Winning Invited Speakers

John Brabender, chief creative and strategic officer and co-founder of BrabenderCox, one of the nation’s premiere political media firms. Brabender has provided strategic counseling and creative services to over 250 Republican candidates, specializing in statewide and national elections.

Jeff Hewitt, named a national “Rising Star of Politics” by Campaigns & Elections magazine, has worked in every facet of political campaigns and earned a reputation during a career spanning a decade and a half for bringing focus and vision to competitive races. Hewitt served on the Clinton-Gore campaign staff and managed a variety of campaigns on state and federal levels.

Ed Traz is president of The Traz Group, a political consulting firm candidates with offices in New Jersey and Washington, DC. that specializes in direct mail voter contact for Republican political candidates. Traz has been named one of NJ’s best ‘hired guns‘ by the website PoliticsNJ.com.

Sally Nungesser is a fundraising consultant, counting among her clients Governor Bobby Jindal, Congressman Rodney Alexander, Louisiana State Senators Donald Cravins Jr. and Julie Quinn, and State Representative Steve Scalise. She has also raised campaign funds for President George W. Bush, Governor George Pataki of New York, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Victory, Congressman John Cooksey, among others.

Art Murray is a Campaign Management, Internet, and Computerization Consultant with AmeriCan GOTV Enterprises, LLC. He has written articles regarding campaign strategy and is the current publisher of Winning Campaigns Magazine.

Steve Hunt is president of Artype, Inc., a graphics company specializing in print media; the design and production of mailing and signage materials for statewide and down ballot campaigns. He was contributing author of "Winning Big in small budget political campaigns".

Alan Locke, an acknowledged leader in the organization and management of political training programs throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America. He is a national speaker on Media Relations/Crisis Management and Political Campaign Management Techniques.

Jim Spencer, President of The Campaign Network, has more than 30 years of success as a political consultant and persuasion mail expert. This year, The Campaign Network was honored with eleven more Pollie awards for their work in Congressional, statewide, legislative and local campaigns.

Wade West’s media communications and fundraising skills have made him a popular consultant for Republican candidates ranging from local elections to more than 85 members of Congress and members of the President’s cabinet.

Hans Klingler currently serves as the Director of Communications for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s campaign for Governor of Texas. Hans Klingler helped build a successful roster of corporate and political clients on behalf of Jim Arnold and Associates, a public affairs consulting firm in Austin, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.

Jerry L. Dorchuck is Chairman/CEO of Political Marketing International, Inc., (PMI, Inc.) which has represented more than 3,000 political candidates and consulting firms throughout the country by conducting automated polling and robo-calls. Jerry has worked in the political and public relations field for more than 30 years.

Brad Crone founded Campaign Connections in 1991. Since then, he has produced high-quality mail, television, radio and other media in campaigns for county commissioners, General Assembly members, city councilors and other local officials.