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Katy Atkinson is founder and
president of Atkinson & Associates. Her professional political
experience dates back to 1978 when she was hired for a staff
position on a small, unsuccessful Colorado congressional campaign.
Since that time, Ms. Atkinson has provided media relations, communications
and strategic services for a host of legislative, congressional,
U.S. Senate and gubernatorial campaigns.
In addition to working with
candidates, Ms. Atkinson has played a key role in a number of
legislative battles and initiative campaigns. On the legislative
front, she has provided media relations and communications support
on issues ranging from mental health funding to auto insurance
reform.
During the 2000 election cycle,
Ms. Atkinson worked on No on 21, the campaign mounted to defeat
a ballot measure that would have decimated local government revenues.
In this capacity, Ms. Atkinson took on anti-tax crusader Douglas
Bruce, author of the measure, in a score of television and radio
debates. The measure was soundly defeated. She took Bruce on
again in 2001 in a successful statewide campaign to give the
State more resources for helping communities preserve open space.
In 2002, Ms Atkinson organized
a state-wide effort to oppose Amendment 30, "Same Day Voter
Registration." Outspent by 13 to 1, Ms Atkinson still secured
a victory. In 2003, she handled the earned media for the campaign
against a racetrack casino initiative that succeeded in defeating
the initiative 80% to 20%.
Members of the national and
Colorado media frequently call on Ms. Atkinson to provide insight
into the political scene. In 1996, she worked with TCI News as
a regular on its national weekly television program, "Race
for the Presidency." Currently, Ms. Atkinson appears on
the public television program "Colorado Inside Out",
and is the political analyst for KMGH, Channel 7 News. |
