Chris Olmstead Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

US

• Managed State Party finance and fundraising operation: generating a record $150,000 in online digital fundraising in the 2022 midterm; another record-breaking nearly $2 million in cross-channel receipts for the 2023.
• Directed State Party political, election integrity, and data operations: creating and implementing plans for the 2024 election, growing grassroots infrastructure in an off-year, and executing efforts to ensure adequate.
• Oversaw all non-press communications efforts and approved all on-the-record copy for press engagements by the State Party; drafted all voter contact and housefile messaging, scripting, and overarching scheduling for.
• Recruited, oversaw, and directly managed a 36-day political field team of over 45 staff for April 2023 election, successfully making over 1.6 million voter contacts in a month. Implemented early field staff investment.
• Solicited funds and executed all paid voter contact efforts for the April 2023 election for over 750 municipal candidates (80% win rate), presidential primary, and the successful passage of two statewide constitutional.
• Served as liaison between State Party, RNC, all statewide, and congressional campaigns for 2022 General to synchronize efforts.

• Acted as sole consultant handling all political, communications, digital, media, and data for Lt. Governor primary campaign.
• Raised record-breaking funds for a non-incumbent primary candidate for Lt. Gov. with almost $400,000 receipts from 700+ donors.
• Developed all messaging, campaign plans, candidate scripting, and paid voter contact copy.
• Successfully secured more delegate votes at RPW State Convention than the other 7 candidates in the field combined.

• Oversaw all finance operations, managing 6 consultants executing nationally, in all regions of Virginia, digitally, and via direct mail to produce over 10,000 unique donors cycle-to-date—43% of all total donors to the.
• Directed all messaging for Virginia’s first and only black Republican woman, first female immigrant, and first female veteran elected to the General Assembly as well as first black female statewide nominee ever: 18.
• Developed successful voter outreach strategy for unassembled GOP Convention in May 2021 with 50,000 certified delegates and 30,000 participating to secure victory after 5 ranked choice ballots, leading 5 opponents on.

• Recruited, oversaw, and directly managed all political field staff in Wisconsin—totaling over 170—with a high retention rate.
• Directed all field efforts, resulting in over 14 million voter contacts, including almost 3 million door knocks throughout the cycle.
• Drafted all script copy for door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, peer-to-peer text messaging, and email blasts.
• Liaised across all departments (political, data, communications, and events) to execute statewide initiatives among all staff.
• Developed and executed statewide quarterly plans determining data targeting, goals, political events outlooks, and scripting.
• Oversaw all political strategic initiatives with intensive targeted outreach to 8 communities with 9 full-time dedicated staff.

• Received the highest number of votes for a Republican candidate in Fairfax County—Virginia’s largest, by a factor of two—and the nation’s 10th largest school district.
• Drafted all graphic and copy content for website, messaging, fundraising, campaign communications, and collateral.
• Activated previous donor and grassroots networks from 2017 through personal communications, blasts, and social media.
• Guided overarching strategy for field program, digital advertising, voter targeting, mail programs and fundraising.

• Drafted all initial plans and copy for candidate messaging, fundraising, launch communications, and digital assets.
• Drafted and maintained adherence to budget of $1.5 million for Primary Election campaign in highly targeted congressional district.
• Implemented aggressive fundraising strategy with a heavy focus on small-dollar donors—generating over 700 individual donors.

• Coordinated GOTV field efforts including large in-state and out-of-state deployments, and additional volunteer recruitment efforts.
• Assisted with fundraising and rally events featuring House leadership and other prominent members during GOTV period.

• Generated leads and pursued clients for federal and state-level campaigns in Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, and Louisiana.
• Crafted call sheets tailored for each client’s call sessions and supervised/coached candidates during call time.
• Created fundraising plans including goals, strategies, and benchmarks for multiple clients tailored to each client’s needs

• Served as on-the-record spokesman and aggressive communications lead: actively driving the narrative and pitching stories successfully in local, statewide, and national outlets.
• Oversaw all budgetary matters (including payroll, media buys, collateral, etc.) and ensured strict adherence to budget of $750,000.
• Managed all field staff and nationally-based team of general consultants; PAC fundraisers; digital, mail, and media firms.
• Maintained records and filed timely campaign finance reports with FEC for committee.

• Fully integrated efforts (volunteers, targeting, staff, etc.) with RNC/RPV Victory: the only House of Delegates race in VA to do so.
• Secured the highest vote percent of a GOP challenger to a Democrat incumbent, while also in a district in the top 5% for turnout in 2017.
• Acted as sole fundraising consultant generating greater funds from 7/1-8/31 than were generated from 1/1-6/30.
• Oversaw all budgetary matters including payroll, media buys, collateral purchases, as well as space and equipment rentals.
• Developed overall messaging and original content for speeches, website, social media, press releases, and voter contact scripting.
• Hired and managed 12 paid staff: 2 general consultants, 2 communications staffers, 3 regional directors, and 5 paid door-knockers.

• Developed overall messaging plan, talking points, voter contact scripting, and media buy (digital, radio and TV) scripts.
• Generated, formatted, and published original content for social media, email campaigns, and press releases.
• Hired and managed 10 paid door-knockers and coordinated volunteer recruitment/maintenance of aggressive grassroots campaign.
• Implemented fundraising strategy comprised of crowdsourced low-dollar, targeted high-dollar, and lobbyist directed high-dollar events and mail programs grossing over $110,000.
• Drafted, maintained, and ensured adherence to a budget of $350,000.
• Secured victory over 80%—with the 4th highest amount of votes in a VA Republican House of Delegates primary since 1989.

Washington, DC, US

• Led and participated in group canvassing and phone banks for December Louisiana runoff election.
• Completed comprehensive trackers compiling volunteer canvassing, phoning, and other voter contact activities.
• Liaised between LAGOP/RNC and regional county parties, candidates, and local organizations.

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Recruited and managed an allocated 7 full and part-time employees.
• Organized, trained, and sustained relationships with over 50 volunteers for daily door-to-door canvassing.
• Maintained daily and weekly comprehensive reporting logs compiling results of canvassing, phoning, and other voter contact.
• Liaised between RPOF/RNC and regional county parties, candidates, and local organizations.

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Completed door-to-door canvassing, and met goal of 4,000 doors per week across my team.
• Recruited and managed 4 paid part-time employees for door-to-door canvassing and voter outreach.
• Trained, motivated, and organized groups of over 40 volunteers each week for door-to-door canvassing in the greater Orlando area.

• Performed constituent outreach through extensive door-to-door canvassing of the 6th Congressional District.
• Maintained accurate records of all voter contact including demographic and observed details during interactions.
• Built personal connections with constituents while presenting candidate’s views on issues at various campaign events.

• Researched and compiled statistics to prepare a countywide strategic plan for 2016 election.
• Communicated on behalf of the Party to members and potential members regarding events, and volunteer opportunities.
• Acted as assistant coordinator for 11 county coalition of Republican organizations to provide united front in 2016 election.

Franklin, Tennessee, US

• Crafted press releases, social media interactions, and strategies for clients in variety of sectors.
• Maintained system of clippings for all clients’ public releases, and name appearances in national and local publications.
• Compared and purchased advertisements for clients in print, online, and television media.

• Crafted strategies, and scheduled hour-by-hour schedule for candidate.
• Organized volunteers, distribution of campaign materials, and door-knocking & phone banking lists.
• Contracted out creation of website, mailer templates, voter identification polls, and advertisements.

JP

• Observed workings at all levels for Japan's most profitable train operator, and the world's largest (by passenger volume) high-speed rail carrier.
• Participated in practical case studies in JR Central's marketing, personnel, and affiliated business divisions (including various subsidiaries).
• Conducted research and consultations in order to develop plans of action for improvements to quality of service and operations.
• Presented comprehensive development plan for English signage at stations and on-board trains in preparation for 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

• Answered all phone calls for the main office in the Congressman’s District.
• Tasked with determining the legitimacy of each caller’s constituency and stated problem.
• Ensured callers seeking help in governmental matters from the Congressman are directed to the proper caseworkers in the office.
• Recorded accurately and completely any constituent information should a staff member be unavailable to accept a phone call.
• Instructed new interns on the workings of the office.
• Oversaw all other interns and their projects.

• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of policy stances and voting record of the Senator.
• Represented campaign at campus activities, and in general to provide presence among young voters.
• Performed phone banking duties to reach voters state-wide.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science

Study Abroad, Concentration: New Zealand Law & Politics