ABOUT BUD JACKSON
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 Contact: bud@jacksongroupmedia.com

Bud Jackson is the President of Jackson Group Media, LLC, a strategic communications firm located in Alexandria, VA. He currently serves as President of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Mid‐Atlantic chapter which represents political professionals in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York and New Jersey.

A hands‐on producer of television and radio advertising, Jackson has shot and edited countless award‐winning commercials. In 2009, he was awarded 3 Reed Awards from Politics Magazine for excellence in political advertising – more awards than any other media firm in the nation – and 5 Pollie Awards from the AAPC.

Jackson has already had a number of firsts. In 2003, he produced the first‐ever television spots designed to draft a candidate for President of the United States; less than two months after they aired, retired four‐star general Wesley Clark announced his bid for the White House. In December 2006, Jackson’s ads to Draft Barack Obama to run for president were the first ads of the 2008 presidential election cycle. And Jackson was the first person to be awarded a Pollie Award by the AAPC for pro‐bono service.

A respected Democratic strategist, he has advised winning political candidates of nearly every level and has established a reputation for blending earned media with both new and traditional paid media to effectively pack more message punch. Campaigns and Elections Magazine featured Jackson as a “Mover and Shaker” in American politics. He appears frequently on television and radio programs and is often quoted in print media as an expert Democratic strategist. Jackson lectures on current political events and campaign strategy, and he is a contributing author to Louisiana State University’s Guide to Political Communication.

Jackson hails from Massachusetts and remains a loyal Red Sox, Bruins and Patriots fan. He is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication.

 Campaigns & Elections recognizes Bud Jackson as a Mover & Shaker.

Mr. Jackson has earned a reputation for bringing cutting-edge and creative approaches to the paid media portion of political campaigns. A hands-on producer of video and film spots, Jackson has scripted, shot and edited countless campaign television and radio commercials. 

Campaigns & Elections Magazine chose some of Jackson’s work as “The Best Political Spots of 1998”. In May 2000, the magazine devoted an entire page featuring some of Mr. Jackson’s television commercials.

In 2001, Jackson was honored with two national Telly awards for outstanding production of political and issue advertising. In 2003, he received a Pollie Award for radio advertising he produced for an Illinois gubernatorial candidate. 

And in the fall of 2003, he produced the first-ever television spot designed to draft a candidate for president of the United States;  less than two months after Jackson’s spot, retired four-star general Wesley Clark announced his bid for the White House. 

In 2005, he received several Pollie Awards for funniest television commercial of the year in addition to awards in the best state legislative spot and overall television campaign categories.