Jon McHenry

Jon McHenry is Vice President of North Star Opinion Research, formerly Ayres, McHenry and Associates.  In addition to working with the firm’s political, public affairs, and corporate clients, he oversees the firm’s fielding procedures and methodology.

Jon’s corporate and public affairs work has focused on health care, including work with Horizon Public Affairs; telecommunications, including AT&T as a client; transportation, working with both government and private firms; and employee satisfaction research, most notably with Georgia-Pacific.

Jon spends a significant amount of time helping clients who are eyeing multiple races to target their time and resources.  His collaborative work with other pollsters established guidelines for the National Republican Congressional Committee to ensure comparable data across polling firms in individual contest and committee roles.

Jon’s comments and analysis have appeared in a variety of media settings, including BBC television and radio, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC Nightly News, the Boston Globe, The Daily Caller, The Hill, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and NPR-member radio station shows.

Jon graduated cum laude from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in political science while earning spots on the North Atlantic Conference All-Conference Soccer Academic Team in 1990 and 1991.  He held his first job in polling at UNH as well, working in the Survey Center as an interviewer during the 1992 primary season.

Jon received his M.A. in political science from the University of Georgia, with an emphasis on American politics and statistics.  He served both as a research assistant and teaching assistant to faculty there.