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Rockford, Illinois, United States

-Conduct district analysis and evaluate polling to determine candidate viability-Vet candidates for local and state office-Direct advocacy efforts for the Building Trades in 8 counties-Develop and deepen relationships with elected officials, local and state parties, and other key stakeholders

Rockford, Illinois, United States

-Wrote and executed campaign strategy for 12 municipal campaigns-Won all 12 targeted municipal campaigns-Worked with locals on endorsements and member to member organizing-Defeated an entire Republican township slate in an R+18 township-Used relational organizing to increase expected voter turnout by 50% in an aldermanic primary, defeating an established.

Rockford, IL

-Raised $250,000 before State Party involvement and managed a $1.4 million budget-Worked a first time candidate through many processes, including call time-Led a team of nine including full time, part time, and vendors -Knocked on 30,000 doors and made over 100,000 phone calls and texts-Defeated a 4 term incumbent in an R+8 district with 50.2% of the vote

Greater Chicago Area

-Worked with consultants to build the field universe for the runoff-Managed a multilingual paid canvassing program-Managed 40 person precinct captain organization and volunteers from outside groups-Coordinated resources coming into the area for targeted runoff election-Garnered 51.5% defeating the daughter of a powerful former Congressman

Greater Chicago Area

-Managed a team of 6 consultants plus staff-Raised and spent $400,000-Prepped the Alderman for debates and endorsement interviews-Developed and deepened relationships with labor organizations, community groups, the business community, and other important stakeholders

Greater Chicago Area

-Managed a $1.3 million budget-Led a team of thirteen -Knocked over 65,000 persuasion doors, third highest in IL for that cycle-Defeated an incumbent Senator with 51% of the vote

Greater Chicago Area

-Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 25+ volunteers and fellows-Made over 25,000 volunteer recruitment calls-Volunteers and fellows made over 20,000 persuasion calls-Collected over 500 petition signatures

Rockford, Illinois Area

-Managed an organizer, large volunteer team, and resources from several allied groups-Wrote and put out a five piece mail program-Implemented aggressive field program for condensed municipal cycle

Davenport, Iowa Area

-Implemented aggressive field program for December 27th Senate special election-Managed large local volunteer team & handled constituency outreach-Coordinated statewide resources coming into the area for targeted special election

Davenport, Iowa Area

-Ran GOTV staging location for state senate campaign-Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers for state senate election-Made over 5,000 personal door knocks and 7,500 calls-Organized and staffed a campaign photo shoot-Oversaw approval for two mail pieces

Rockford, Illinois Area

-Pursued an independent research project related to IDOT funding-Worked with ArcGIS and other appropriate software-Helped update and expand Economic Development District of Northern Illinois' website-Compiled and updated census data for projects as needed

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Interacted with constituents on behalf of the Congressman-Coordinated and gave US Capitol tours to visiting constituents-Directed issue concerns to appropriate staff members-Drafted concise but comprehensive memos on various pieces of legislation

Rockford, IL

-Interacted with constituents on behalf of the Congresswoman-Compiled contact lists for the office’s District Outreach Program-Assisted with casework and researched pertinent legislation-Helped create and implement an office filing system

Rockford, IL

-Canvassed and called potential voters on behalf of Senator Steve Stadelman (D-34)-Staffed then candidate Stadelman at various campaign events-Researched potential campaign contributors based on IL State Board of Elections data-Introduced to and quickly gained an affinity for VoteBuilder software