# Arc Initiatives

> Arc Initiatives is a Washington, D.C. public affairs firm that combines campaign management, federal advocacy, strategic communications, media, digital strategy, political research, and voter contact. Built by veterans of presidential and issue campaigns, the firm works with political candidates, nonprofits, coalitions, foundations, companies, and advocacy groups, with a visible concentration in health care, climate, conservation, democracy, and progressive politics.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Kanninen (Co-founder, Partner and CEO), Aaron Wells (Co-founder and former President)
- **Products:** Federal Advocacy, Strategic Communications, Earned, Owned and Paid Media, Campaign and Coalition Management, Digital Strategy
- **Notable:** Arc and True Blue won five AAPC Pollie Awards and two Campaigns & Elections Reed Awards for work on the effort to stop Pebble Mine., The Stop Pebble Mine 'Quyana EPA' work received a bronze award in the 2024 Pollie Awards winners book., Arc's team says it has worked on more than six presidential campaigns and numerous congressional, Senate, gubernatorial, state, and local races.

## Products & services

- **Federal Advocacy** — Policy and political strategy designed to move decision-makers and stakeholders in Washington.
- **Strategic Communications** — Narrative, messaging, press, and stakeholder communications for political and issue campaigns.
- **Earned, Owned and Paid Media** — Integrated media planning and execution across press, client-owned channels, and advertising.
- **Campaign and Coalition Management** — Campaign architecture, team building, coalition coordination, and implementation.
- **Digital Strategy** — Digital communications and audience engagement, supported by creative partnerships.
- **Arc North Star** — A Minnesota practice for political, communications, and public-affairs work in health care, climate, conservation, labor, and related issues.
- **Arc Research** — Opposition and self-research, professional vetting, and political or issue landscape analysis.
- **Wildfire Contact services** — Through a co-owned strategic partner: data procurement, live and patch-through calls, peer-to-peer texting, robocalls, and teletownhalls.

## Achievements

- Arc and True Blue won five AAPC Pollie Awards and two Campaigns & Elections Reed Awards for work on the effort to stop Pebble Mine.
- The Stop Pebble Mine 'Quyana EPA' work received a bronze award in the 2024 Pollie Awards winners book.
- Arc's team says it has worked on more than six presidential campaigns and numerous congressional, Senate, gubernatorial, state, and local races.
- Arc launched a physical Minnesota practice near the state capitol in Saint Paul in 2023.
- Arc expanded into full-service political, issue-advocacy, and corporate research in 2024.
- The firm became a co-owner of Wildfire Contact in 2024, expanding into direct voter and community contact.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Arc announced that it had become a co-owner of longtime partner Wildfire Contact and added an extended suite of voter-contact services.
- **2024-03** — The firm launched Arc Research, hiring veteran political researchers to provide opposition research, vetting, and landscape analysis.
- **2023-03** — Arc opened Arc North Star, a dedicated Minnesota political, communications, and public-affairs practice.
- **2023-01** — Jonae Wartel became a partner and Julia Alschuler Goodman became managing director.

## Links

- Website: https://team-arc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcinitiatives
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ARCInitiatives
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ArcInitiatives/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arc_Initiatives/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24