Democracy Partners: What People Are Saying About Us
What People are Saying About Us
Heather Booth
“As NAACP National Voter Fund Director in 2000, Heather registered thousands of new black voters and brought them to the polls. No one I know in the universe of organizers could have done this as well or better.”
– Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP
Marc Cerabona
“Marc’s ability to execute a sophisticated, multi-platform online campaign allowed us to reach voters we never would have reached through traditional media.”
–Matt McTighe, Campaign Manager, Mainers United for Marriage
Robert Creamer
“Robert Creamer and the team at Democracy Partners made a critical contribution to the President’s victory in 2012.”
–Jim Messina, Obama 2012 Campaign Manager
Mac D’Alessandro
“Mac is an expert in both designing and executing high-intensity field programs. If a campaign needs a truly professional field program that is cost-effective, accountable, and contributes to winning, you want Mac on your team!”
–Thomas Menino, Former Mayor Boston
Brett D’Resta
When you hire Brett DiResta you not only get a first class researcher, but you get a seasoned political pro with an unparalleled strategic sense of what will and will not work in your campaign.”
–Jim Duffy, Putnam Partners
Ken Grossinger
“Ken is among the best strategists I know.”
–John Sweeney
President Emeritus, AFL-CIO
David Grossman
“David Grossman is the ideal combination of quick, professional, and politically-savvy.”
Lynda Tran, 270 Strategies
John Hennelly
“John helped make SEIU a political powerhouse in ‘06 & ‘08. If you have a big campaign, and absolutely must win, he’s your guy.”
-Anna Burger, Former Secretary Treasurer, SEIU
Jackie Kendall
“Jackie is the master of strategic thinking and when I face a challenge that seems insurmountable, she’s the person I call.”
–Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food and Water Watch
Mike Lux
“The go-to person in Washington has always been Mike...If Mike had half the money that right-wingers had, there wouldn’t be a Republican left in Washington.”
–James Carville
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Josie Mooney
“Josie Mooney has shown a sophisticated and proven ability to create and implement successful strategies from Shanghai to San Francisco.”
–Andy Stern, Former President SEIU, Columbia University
Braidy O’Neil
“Braidy O’Neal and the Democracy Partners team made the difference for the Dream Act Referendum in Maryland. Their strategies will be a staple in all of my future campaigns.”
–Travis Tazelaar, Campaign Manager, Maryland Dream Act
Christine Pelosi
“Christine Pelosi is a sharp and knowledgeable drill sergeant looking to whip our democratic process back into shape.”
–Ariana Huffington
Linda Saucedo
“Linda and Democracy Partners are always available, thorough — and make sure we never drop the ball, even during the most hectic days of a campaign.”
–Kate Snyder, Consultant formerly Coordinated Campaigns for
Communication Workers of America
Renee Schaeffer
“Renee has made a strong impact. Her creativity and know how make her an important addition to our campaign operation.”
–Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY)
Joel Silberman
“I’ve worked with Joel Silberman a number of times over a number of years. He is as effective, efficient, media-savvy and tech-savvy as anyone I know.”
–Norman Lear
Cheri Whiteman
“Cheri Whiteman and the team at Democracy Partners delivered for us big time recruiting and interviewing directors and managers.
And her experience running field operations and campaigns really contributed to our successful voter registration and GOTV programs in 2012.”
–Marvin Randolph, Former Senior VP for Campaigns, NAACP
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Contents
Environmental
Healthcare
Immigration
Issue & Referenda
Corporate & Association
Choice, Equality & Civil Rights
International
Philanthropy & Funders
Labor & Trade Unions
NGOs, Non-Profits and Think Tanks
Parties and Political Committees
Candidates & Elected Officials
Environmental
Earthjustice
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Generation Green
Green for All / Rebuild the Dream / Van Jones
League of Conservation Voters
Moral Climate Action
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nevada Conservation Voters
NextGen Climate Action Partners for Open Space
Student Environmental Action Council
The Wilderness Society
Healthcare
Campaign for Quality Care, Illinois
Compassion and Choices
Health Care for America Now (HCAN)
Healthcare Reform Collaboration
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
North Dakota Health Care Reform ‘09
Immigration
Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Immigration Reform for America
Reform Immigration for America
Issue & Referenda
Vote No on 2 Maine
No On Tabor II
YES on 744
Corporate & Association
Anheuser-Busch
American Association for Justice
American Heart Association
American Small Business Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Campaign for Competitive Electric Rates of Illinois
Comcast Corporation
CREDO
DailyKos
First State Bank of Bedias
Grassroots Solutions
Growth Squared
Harrah’s Casinos
IBT
IDEXX Laboratories
Illinois Association of Social Service Executives
Integrated Bank Technologies
MacCormac College
MoveOn.org
National Indian Gaming Association
Red Cross of Illinois
Roscoe State Bank
Southwest Electric Cooperative of Illinois
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikipedia
Working Assets
World Learning Center, Washington DC
Choice, Equality & Civil Rights
EMILY’s List
Family Equality Council
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
GLAAD – (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Guttmacher Institute
Hardy Girls, Healthy Women Inc.
Human Rights Campaign
Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights
Mobilize for Women’s Lives
NAACP
NAACP National Voter Fund
NARAL
National Organization for Women
National Women’s Law Center
One Colorado
Oregon NARAL
Planned Parenthood
Protect Maine Equality
Women’s Voices. Women Vote.
Women’s Voices. Women Vote. Action Fund
Voters for Choice
International
Bulgarian Association for Fair Elections
Committee for Ukrainian Voters
Democratic Party of Slovakia
Great Lakes Institute
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
Our team has been called upon to work in: Gaza, Hungary, Israel, Moldova, Nigeria, Romania, and Slovakia.
Philanthropy & Funders
Arcus Foundation/Jon Stryker
Arca Foundation
Atlantic Philanthropies
Brave New Foundation
Democracy Alliance
Ford Foundation
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
New Israel Funds
Leo Hindery
Peter Buttenwieser
Rockefeller Family Fund
Solidago Foundation
Warren Hellman
Women’s Donor Network
Labor & Trade Unions
AFL-CIO
AFSCME Council 31, Illinois
Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA)
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
American Federation of Teachers
Change To Win
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Community Labor Coalition
Illinois Joint Council
National Nurses United
Nevadans for Nevada
Protect Our Jobs
Putting Maine To Work
Restaurant Opportunities Center United
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
SEIU 721
SEIU 1021
SEIU-USWW
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
United Auto Workers CAP Council
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
United Steelworkers Union of America (USWA)
We Are Ohio
NGOs, Non-Profits and Think Tanks
21st Century Democrats
Access Living of Chicago
Alliance for a Better Minnesota
Alliance for Excellent Education
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
America Coming Together
American Family Voices
American Families United
American Jewish World Service
Americans Against Escalation in Iraq
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)
Americans for Small Town Values
Americans for Tax Fairness
Americans United for Change
Americans United to Protect Social Security
AMOS, Jewish Social Justice initiative
Arizona Leadership Institute
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Atlantic Philanthropies
Brady Campaign
Campaign for a Progressive Future
Campaign for America’s Future (CAF)
Campaign to Renew and Rebuild America NOW!
Center for American Progress
Center for Community Change
Center for Democracy in the Americas
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Chicago Housing Authority
Citizen Action, Illinois
Citizens Information Service, Chicago
Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
Coalition for Democratic Values
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Coalition for Progress
Communities for Quality Education
Community Renewal Society of Chicago
Consumer Fund of Texas
Corporate Action Network
Democracy Matters
Drug Policy Alliance
Educate Our State
Emergency Campaign for America’s Priorities (ECAP)
EVS Communications
Fair Taxes for All (FTFA)
Faith in Public Life
Families USA
Florida Consumer Action Network Foundation (FCANF)
FoodBank NYC
Haiti Aid Watchdog
Harvest of Empire LLC
Israel Action Network
J Street
Linea Dirceta
Leadership Center for the Common Good
Maine People’s Alliance
Media Matters for America
Michigan Citizen Action Education Fund
Midwest Academy
Minnesota Families
Minnesota Farm 2 School
National Women’s Political Caucus
National Association for Equality in Education (NAFEO)
National People’s Action
Netroots Nation
New Jersey Citizen Action
New Leaders Conference
New York Citizen Action
One Nation Working Together, Senior Advisor
Open Buffalo
People for the American Way
Phillip Randolph Institute
Progressive Congress
Progressive States Network
Rebuild and Renew America Now Campaign
Union of Concerned Scientists
United For a Fair Economy (UFE)
USAction
Violence Policy Center
Violence Prevention Campaign
Voices for Illinois Children
Voices for Progress
Voter Participation Center
We Are America Alliance
Women’s Campaign School at Yale University
Women Donors Network
Working Films
Wisconsin Citizen Action
Parties and Political Committees
ActBlue
AIDS PAC
Arizona Democratic Party
Arts PAC
Blog PAC
BlueAmericaPac
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Democratic Governors Association (DGA)
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC)
Democratic Party of Colorado
Democratic Party of Illinois
Democratic Party of Maryland
Democratic Party of Nevada
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania
Democratic Party of South Carolina
Democratic Party of Texas
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Washington
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
Kansas Democratic Party
Kansas State House Democratic Caucus
Illinois Coordinated Campaign
Minnesota DFL Party
New Jersey Democratic Party
New Mexico Democratic Coordinated Campaign
New York Democratic Coordinated Campaign
Ohio Democratic Party
Organizing for Action
Paint Texas Blue
Palm Beach County Democratic Party, Florida
Progress New Jersey
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)
Tidewater PAC
Working Families Party
Candidates & Elected Officials
Governor
Howard Dean (D-VT)
Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)
Mike Easley (D-NC)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
U.S. Senate
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Ben Nelson (D-FL)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Dan Akaka (D-HI)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
U.S. House of Representatives
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Ami Bera (D-CA)
Ann Kuster (D-NH)
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Ben Lujan (D-NM)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Brian Baird (D-WA)
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Chet Edwards (D-TX)
David Cicilline (D-RI)
David Wu (D-OR)
Debbie Halverson (D-IL)
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Donna Edwards (D-MD)
Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Glenn Nye (D-VA)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Hansen Clarke (D-MI)
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Janice Hahn (D-CA)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Jared Polis (D-CO)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Jim Costa (D-CA)
Jim Himes (D-CT)
Jim Maloney (D-CT)
Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Joe Garcia (D-FL)
John Carney (D-DE)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
John Larson (D-CT)
John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
Kathy Hochul (D-NY)
Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Mark Takano (D-CA)
Mike Honda (D-CA)
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Pete Gallego (D-TX)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Sam Farr (D-CA)
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Steve Kagen (D-WI)
Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Tim Walz (D-MN)
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Candidates
Anthony Foxx Committee (D-NC)
Benny Kiester for Delegate (D-VA)
Bill Curry for Governor (D-CT)
Dave Marsden for Senate (D-VA)
David Cain for State Senate (D-TX)
David Phelps for Congress (D-IL)
David Scott for Congress (D-GA)
Dick Cranwell for Delegate (D-VA)
El Tinklenberg for Congress (D-MN)
Elaine Bloom for Congress (D-FL)
Gary McDowell for Congress (D-MI)
Gerry Schipske for Congress (D-CA)
Jacob Frey for State Senate (D-MN)
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Mayor of Chicago
Joe Moore for 49th Ward Alderman (D-IL)
John O’Connor for Congress (D-MA)
Joseph Mario Moreno for Town President (D-IL)
Kathy Boockvar for Congress (D-PA)
Larry Suffredin for County Board (D-IL)
Lauren Beth Gash for Congress (D-IL)
Lt. Governor Jim Folsom (D-AL)
Mark Dayton Recount Committee
Mark Green for Mayor (D-NY)
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore State’s Attorney
Maryanne Connelly for Congress (D-NJ)
Maureen Reed for Congress
Mayor Washington Campaign (Chicago)
Pat Casey for Congress (D-PA)
Paula Flowers for Congress (D-TN)
Raj Goyle for Congress (D-KY)
Richard M. Daley Campaign Committee (D-Chicago)
Sam Page for Missouri (D-MO)
Schiff for Congress (D-MN)
Steve Raby for Congress (D-AL)
Steve Rowe for Governor (D-ME)
Susan Bysiewicz for Senate (D-CT)
Vivek Bavda for Congress (D-IL)
Wendy Davis for Governor (D-TX)