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Ashley Hinson’s Digital Chief Oversees Firm Paid Millions to Push Israeli Propaganda
Iowa Republican Representative Ashley Hinson’s Senate campaign appointed Abe Adams to lead its digital strategy, while Adams is a co-founder and managing partner of Targeted Victory. A related company, Targeted Communications Global, received a $9.9 million contract from Israel in March 2025 for social media and paid advertising, raising questions about the overlap between campaign advisers and firms involved in foreign influence work.
A US Justice Department filing from June 2026 lists 10 agents working on the Israel contract; six are identified as Targeted Victory employees, though Adams is not named. The article says the work included pitching news content and guests to Fox News and CNN, and producing YouTube adverts. Hinson’s political action committee paid Targeted Victory more than $1.6 million this election cycle, while she received over $100,000 from AIPAC and related pro-Israel political committees in 2026. Hinson, Adams and Targeted Victory did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In short
- Hinson’s digital chief co-founded a firm linked to an Israeli contract.
- The contract was worth $9.9 million for social media and advertising.
- Hinson’s political action committee paid Targeted Victory over $1.6 million.
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The case for
Those concerned about the arrangement can argue that senior campaign advisers’ ties to a firm whose related company conducts paid influence work for a foreign government merit scrutiny, especially when the campaign also receives substantial support from pro-Israel political groups. Even without evidence that Adams worked on the Israel contract or that Hinson’s campaign was affected, transparency matters because voters need confidence that political messaging and foreign interests are kept distinct.
The case against
A fair defence is that the reported contract belongs to a related company, Adams is not named among the agents in the Justice Department filing, and the story offers no evidence that he or Hinson’s campaign participated in or were influenced by the work. Advising a campaign, receiving lawful political donations and a separate company undertaking foreign communications work do not by themselves establish improper coordination; the relationship should be judged on documented conduct and disclosure.
Explained simply
Targeted Victory is a US political consulting firm that works on digital strategy and advertising for Republican candidates and causes. Abe Adams co-founded the firm, and Ashley Hinson is a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Iowa who is running for the Senate.
The story concerns links between Hinson’s campaign advisers and a separate company, Targeted Communications Global, which has worked for the Israeli government. US law requires people acting as agents for foreign governments in certain activities to disclose that work to the Justice Department. The overlap has drawn attention because political consulting firms can work on both election campaigns and public messaging for other clients.
Hinson’s political committee has paid Targeted Victory, and Hinson has received donations from pro-Israel political groups. These connections matter to questions about who funds political messaging and whether work for foreign governments intersects with domestic campaigns.
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