February 5th Pints & Politics Speaker: Christopher Schaefer  

Mr. Schaefer will discuss topics covered in his book Project Mastodon - How We Can Build a 21st Century GOP

   * Use of data and analytics to deliver issue-based messages to targeted voter segments 

   * Grassroots mobilization in the digital age

   * The art of winning new-style, twenty-first-century campaigns

   * Creating a culture of conservative thought on university campuses. 

Graduate summa cum laude, Ripon College, BA degree Politics and Government, and minors in National Security Studies and History.

Graduate highest honors from the George Washington University, Master’s degree in Political Management. 

Schaefer, a proud member of the John Birch Society, Knights of Columbus, and a life member of Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association

Outreach Coordinator for a 2010 gubernatorial campaign, and managing a former Wisconsin State Treasurer’s campaign for Outagamie County Executive. In addition, Christopher served as a Field Director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, propelling the Governor to a twenty-eight point victory in Northeast Wisconsin. In 2016, Schaefer ran for State Assembly in Wisconsin’s Third District, capturing eighteen percent of the vote in a four-way primary. 

Schaefer is the author of six books:
Citizenship Declaration: A Citizen’s Call to Action (2006)
The Great President: The Policies that Shaped the Bush Legacy (2008)
The Reluctant Realism of George H.W. Bush, the Primacy of George W. Bush and the War Over Iraq (2009)
The Presidential Simulation: A Student’s Guide to Understanding the American Presidency (2010; with Dr. Henrik Schatzinger); Project Mastodon: Building a Twenty-First Century Republican Party (2 vols.); and A Risky Solution for America: The Case Against an Article V Convention (2018).