Chuck Coughlin is CEO and President of HighGround, Inc. He founded the Company 27 years ago as a political consulting firm specializing in campaign management. Today, the firm has a full palate of public affairs professionals from lobbying, communications, public opinion polling, digital media, and campaign management. In recent years the firm was named: “2023 Best Polling Firm” by Arizona Capitol Times, “2022 Public Affairs Firm of the Year” by Campaigns and Elections, “2022 Best Lobbying Firm” and “2022 Best Public Relations Firm” by Arizona Capitol Times.
Coughlin is a five-time winner of Arizona’s “Best Political Operative” awarded by the Arizona Capitol Times. Additionally, he has earned the Arizona Capitol Times title of “Leader of the Year” twice. He served as Governor Brewer’s transition Chairman for her 2009 Transition team and was the campaign manager for Governor Symington’s 1994 re-election campaign which overcame a post Labor Day double-digit deficit to win re-election. Under his leadership, HighGround has won over 50 awards from Campaigns and Elections and the American Association of Political Consultants.