Who We Are

Leading the Nation in Voter Contact and Grassroots Advocacy

Our story

Winning Connections was founded in 1996 by John Jameson, a seasoned political strategist with experience in the telecommunications industry. John heads a team of political professionals with expertise and experience in areas ranging from political strategy and campaign management to public advocacy, journalism, media relations, and database analysis and management. Winning Connections’ core staff is bolstered by a nationwide network of affiliated experts, who bring their own specialized knowledge to individual projects.

Meet our team


The Pollie Awards

Winning Connections won more awards for live telephone campaigns than any other firm at the recent American Association of Political Consultants’ (AAPC) 2008 Pollie Awards. The AAPC is the world’s largest organization of political and public policy professionals and the Pollie Awards are widely acknowledged as the “Oscars of political consulting.”

Learn more about our awards

The Winning Connections Team

John Jameson
President

Jim MacGregor
Vice President of Operations and Administration

Heidi Ann Ecker
Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs

Stuart Jameson
Campaign Director

Ari Appel
Vice President of Innovation

Regina Fiorentini
Political Director

Mark Kanarick
Programs Director

Michell McIntyre
Programs Director

Sean Kirwin
Director of Operations

Scott Thorpe
Research Associate