What does premiere conservative political consultant Wayne Johnson have in common with famed-Clinton supporter Dick Morris?
What ‘special bond’ does former Reagan senior advisor Ken Khachigian share with Mary Matalin?
Campaigns and Elections Magazine, one of the nation’s top publications on all-things related to campaigns, has revamped their editorial board, bringing onto it a lot of notables from around the country, clearly reaching to both sides of the political aisle to amasse quite a bit of talent.
Johnson and Khachigian, both good friends of this website, will serve on the editorial board along with Benjamin Ginsberg, Donald Green, Mary Matalin, Dick Morris, James Pindell, David Rebovich, Jeanne Shaheen, James Thurber, David Yepsen and John Zogby.
While I could tell you what I think of Johnson and Khachigian, I’m sure they will agree they would rather have me tell you what Campaigns and Elections Magazine says about each:
Wayne Johnson is president of JohnsonClark Associates, headquartered in Sacramento, Calif. Johnson has 25 years of experience in politics and public affairs, and currently serves as chairman of the 1,000-member American Association of Political Consultants, a post to which he was elected unanimously by both the Republican and Democratic caucuses. Johnson has extensive domestic and international political experience and was an American member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Political Consultants.
Kenneth Khachigian is a Southern California attorney and founding partner of the Los Angeles law firm of Smiland, Khachigian & Chester. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University and is an honors graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Khachigian has participated in eight presidential campaigns, five of them at senior strategic and staff levels. Khachigian has been described by Time magazine’s Hugh Sidey as Reagan’s "word wizard," by Newsweek as a "lusty polemicist" with a "gift for Reagan’s gab," and by the Associated Press as a speechwriter "regarded as perhaps the best Reagan has had."
Congratulations to you both!