# Dan Kanninen

> Dan Kanninen is the Washington-based partner and CEO of Arc Initiatives, a Democratic strategist whose career spans Wisconsin government, the Obama EPA and presidential campaign operations for Obama, Clinton, Bloomberg, Biden and Harris.

- **Role:** Partner and CEO at Arc Initiatives
- **Organizations:** Arc Initiatives, STG Results / Smoot Tewes Group, Wisconsin State Legislature, Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Obama for America, Hillary for America, Mike Bloomberg 2020, Biden for President, Harris for President
- **Education:** University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Four-time Collegiate Mock Trial All-American, according to Arc’s biography., Arc credits him with lead negotiation of a $62 billion Wisconsin budget., Oversaw a nine-state, $20 million Obama reelection operation.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — Chief of staff to Wisconsin Senator Robert Jauch; dates recorded in the campaign organization archive.
- **2008** — Obama campaign work in Wisconsin, Ohio and North Carolina; Wisconsin general-election state director.
- **2008-2010** — Legislative director to Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle.
- **2010-2012** — White House liaison at the EPA.
- **2012** — Obama Northeast regional director, then senior adviser in Virginia.
- **2016** — Senior adviser to the Clinton campaign in North Carolina.
- **2018** — Listed as an STG partner and a speaker at Higher Ground Labs’ May intensive.
- **2019-2020** — States director for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign.
- **2024** — Battleground states director for the Biden campaign, then the Harris campaign.
- **2025** — Discussed U.S. campaign operations with Australian Labor Party visitor Jett Fogarty.

## Achievements

- Four-time Collegiate Mock Trial All-American, according to Arc’s biography.
- Arc credits him with lead negotiation of a $62 billion Wisconsin budget.
- Oversaw a nine-state, $20 million Obama reelection operation.
- Managed more than 400 Clinton campaign staff in North Carolina.
- Arc reports a Bloomberg operation of nearly 3,000 staff across 41 states and New York headquarters.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Jett Fogarty’s official study-tour report records a meeting about battleground operations, party funding and Democratic messaging.

## Links

- Website: https://team-arc.com/team/dan-kanninen/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-kanninen-945664256
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dkanninen

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Last updated: 2026-10-06