Contact: Sean Lansing 608-286-5766 [Madison, WI] – Nationwide campaign veterans Luke Hilgemann and Sean Lansing announced today that they are leaving Americans for Prosperity to acquire The Champion Group, the political consulting firm started by Keith Gilkes, a top political advisor to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The acquisition means Hilgemann, AFP’s outgoing chief executive officer and Lansing, AFP’s outgoing chief operating officer, will head the premier Republican grassroots and political campaign consulting firm in the country – uniquely positioned with credibility in conservative circles and a record of results exemplified by Wisconsin and other key battlegrounds in recent years. Gilkes, who is president