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The 2022 Innovation Award winners were honored during The Advocacy Conference in Austin! Read about their winning campaigns.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and Sempra take home the 2022 Outstanding PAC Awards.

Comcast’s associate vice president of political affairs discusses the importance of building institutional knowledge, especially when dealing with compliance complexities, how a minor in math helped her become a better critical thinker, and what makes her professional community special.

Business PACS are finding their footing again two years after the pandemic lockdowns and a year after the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection. Learn about changes PACs are making to their giving practices, and other findings from the new PAC Benchmarking Reports.


While it might feel like consensus and compromise are relics of the past, long-term policymaking often happens in the middle. Advocacy experts explain why the narrowing center is still a lobbyist’s best bet.







New report from the Public Affairs Council shows corporate and association PACs consider character, ethics of lawmakers.








Dynamic. Ever-changing. And entering a new phase of its history. That’s how the Council’s new chair, Thrivent’s Karen Himle, views the profession. Read on to learn more about her priorities for the year ahead.


A new Public Affairs Council/Morning Consult poll finds the pharmaceutical industry has remained the least-trusted sector in American business — despite supplying life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.



The winners of the 2021 Outstanding PAC Awards approached a year like no other with ingenuity and a spirit of community. Learn more about how the American Society of Anesthesiologists PAC and Dell PAC brought their members together and used technology in new ways.

Researchers are shedding light on the influence of corporate PAC dollars. Learn why they say there’s zero evidence that corporate PACs lead to corruption.



Americans have wrestled with how to fund elections for most of our country’s history. But a world without corporate PACs could lead to more dishonesty and more extreme candidates. Council President Doug Pinkham explores why PACs are campaign finance reform that works.

Announced at the virtual Advocacy Conference, these winners are the best of the best. Learn more about their inspiring campaigns in a challenging year.

What do you consider revolutionary? Helping to oust the incumbent president of your own party? We spoke with one of the Lincoln Project’s founders Mike Madrid about the tactics behind their bold campaign and what advocacy professionals can apply to their own work.





An active Council member since the ’90s, Board Chair Peter Wilkinson is setting a plan of action for the year ahead. He’s also taking the helm as both the first Canadian and international chair, with a first priority on diversity, equity and inclusion.