Rick Wilson

Director at VoteRiders

Rick Wilson is a renowned political strategist, infamous ad-maker, media consultant, writer, speaker, and political commentator. In December 2019 he co-founded the Lincoln Project, a political action committee dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Rick regularly co-hosts webcasts and podcasts. He has authored two New York Times bestsellers. Rick also writes for The Washington Post, Politico, Rolling Stone, The Hill, The Bulwark, and the London Spectator. Rick regularly brings his unique insights to national cable audiences on CNN and MSNBC, NPR, and American and international news national outlets. A 30-year veteran of national Republican politics, he got his start in the 1988 Presidential campaign of George Herbert Walker Bush. Rick produced groundbreaking political advertising and provided winning, strategic counsel to winning political candidates, Super PACS, state parties, the national campaign committees, and corporate, association, and government clients across the nation and around the world.