Leadership

Dee Stewart

President

Dee Stewart has served as President of ABB since 2009. In this role, Stewart has led ABB through a period of organizational growth in many areas, including advocacy, fundraising, and influence.

In designing and implementing organizational plans for ABB, Stewart draws upon an extensive career as a political, public affairs, and PR consultant. Stewart has more than two decades of experience managing and directing all strategic, communications, administrative, media, fundraising, research, and grassroots components of a broad array of major campaigns.

Stewart is a former Chief of Staff to Congressman Patrick McHenry, who previously served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the U.S. House. Stewart is also a past Executive Director of the Republican Party of Iowa.

Stewart was named a Rising Star for 2008 by Politics Magazine, and was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, in 2016.

Stewart has appeared on the CBS Evening News, ABC’s World News Tonight, NBC’s Today, CNN’s Inside Politics, MSNBC’s Equal Time, Fox News’ America’s News Headquarters, C-SPAN, and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Politico, National Journal, and on several national radio outlets.

Stewart holds a B.A. in Government, and an MBA with a concentration in Management from Campbell University. He is the proud father of one son, Douglas Stewart IV.