Shannon Burns, Jessica Colón and Christopher Malagisi receiving the 2009 Rising Stars award on June 12 in Washington, DC. They are pictured with the Editor of Campaigns and Elections' Politics Magazine, Jordan Lieberman.
Campaigns and Elections' Politics Magazine has named three members of the Young Republican National Federation as 2009 Rising Stars. YRNF Chairman Jessica B. Colón (TX), Christopher N. Malagisi (VA), and Shannon Burns (OH) received this prestigious honor. The award is given to people 35 or under who have made a significant mark in political consulting or advocacy. Three of the ten Republican honorees are active members of the YRNF.
The Rising Stars were honored by Campaigns & Elections' Politics Magazine Friday evening at a reception in Washington, DC. Past Rising Stars have included David Axelrod, Paul Begala, Donna Brazile, James Carville, Ed Gillespie, Alexis Herman, Karen Hughes, Laura Ingraham, Ralph Reed and George Stephanopoulos. According to Politics Magazine,
"Each year, Politics magazine asks our readers to nominate the political world's young stars. Out of hundreds of nominations, these 27 individuals shone the brightest."
Shannon Burns, 33, is the CEO of Victory Solutions, which provides unique VOIP phone banking technology to Republican campaigns.
Jessica B. Colón, 34, is the founder of Colón & Company, a consulting firm in Houston. She serves as the chair of the Young Republican National Federation and appears frequently on Fox News.
Christopher N. Malagisi, 28, is the founder of the Young Conservatives Coalition. He has worked in young adult voter outreach for the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush, Fred Thompson and John McCain. He is also director of political training at the Leadership Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
