Alex Kohan Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Salem, Oregon

• Managed State Senate campaign which received 46% of the vote and over 24,000 votes while running against a four-term incumbent and despite being outspent 7 to 1. Maximized limited budget by spending fewest dollars per vote of any competitive state senate race.• Built strategy for the campaign including specific goals, strategy, fundraising, messaging, and outreach plan. Supervised and trained 200+ volunteers and 2 full time staff. Oversaw fundraising effort that raised over $110,000 primarily from donations of less than $100.• Designed mailers and advertisements to be sent out to over 50,000 individuals and created targeted social media marketing campaigns.

Salem, Oregon

• Planned fundraising and outreach events for campaign which raised more than $26,000.• Worked with partner groups to ensure support and funding for 2018 election cycle.• Oversaw paid campaign staff as well as volunteers and coordinated with legislative office.

• Coordinated the Representative’s schedule and met with constituents and partner groups.• Worked with Chief of Staff and partner groups to pass 39 bills sponsored by Representative Evans.• Wrote and planned district wide bi-weekly newsletters and town halls.

Independence, Monmouth And Salem

• Managed field campaign that knocked over 19,000 in highly competitive State House race and personally knocked on over 4,000 doors.• Recruited volunteers and maintained database of volunteers and registered voters in District.• Trained 200+ volunteers during the course of the campaign in various volunteer roles.

Managed a successful city council campaign. Defeated an incumbent by 61% to 39% despite being outspent 3 to 1. Emphasized direct voter contact through canvassing. Supervising and directing work of 2nd level campaign team. Creating campaign goals and ensuring that canvasses, phone banks, events and mailings are organized and scheduled.Using VAN to cut turfs and create walking lists for canvasses. Schedule and coordinate canvasses. Create targeted phone lists for phone banks and GOTV.Coordinating volunteers for canvassing, phone banking, and lawn signs and to call volunteers. Developing list of volunteers for campaign tasks and ensuring volunteers receive information about campaign events.Allocating ~$13,000 campaign budget to pay for website, mailings and lawn signs. Work with printer to ensure mailings go out on time and to the correct targeted list. Collaborating with Sally in producing and editing answers to organization questionnaires. Devising a campaign message that is targeted to different audiences.Working with local officials and organizations during the endorsement process.Entering data into VAN and using that data to create positive IDs and narrow down target lists. Includes working with teaching MiniVan to volunteers and keeping track of survey questions and canvass summaries.

Hatfield Library, Salem, Or

Hatfield Library, Salem, Or

Master Of Arts - Ma, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History