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He is best known for his work on the campaigns for Congresswoman [[Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky]] and [[Philadelphia City Council]]man [[Past Members of the Philadelphia City Council|Rick Mariano]].<ref name=phillymag /> |
He is best known for his work on the campaigns for Congresswoman [[Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky]] and [[Philadelphia City Council]]man [[Past Members of the Philadelphia City Council|Rick Mariano]].<ref name=phillymag /> |
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In 2005, he co-developed a reality television program called ''Red/Blue'' where contestants would compete for $1 million to found their own [[527 group]] during the 2006 election cycle.<ref name=phillymag>{{Cite news | last = Issenberg| first = Sasha| title = Power: Is Ken Smukler for Real?| newspaper = [[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]| location =Philadelphia| date = September 2005| url = http://www.phillymag.com/articles/pulse_power_is_ken_smukler_for_real/| accessdate = }}</ref> The program was developed by Smukler and [[True Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Reid| first = Robit T.| title = Political reality TV. Red/Blue, a reality show about politics, searching a political consultant| newspaper = [[Campaigns & Elections]]| date = September 1, 2005 | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9676479_ITM| accessdate = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Maynard| first = John| title = Reality TV Gets Political Spin In 'Red/Blue' Series Proposal| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]| date = July 21, 2005| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-49929.html}}</ref> |
In 2005, he co-developed a reality television program called ''Red/Blue'' where contestants would compete for $1 million to found their own [[527 group]] during the 2006 election cycle.<ref name=phillymag>{{Cite news | last = Issenberg| first = Sasha| title = Power: Is Ken Smukler for Real?| newspaper = [[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]| location =Philadelphia| date = September 2005| url = http://www.phillymag.com/articles/pulse_power_is_ken_smukler_for_real/| accessdate = }}</ref> The program was developed by Smukler and [[True Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Reid| first = Robit T.| title = Political reality TV. Red/Blue, a reality show about politics, searching a political consultant| newspaper = [[Campaigns & Elections]]| date = September 1, 2005 | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9676479_ITM| accessdate = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Maynard| first = John| title = Reality TV Gets Political Spin In 'Red/Blue' Series Proposal| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]| date = July 21, 2005| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-49929.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102094736/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-49929.html| dead-url = yes| archive-date = November 2, 2012}}</ref> |
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His company, Voterlink Data Systems was used to generate content for NBC during the 2004 elections.<ref name=sas>{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Smukler (C '82) |work=Fox Leadership |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]] |date= |url=http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/reg/genwindb.php?screen=speaker_dtl&sid=17710 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
His company, Voterlink Data Systems was used to generate content for NBC during the 2004 elections.<ref name=sas>{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Smukler (C '82) |work=Fox Leadership |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]] |date= |url=http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/reg/genwindb.php?screen=speaker_dtl&sid=17710 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Kenneth "Ken" Smukler is a prominent political operative in Pennsylvania and president of Voterlink Data Systems. And a former campaign strategist for retiring Representative Robert Brady (Democrat Pennsylvania).[1]
He graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1982.[2]
He is best known for his work on the campaigns for Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky and Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano.[3]
In 2005, he co-developed a reality television program called Red/Blue where contestants would compete for $1 million to found their own 527 group during the 2006 election cycle.[3] The program was developed by Smukler and True Entertainment.[4][5]
His company, Voterlink Data Systems was used to generate content for NBC during the 2004 elections.[6]
Voterlink Data Systems was used to create the national vote hotlines 1.866.MYVOTE1 and 1.866.OURVOTE.[7] The same technology was used to support the national voter hotlines 1.866.MYVOTE1 and 1.866.OURVOTE.[6] In 2005, he testified before the Commission on Federal Election Reform about the MYVOTE1 programs.[8]
He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Top Operatives."[9] He was named to the PoliticsPA "Democratic Dream Team" of political operatives.[10]
In 2016, he co-founded the company Votecastr, to track the 2016 Presidential Election in real-time, publishing the results of turnout tracking at Poll Locations online throughout the day.[11]
On October 24, 2017 he was indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions on behalf of Congressman Bob Brady.[12]
On December 3, 2018 Smukler was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States and federal campaign finance crimes in 2 congressional campaigns[13][14][15][16][17]
References
- ^ Birnbaum, Emily (2018-12-03). "Former congressional aide convicted over unlawful campaign contributions". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ Vasserman, Kate (December 1, 2005). "Alumnus speaks of political leadership". The Daily Pennsylvanian.
- ^ a b Issenberg, Sasha (September 2005). "Power: Is Ken Smukler for Real?". Philadelphia. Philadelphia.
- ^ Reid, Robit T. (September 1, 2005). "Political reality TV. Red/Blue, a reality show about politics, searching a political consultant". Campaigns & Elections.
- ^ Maynard, John (July 21, 2005). "Reality TV Gets Political Spin In 'Red/Blue' Series Proposal". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Kenneth Smukler (C '82)". Fox Leadership. University of Pennsylvania.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Commission of Federal Election Reform: Ken Smukler". American University. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Testimony of Ken Smukler, President, InfoVoter Technologies" (PDF). Commission on Federal Election Reform. June 30, 2005.
- ^ "Pennsylvania's Top Operatives". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Democratic Dream Team". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Corasaniti, Nick (2016-09-10). "Real-Time Election Day Projections May Upend News Tradition". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "2 top Brady aides charged in probe of payoff to 2012 primary rival". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Political consultant convicted in opponent payoff scheme - Philly". Philadelphia Media Network. 2018-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Seidman, Andrew; Roebuck, Jeremy (2018-12-03). "Bob Brady aide Smukler found guilty on 9 of 11 counts in campaign finance case". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ Bogorowski, Hanna (2018-12-04). "Political Operative For Dem Candidates Convicted Of Federal Campaign Finance Crimes". Daily Caller. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ Montellaro, Zach (2018-12-04). "How Democrats lagged with Florida Hispanic voters". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "Political Operative Convicted of Federal Campaign Finance Crimes in Two Congressional Campaigns and of Obstructing Investigation by Federal Election Commission". U.S. Department of Justice. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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