarber
Bernd Schwieren
Jennifer Sosin
Kevin Spillane
Greg St. Claire
Greg Starosky
Gene Ulm
Sam VanVoorhis
David Walker
Trey Walker
Todd Webster
Marcel Wieder
Alvin Williams
Antoinette Wilson
Rick Wilson

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1996
Jo Anne Barnhart
Nancy Bocskor
Glen Bolger
John Brabender
John Brady
Amy Chapman
Colin L.  Chapman
Blair Childs
Nancy Clack
Martin Davis
David Dixon
Anita Perez Ferguson
Peter J. Ferrara
Kellyanne Fitzpatrick
Roy Fletcher
C.B. Forgotston
Kevin Geddings
Kim Geveden
Phil Giarrizzo
Edward W.  Gillespie
Gail Gonzales
Robert Green
David Heller
Maren Hesla
William G.  Hillsman
Scott Huch
Sally Hunter
Laura Ingraham
Paul Jacob
Christine Jahnke
Jim Jonas
David Kaefer
Suri Kasirer
Karen Kerrigan
Jason Linde
Carolyn F.  Machado
Mike Malik
Elizabeth Mangham
Royal Masset
Doug McAuliffe
Steve McMahon
Kweisi Mfume
Catherine Moore
Tom Ochs
Patrick G. O'Malley
Thomas Oppel
Wayne Pacelle
Alexia Parks
Don Powell
Eva Pusateri
Neal Rhodes
Steve Rosenthal
Scott Rusmussen
David J. Sackett
Kathleen Schafer
Leslie Sebastian
Donna Simmons
Craig Smith
Jane Tatibouet
Michael Terris
Spring Thompson
Bill Wachob
Robert Watson
Cynthia Wieland
Christopher Wilson

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1994
Kim Alfano
Paul Ambrosino
Anna Bennett
Maria Cino
Scott Cottington
Debra DeLee
Jeff Eller
Diane Feldman
Richard Fife
Margaret Gladstein
Richard Gose
Chuck Greener
Kathleen Harmon
Dan Hazelwood
Tom Hendrickson
Alexis Herman
Karen Parfitt Hughes
Mickey Ibarra
R.J.  Johnson
Karen Kapler
Ron Lester
Donna Lucas
John Maddox
Cindy Martin
Christine Matthews
James E. McAvoy
Jim McLaughlin
Wally Mealiea
Cleta Mitchell
Bob Mulholland
J.B. Pritzker
Ralph Reed
Robin Rorapaugh
Chris Sautter
Kimberly Scott
Lisa Scott
Dane Strother
Brian Tringali
Heidi von Szeliski
Liz Welsh
John Whitehurst
Fred Yang

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1991
E. Spencer Abraham
Jane Hershey
Jill Alper
Kathy  Ardleigh
Paul Begala
Floyd G. Brown
Jeff Butzke
Steve Caldeira
David M. Carney
Dan Carol
Michelle Carrier
Steve DeMicco
Michael Donilon
Matthew Dowd
Jim Duffy
Barry Fadem
James P. Farwell
Tony Fazio
Peter Fenn
Allen L. Finch
Pat Forceia
Ed Goeas
Paul Goldman
George Gorton
Leslie Goodman
Paul Harstad
H. Carter Hendren
David Hill
Paul Johnson
Kelly D. Johnston
Robert L. Kaplan
Bill Knapp
Gary R. Koops, Jr
Kam Kuwata
Frank Luntz
Boyd Marcus
Kent Markus
Robert Mason, Jr
James E. Murphy, Jr
Mark McKinnon
Karen Olick
Dan Pero
Tim Phillips
James P. Pinkerton
Carl Ritchie
Phil Roeder
Charles F. Rund
Jefferey D. Rusnak
Richard Schlackmann
Alan Secrest
Larry Sheingold
Saul Shorr
J. Brian Smith
George Stephanopolous
J.M. “Mac” Stipanovich
Karl Struble
Steve Ward
David Welch
Ellen Conaway Williams
David Winston

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1988
Deb Amend
Gerald Austin
David Axelrod
Joan Baggett
John Bennett
Wayne Berman
David Blee
Otto Bos
Chris Bowman
Katie Boyle
Donna Brazile
Ed Brookover
Elizabeth Buck
John Buckley
Nick Calio
Yolanda Caraway
James Carville
Dan Casey
Alex Castellanos
Jack Corrigan
Tom Cosgrove
Bernard Craighead
Leslie Dach
Marta David
John Davis
Rosa DeLauro
Tad Devine
Tim Dickson
Linda DiVall
Todd Domke
Jeff Ely
Rahm Emanuel
Susan Estrich
Tony Fabrizio
Don Foley
Keith Frederick
Paige Gardner
Geoff Garin
Thad Garrett
Ben Ginsberg
Ellen Globokar
Ed Goeas
Steve Goldberg
Adam Goodman
Doug Goodyear
Stan Greenberg
Frank Greer
Jill Hanson
Nikki Heidepriem
Chris Henick
Harrison Hickman
Jill Jackson
Celinda Lake
Ed Lazarus
Scott Mackenzie
Hal Malchow
Jim Margolis
Will Marshall
Paul Maslin
Tom Mason
Larry McCarthy
Mike McCurry
Bill McInurff
Mark Mellman
Terry Michael
John Morgan
Chris Mottola
Janet Mullins
Mike Murphy
Kathryn Murray
Mark Neuman
Neil Newhouse
Tom Nides
R. Marc Nuttle
Tom O'Donnel
Jann Olsten
Scott Reed
Will Robinson
Ed Rogers
Wendy Sherman
Craig Shirley
Stephanie Solien
David Sparks
D. Steelman
Darry Stragow
David Strauss
Joe Velasquez
Teresa Vilmain
Rick Weiner
Laurie Westley

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