Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo
Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo is a Republican Strategist and Political Commentator who appears regularly on CNN en Español, NTN24, RT, Voice of America, Univision and Telemundo. Ivan has also appeared on Fox News and CSPAN. He's currently Managing Director of Battleground Group, LLC., Chairman of the Hispanic Leadership Council a non-profit 501(c)4 focused on empowering Hispanics, and Managing Director of USA Restored which is a 527. He also has successfully launched several TV shows, his first being "Batalla Politica" which aired on NTN24, "Battleground" and "La Politica" which air on Americano TV. Ivan is also a surrogate for the Trump administration and the RNC.
Ivan's political experience runs deep. He’s been involved in campaigns for the Florida legislature, US House of Representatives, US Senate, and Governor. As for Presidential campaigns, in 2008 Ivan was a member of Mitt Romney’s Hispanic Steering Committee where he provided guidance and strategic advice on Hispanic issues, and served as a media surrogate on Election Day on CNNEE. During the 2012 GOP Primaries he joined former Speaker Newt Gingrich as his Hispanic Communications Deputy, bringing talking points, position papers and overall strategy to that aspect of the campaign. In the general election he joined Gov. Romney on his Florida Finance Committee, and served as a media surrogate. For the 2016 Presidential election cycle Ivan was quick to support Donald Trump and did so in all Spanish language media, he appeared on CSPAN and FOX News when it was a Hispanic related issue. During the primaries Ivan became part of CNNEE's elections panel, being the only one on the panel to predict the Trump victory and the path on Election Day. Ivan is also a recipient of a Certificate of congressional recognition, awarded to him by Senator Marco Rubio, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, and Rep. David Rivera.
On the policy side, Ivan has spent his entire career initiating, supporting or participating in many of the pressing trade and other issues facing our country and region during the past 20 years including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, 1992), Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR, 2005), Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA, 2006), Chile FTA (2005), Columbian Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA, 2006), Trade Promotion Authority (TPA, 2002), Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA, 1991), Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA, 2002), The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033, McCain-Kennedy), The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1836), Florida FTAA 2004-2006, Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act of 2006.
Outside of politics, Ivan has held several business development roles in the tech / telecom sector with companies such as ADC (now Tyco), Sprint and AT&T where he was a director and ran a group in Canada, Caribbean and Latin America.
Ivan lives in the suburbs of Washington DC with his wife Martha and two children, David and Jessica.
Ivan's political experience runs deep. He’s been involved in campaigns for the Florida legislature, US House of Representatives, US Senate, and Governor. As for Presidential campaigns, in 2008 Ivan was a member of Mitt Romney’s Hispanic Steering Committee where he provided guidance and strategic advice on Hispanic issues, and served as a media surrogate on Election Day on CNNEE. During the 2012 GOP Primaries he joined former Speaker Newt Gingrich as his Hispanic Communications Deputy, bringing talking points, position papers and overall strategy to that aspect of the campaign. In the general election he joined Gov. Romney on his Florida Finance Committee, and served as a media surrogate. For the 2016 Presidential election cycle Ivan was quick to support Donald Trump and did so in all Spanish language media, he appeared on CSPAN and FOX News when it was a Hispanic related issue. During the primaries Ivan became part of CNNEE's elections panel, being the only one on the panel to predict the Trump victory and the path on Election Day. Ivan is also a recipient of a Certificate of congressional recognition, awarded to him by Senator Marco Rubio, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, and Rep. David Rivera.
On the policy side, Ivan has spent his entire career initiating, supporting or participating in many of the pressing trade and other issues facing our country and region during the past 20 years including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, 1992), Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR, 2005), Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA, 2006), Chile FTA (2005), Columbian Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA, 2006), Trade Promotion Authority (TPA, 2002), Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA, 1991), Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA, 2002), The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033, McCain-Kennedy), The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1836), Florida FTAA 2004-2006, Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act of 2006.
Outside of politics, Ivan has held several business development roles in the tech / telecom sector with companies such as ADC (now Tyco), Sprint and AT&T where he was a director and ran a group in Canada, Caribbean and Latin America.
Ivan lives in the suburbs of Washington DC with his wife Martha and two children, David and Jessica.
Jose Aristimuno
Jose Aristimuño is the Chief Executive of a leading communications consulting company in The United States, NOW Strategies. Aristimuño is a leading political strategist, focusing on issues impacting Latinos in the United States. In 2016, Aristimuño co-led The Democratic Party's Communications Strategy, as Deputy National Press Secretary. Previously, he worked for Barack Obama, in The Department of Health and Human Services as Spokesperson & Director of Specialty Media. In 2015, he led Governor O'Malley's Presidential Campaign Hispanic Outreach and was named "40 Under 40" in US Politics, by The Huffington Post. He is a frequent media commentator for US & international media outlets such as CNN, FOX, and MSNBC. Aristimuño has been a keynote speaker at political organizations, business, political, & entrepreneurship conferences across the US & Latin America.
Arthur Estopinan
Sr. Level International and Public Affairs Chief for Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Chairman Emeritus for the House Foreign Affairs Committee) with 27 years of experience in the US Congress and former Chief of Staff and Official Spokesperson for the Chairman Emeritus of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee. Served as a senior advisor on legislation dealing with governmental and foreign affairs and able to effectively advocate, support and advance legislative initiatives relating to pertinent issues and bring them to the Hill on both the House and Senate side. In-depth understanding of the intangible qualities in economic and political infrastructures, combined with first-hand government experience at the highest levels around the globe. Sound knowledge of public policy and the political arena including legislative, administrative, and lobbying processes, policies and procedures with strong ties to both major political parties. Proven record of advancing important issues through the legislative process. Also, was the Chief Political Strategist and Coordinator of Political Events all over the country with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen developing a network of major business leaders raising an average of $1.5 million dollars annually to support the Congresswoman and the designated political organizations.
