John Hishta, AARP Senior VP. John is a nationally recognized political consultant and strategist. He has spent over 30 years advising a variety of political candidates, elected officials, national committees, business groups and advocacy organizations. John came to AARP in May 2011 and leads the department tasked with managing and executing successful issue campaigns at the state and national level on AARP’s top priorities of health and financial security. He has led the association’s winning efforts to stop Congress from making any harmful cuts to Medicare or Social Security, led the campaign to oppose efforts to repeal and replace the ACA, and developed and implemented award winning voter engagement efforts.