Mapthevotes.com founder Glenn Hodas knows what it’s like to work in the trenches of a campaign. Mountains of election-result printouts. Hours of number-crunching. Oh yeah – been there, done that.    

That’s why Hodas started mapthevotes.com. “I’ve worked on a lot of campaigns, and this type of information wasn’t available to me. I wish it were. So, when I started making these maps for my own use, I thought other people would benefit from them, too.” 
           

Hodas served as campaign manager of numerous Illinois senate campaigns – all of which were considered “Tier 1” targeted races. In 2001, Hodas joined Lieutenant Governor Corinne Wood’s office as Chief of Staff, going on to manage her statewide gubernatorial primary campaign. In the 2002 general election, he was tapped to become Jim Ryan’s Deputy Campaign Manager.           

A Northwestern University graduate, Hodas began his career in politics and government at the Illinois State Capitol, where he worked for State Senate President ‘Pate’ Philip on the Senate Republican Staff. Hodas served on the Senate Executive Committee and was responsible for drafting and analyzing much of the major legislation that was debated in Illinois during the 1990s.
             

During his career, Hodas has become known in the political arena as the “mapping and targeting guru” through the political-mapping and targeting services he offers as part of his business, Hodas & Associates. His firm assists clients with political campaigns, issue advocacy efforts and legislative needs. For more information on Hodas & Associates, please refer to www.hodasandassociates.com.