Whit ayres biography

Whit Ayres is a leading Washington, D.C. political consultant with over 30 years of experience in polling and survey research for high profile political.
Ayres graduated cum laude from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, with a major in political science.
Whit Ayres.

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Whit Ayres is a leading Washington, D.C. political consultant with 40 years of experience in polling and survey research for high profile political campaigns, associations, and nonprofit organizations.

As Founder and President of North Star Opinion Research, a national public opinion and public affairs research firm located in Arlington, Virginia, Whit has provided strategic insights and messaging advice to numerous political clients at all levels of government.

Presidential clients have been Lamar Alexander in 1996 and Marco Rubio in 2016. U.S. Senate clients have included Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker, Paul Coverdell, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Jim Inhofe, John Kennedy, Mack Mattingly, Marco Rubio, Jeff Sessions, and Strom Thurmond. His gubernatorial clients have included David Beasley, Carroll Campbell, Ron DeSantis, Bill Haslam, Bill Lee, and Bob Riley. His more than 80 association and nonprofit clients have included The American Medical Association, The Bipartisan Policy Center, The Boy Scouts of America, The Environmental Defense Fund, The Federalist Society, the Natu

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Whit Ayres is a leading Washington, D.C. political consultant with over 30 years of experience in polling and survey research for high profile political campaigns, corporations, and non-profit organizations. Ayres is the founder and president of North Star Opinion Research (www.northstaropinion.com), a national public opinion and public affairs research firm located in Alexandria, Virginia. North Star provides strategic recommendations and advice on messaging to high level political clients, including Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham, and Jim Inhofe. Ayres has also worked with numerous non-profit clients including the Boy Scouts of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, America’s Health Insurance Plans, and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Ayres and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie are cofounders of Resurgent Republic (www.resurgentrepublic.com), a center-right non-profit which develops national polls and focus groups and disseminates the results, helping policy makers, think tanks, interest gr

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Whit Ayres

AKA Q. Whitfield Ayres

Born: c. 1949

Gender: Male
Religion:Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: North Star Opinion Research

Father: (engineering professor)
Mother: (educator)
Wife: Rebecca Ison Ayres (pediatric radiologist)

High School: Ames High School, Ames, IA (1968)
University: BA Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
University: MA Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University: PhD Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor: University of South Carolina

North Star Opinion Research Founder and President
South Carolina State Official Sr. Exec. Asst., Budget and Policy, to Gov. Carroll Campbell
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American Association of Political Consultants President
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