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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes: Spring 2009
Alum spends 6 weeks with Obama campaign
After volunteering for the Obama campaign during the California primary, Ben Winig, 2004, got a little more involved for the general election. He took a six-week leave of absence from his law firm starting in September to join a friend who was serving as the Jewish vote director for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ben Winig
As a Jewish vote deputy director, Winig helped manage and formulate a persuasive campaign targeting undecided Jewish voters throughout Pennsylvania. He also had the opportunity to campaign for a day with U.S. Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
“Working on the Obama-Biden Campaign For Change was an experience I will not soon forget,” Winig says, “and I am looking forward to helping make the Obama presidency a huge success.”
Winig is an attorney with McDonough Holland & Allen PC, a law firm in Oakland, California. The nearby town of Atherton recently retained Winig as its assistant city attorney. He represents public agencies exclusively, providing general counsel services to city councils, planning commissions and other public bodies throughout Northern California. Winig completed his dual degree in public affairs and law in 2004.