Brian Swensen Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

• Successfully launched, built, and managed multiple political campaigns and their staff for statewide and local level races such as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, United States Congress, and City Council.
• Developed and managed several public affairs campaigns that impacted state and local legislation for various clients in industries such as Pharmaceutical/Medical Marijuana, the Agricultural Sector, Hospital and.

US

• In under 4 months, hired and trained a full-time staff of 25, opened 20 offices statewide, and built a ground operation that turned out over 700,000 (7.67%) more voters then our opponent Patrick Murphy, and over.
• Built a state-wide voter contact program which utilized cutting edge technology that made over 8.5 million contacts (with 2.5 million in the final week of the campaign), led the absentee ballot generation & GOTV.
• Organized a statewide grassroots operation with over 200 elected official endorsements, over 500 Republican grassroots leaders, and 1500 community leaders comprised of Democrats and Independents from the Puerto Rican.
• Oversaw Senator Rubio’s political calendar which had an aggressive media market strategy and rural county plan made up of town halls, community leader roundtables, meet & greets and rallies that included many of.

• Vetted, grew, and led a team comprised of 16 full time staff and consultants and raised over $1.25 million in hard dollars in a crowded race of 5 total candidates.
• Built a grassroots campaign that drove 70,000 miles across the state building a team of over 600 grassroots leaders, and earning endorsements from well over 2/3 of the Florida legislature.
• Oversaw the rapid response communications and digital operation which set the tone for the Republican Primary and forced our opponents to consistently be on the defense.

• Led the campaign organization, in a county with a Democrat majority of voters, and defeated the Democrat Incumbent Mayor and Clinton surrogate, Alvin Brown, by 2.62% by building a diverse coalition of voters from.
• In less than one month, grew a bare bones campaign to a team of 10 full-time staff and over 100 part-time staff who built an aggressive voter contact program, healthy digital media presence, and engaged candidate.
• Trained and managed the voter contact program, which over 5 months knocked over 220K doors and made 375K live dials, which increased Republican turnout by 5% in comparison to the 2011 Mayor’s race.
• Secured major surrogate endorsements from Governors Rick Perry, Rick Scott and Jeb Bush, Senator Marco Rubio, the Florida Cabinet, as well as major organizations such as the NRA, Realtor Association, Builders.

• Built, trained, and led the Political Department comprised of: 7 full-time field staffers, a 3 person data shop, an executive assistant, 70 part-time workers, and 5 interns with an operating budget of over $2 million.
• Led the integration and coordination with the LA-GOP & RNC and initiated the campaign’s voter contact program that reached a record 1.5 million voters that increased the candidate’s name ID from 17% in Jan. to 99% in.
• Developed the grassroots infrastructure of the campaign by engaging local activists, finding key community events that maximized candidate’s time, and organized multiple statewide surrogate tours/rallies such as the.
• Secured endorsements from national figures: Gov. Rick Perry, Senators Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum, and Dr. Ben Carson.

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Managed the RPOF Political Affairs Department; comprised of 16 full-time field staffers, a data director, an executive assistant, 4 full-time voter registration office managers, 40 part-time workers, and 15 interns.
• Coordinated events including: Gov. Rick Scott’s bill/veto signings, public speeches and various rallies, Presidency 5/Fox News debate caucus, 2012 CNN Republican Presidential Primary Debate, 2012 RNC/RPOF convention.
• Strengthened party relations with the Florida Republican Congressional Delegation, members of the Cabinet, and various House & Senate members.
• Supervised the RPOF’s 2011-12 paid and volunteer voter registration program, shrinking Democratic advantage from 5.27% to 3.92% and switching 4 counties to Republican majorities.

• Managed the 2010 victory operation for Gov. Rick Scott comprised of 16 full-time field offices and staffers, 16 office managers, and 200 part-time employees with an operating budget of $5.3 million.
• Oversaw voter contact operation, which made over 7 million live calls and knocked on over 700,000 doors that aided Governor Scott’s general election win by 61,570 votes.

Arlington, VA, US

• Organized and recruited for over 30 Youth Leadership Schools in over 20 states to train a record 1100 students in one year.
• Utilized grassroots tactics to build new networks among like-minded groups.
• Trained students on grassroots engagement, get-out-the-vote programs, recruiting and handling of volunteers, media and public relations, starting publications and winning student government elections.