Built to win.
Built to last.

A strategist for high-stakes campaigns.

Ryan Hecker is a political strategist and founder of Atticus Political Strategies, a firm focused on winning elections, shaping policy outcomes, and building durable political power. He advises organizations, advocacy groups, and political leaders on high-stakes electoral and grassroots campaigns across the country.

Ryan has established a track record of consistent, measurable success in competitive environments. His work has contributed to victories in more than 90% of targeted legislative races, including flipping multiple seats in a single election cycle and delivering wins in districts that required precise targeting and disciplined execution. His campaigns are built to perform, combining data-driven strategy, large-scale voter contact, and message discipline across digital, mail, field, and paid media.

He is known for building political operations from the ground up and scaling them rapidly. In prior leadership roles, Ryan built a grassroots network from approximately 30,000 to more than 500,000 engaged supporters, creating one of the most effective advocacy and electoral infrastructures in its sector. His work integrates modeled voter universes, geofenced targeting, and direct-access supporter lists to reach and mobilize high-impact audiences.

Ryan's approach is straightforward: campaigns should win, and organizations should leave every cycle stronger than they entered. He works with clients to secure immediate victories and to build repeatable systems, including data assets, communication pipelines, and coalition structures, that compound over time.

A graduate of New York University and Harvard Law School, Ryan lives in Austin, Texas, and is the proud father of four.