Paul Mandabach
President and Managing Partner, Winner & Mandabach Campaigns

Paul Mandabach has received national recognition as a result of his successful record in the ballot measure field, overseeing most of his firm's 145 ballot measure campaigns throughout the country.  His successful background is reflected in his firm's 90% success record.

In 2004 Winner & Mandabach directed the campaign in California to pass Proposition 71, the Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. In 2006, the firm directed the campaign to pass Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment protecting the right to conduct Stem Cell research in Missouri.

Mr. Mandabach’s campaign methodology serves as the sole model for a Harvard Business School case study on effective political campaign management and has been used in universities across the country.

In addition to directing ballot measure campaigns, Mr. Mandabach consults for various companies, organizations and trade associations on communications related to public policy issues.

Prior to entering the ballot measure field, Mr. Mandabach began his career as a political strategist by conducting political surveys for Opinion Research of California, and by working on more than 20 candidate election campaigns.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University, a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Occidental College and is a graduate of the Coro Foundation Public Affairs program in Los Angeles.