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Establishment Republicans are looking to play a more assertive role in ensuring their preferred candidates win in competitive Senate primaries as they work to flip the upper chamber next year. Jeff Grappone – Executive Vice President, Chair of the Public Relations practice and former top communicator for the Senate GOP Conference – spoke with The Hill about the importance of candidate quality.
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On July 19, 2023, ROKK Solutions hosted “Women Who ROKK Capitol Hill: A Bipartisan Discussion on the Future of Women Leaders.” The event featured Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) and the discussion was moderated by Marianna Sotomayor, Congressional reporter for the Washington Post.
Kristen Hawn, partner and co-founder of Women Who ROKK, welcomed our guests and kicked off the conversation. She noted that not only are Chavez-DeRemer and Pettersen freshman members of Congress, but also mothers and the first in their families to graduate high school and college.
As the discussion continued, Sotomayor asked what advice they would give to women who want to work with their colleagues across the aisle. Their response was to lean into your shared experiences, like being a mother, to find common ground on issues such as opioids and public safety or affordable housing and childcare. Finding those bridges of commonality is the key to bipartisan cooperation. See a clip of the discussion.
At the conclusion of the panel discussion, guests enjoyed a networking reception with refreshments provided by Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar.
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Women Who ROKK focuses on empowering women in politics, media and communications through programming, education and thought leadership. Our efforts focus on creating meaningful learning and networking opportunities for women on both sides of the aisle.
The on-again, off-again standoff between two famous Senate centrists and the Democratic coalition is back on. Take it from Bernie Sanders, who is watching in real time as Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) sink Sanders’ preferred pick for labor secretary. John LaBombard, Senior Vice President and a former top aide to Sinema, shared his insights in POLITICO about the impasse.
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On June 29, 2023, ROKK Solutions partnered with BeGreatDC for their quarterly “The Essentials” drive to deliver hundreds of toiletry kits for the unhoused at N Street Village.
“There are nearly five thousand unhoused individuals in Washington, D.C. and 26% of those who are unhoused are women,” said Rachael Payton, founder and president of BeGreatDC. “That’s why we are privileged and honored to be able to provide feminine hygiene products and other essential toiletries to the women of the N Street Village women shelter.”
“We see how BeGreatDC makes a positive impact in our community, which is why we partner with them for our Women Who ROKK community service events. We know our efforts make an immediate difference,” said Kristen Hawn, partner at ROKK.
Learn more about ROKK Solutions community service partnership with BeGreatDC and watch the event recap here.
Former President Trump is stepping up his war with Senate Republicans by calling for primary challenges next year against GOP incumbents who do not support investigating President Biden’s family finances. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, shares his insights into why the Senate Republicans are responding cautiously in The Hill.
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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis took the stage in a barn full of women and mothers in Johnston, Iowa, joining Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) for the launch of Mamas for DeSantis. The event marked the movement’s transition to the national stage after its success during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) reelection campaign for governor in 2022. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, provides his opinions about Casey DeSantis and the campaign’s roles in DeSantis’s presidential race in Washington Examiner.
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ROKK Solutions is pleased to announce that we’ve earned top honors at the 2023 Bulldog Awards by Bulldog Reporter for the second year in a row. This year, our award-winning work includes:
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Senate Republicans have a good chance of winning back the majority in 2024, but their odds could tumble depending on the outcome of primaries in West Virginia, Montana and Arizona. John LaBombard, Senior Vice President and a Democratic strategist, shared his prediction in The Hill regarding these primaries outcomes.
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Republican senators are looking for a way to avoid the political hit they took on abortion rights in the 2022 midterm election, when they suffered a net loss of one seat, as Senate Democrats ramp up to make it a top issue in 2024. Co-founder and partner of ROKK Solutions, Ron Bonjean, provides his analysis in The Hill.
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ROKK Solution hires Laura Hernandez-Smith as account director, who previously served as communications director for U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL). ROKK also promotes Evelyn Swan to senior account executive, who worked for U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine before joining the team. Read firsthand at PRovoke here.