Another Training Academy Success Story: Jack Wilson is Mayor-elect in Prescott, Arizona

Written by: Sheri Divers on Sep 14, 2007 9:00 AM EDT

Challenger hangs onto lead to become Prescott’s mayor-elect

PRESCOTT - When Jack Wilson entered the race for Prescott mayor this past spring, he knew he faced a daunting challenge.

"It was clear to me that I was up against strong odds," Wilson said, noting that his opponent, Rowle Simmons, was a three-term incumbent mayor with solid name recognition.Wilson, a retired information technology executive from Chicago and seven-year resident of Prescott, determined that he needed to play to one of his strong suits: Organizational skills.

For the past several months, Wilson headed a sophisticated election campaign that featured regular Internet newsletters, a cadre of volunteers, and extensive voter-registration research.

The strategy paid off: On Wednesday, the City of Prescott and the Yavapai County Recorder's office released unofficial election results showing Wilson to be the mayoral winner in Prescott's Sept. 11 primary.

The day after the primary, both mayoral candidates acknowledged that Wilson's campaign efforts likely made the difference in the outcome.

"It took an amazing amount of effort to pull this off," Wilson said, adding that his group stuck to a campaign plan and worked right up until 6 p.m. the night before the primary.

This is yet another amazing DFA Training Academy success story. I urge you to read the rest of this article in The Daily Courier. 

And that's not all. There's still time to take advantage of DFA's training program. We're doing a Training Academy in Springfield, Illinois on September 29-30 and there are still some available slots open. Register here.

Also, throughout September DFA's Night School is focusing on how you can change history by simply talking to the voters in your own neighborhood. It meets every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 EST/ 5:30-6:30 PST via conference call. It's FREE and easy! Register here.

Sign up, get trained and take your country back!

-Sheri Divers 

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