Ann Wagner for Congress Announces Campaign Team

Ballwin – Ann Wagner’s campaign for Congress today announced her campaign leadership team.

Contact:
Christian Morgan
314-952-4266
press@annwagner.com

Catherine Hanaway will serve as Chairman for Ann Wagner for Congress. Catherine served as the first and only woman Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 – 2005 then served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri under President George W. Bush and is currently Partner at The Ashcroft Hanaway Law Firm.

Karen Mohan Day and her team at Capital Enhancement will serve as the fundraiser for the campaign. Karen was the chief fundraiser for Roy Blunt’s successful United States Senate campaign in 2010 and has over two decades of fundraising experience statewide and in St. Louis.

Ann’s senior advisor is long time friend and former Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, John Hancock, and his team at John Hancock & Associates. John will oversee local campaign operations including research, grassroots organization and advocacy and operations.

Rex Elsass and The Strategy Group for Media will serve as Media Consultant for the campaign. Elsass and his team boast one of the best winning records in Republican Primaries and General Elections in the country including 2010 victories in Ohio, Kentucky and Arkansas for Governor John Kasich, Senators Rand Paul and John Boozman and 14 members of Congress and more than 30 since 2000. The Strategy Group has extensive experience providing television and radio advertisements in the St. Louis area for current 2nd District Congressman, Todd Akin, since his election in 2000.

The pollster for the campaign will be Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research (formerly Wilson Research Strategies). WPA Opinion Research was founded in 1998 by Chris Wilson and has been a leading provider of political polling for campaigns from Mayor and City Council to Governor and U.S. Senate in 47 states and several foreign countries. In 2009-2010 alone, WPA conducted polling in nearly 200 races for campaigns, caucuses and independent expenditures efforts.

Finally, Jeff Roe and his team at Axiom Strategies will serve as General Consultant for the campaign. Axiom specializes in running Congressional races nationwide. From New Hampshire to Florida to California and statewide campaigns from Maine to Georgia to Nevada; Jeff and his team at Axiom have broad national experience. Axiom Strategies has now helped elect and serve over 20 members of Congress and 3 United States Senators including Congressman Allen West (FL-22), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3), Joe Walsh (IL-8) and United States Senators John Boozman from Arkansas and Roy Blunt from Missouri.

“We are excited to announce this experienced and talented campaign team,” said Campaign Chairman, Catherine Hanaway. “Ann knows this election is about who the voters will trust to carry their voices to Washington and vote on the issues that impact their families, neighbors and co-workers. This diverse group of local and national campaign leaders will help deliver our message of sending a strong, effective and conservative leader to the U.S. Congress to clean up the mess that has been created over the last decade."

Ann grew up, attended school, worked, raised her family and currently lives in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. Ann’s campaign outraised her primary opponent 5:1 in the last fundraising quarter and had over 300 people attend her kick-off in the rain on July 7th. To learn more about Ann and her campaign please visit www.annwagner.com and visit her on Facebook and become a follower on Twitter.