James Wesolek Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

• Oversaw all communication from the party, including traditional, digital, social, and direct mail.• Supervised multiple vendors in charge of monthly direct mail ($550,000+ raised annually), email (100,000+ active recipients, 99% deliverability, and 50%+ open rate), digital marketing (consistently gained new leads for under $0.50 per lead), and online fundraising programs.• Created and marketed a A2P texting program, from the ground up, with over 6,000 subscribers.• Coordinated all communication and advocacy on Legislative Priorities for the regular and special sessions of the 88th Texas Legislature and Special Sessions of the 87th Texas Legislature.• Coordinated media at the 2022 and 2024 Texas GOP Conventions in Houston and San Antonio.• Vetted and booked media interviews for Chairman Matt Rinaldi and Chairman Abraham George.• Wrote all press releases and statements.• Ran the Party’s social media presence, including Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram among others.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Supervised 7 Policy Analysts to create over 2,000 easily understood bill summaries and vote recommendations for the Texas House.• Sent daily floor reports to email subscribers, including members and staff of the Texas House, which contained plain language summaries and vote recommendations for bills before the legislative body.• Contacted Legislative offices to let them know, prior to publishing, if the organization would oppose their bill on the House floor.• From January till April, reviewed all bills before House Committees and notified the committee and author’s office of bills for which we had concerns and could oppose if they reached the House floor.• Communicated with staff, lobbyists, and elected officials, on ways to improve their bills to be in alignment with the organization’s Liberty Principles.

Austin, Texas Area

• Created and managed 5 national-level media campaigns which gained over 12 million dollars in advertising value equivalency in 2019. • Coordinated with the policy team on communications strategy to get accurate and timely information to activists to achieve policy goals.• Published in The Federalist (individual post reached over 2 million people and had 60,000+ social media shares) and Texas Scorecard for commentaries regarding the #BanTheBible campaign. • Published on The Resurgent for commentary about Austin Independent School District’s radical sex education in elementary school.• Published again on The Federalist and The Resurgent about the No Radical Sex Ed effort at the SBOE.• Responsible for finding, curating, and posting all social media content, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SoundCloud for Texas Values and Texas Values Action; over 25 unique Facebook posts per week.• Wrote blog posts for Texas Values and Texas Values Action website explaining legislation, calls to action, or other important updates.• Drafted, distributed and organized all press releases and press conferences for Texas Values and Texas Values Action.• Responded to and scheduled all media requests or interviews.• Coordinated guests and discussion topics for weekly radio show, The Texas Values Report.• Wrote script, coordinated filming, and approved edits of 2018 and 2019 informational video with an independent vendor for display at fundraising gala and speaking events.• Located venue and coordinated on-site logistics for 2019 Texas Faith, Family, and Freedom Policy Forum.

Rosslyn, Virginia

• Led daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and managed the release schedule for the Business Operating Services System (BOSS) team• Brainstormed solutions with various parties; gathered and wrote requirements for BOSS developers to fix or enhance company software and its mobile application• Worked with company stakeholders and team leaders to plan and prioritize work for the BOSS team to achieve company goals• Provided second level technical support to company employees

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• System Administrator for enterprise-wide custom built database in SugarCRM with over 32,000 records and 42 users; as well as a separate business intelligence software, Entrisk Informer.• Helped design and test, from the ground up, a new private website application called Whiplist, for internal tracking of each Member of Congress and their likely position on a bill. This data was then used to affect our lobbying efforts.• Researched various business intelligence and reporting software that would integrate with our custom instance of SugarCRM to find a solution that would provide better reporting and display key performance indicators.• Designed business rules and created a custom dashboard with reports in Informer to oversee the creation of over 17,000 new records.• Used custom calculated columns and JavaScript formulas to create numerous specific reports and dashboards in Informer and Sugar in order to measure goals and key performance indicators.• Designed and implemented a new email program to market regional Skills Clinics in Marketo which increased attendance and participation.• Worked on a team with one other staff member and two contract developers to continually improve systems and troubleshoot errors.• Managed priorities for developer time and beta tested new projects and upgrades to ensure proper function.• Oversaw business goals; planned the execution and implementation of processes and software in order to achieve goals.

Arlington, Virginia

• Compiled and analyzed over $470,000,000 in competitive media spending for over 70 federal, state, and local races in multiple media markets across the country; including nationally watched races in CO6, WV3 and Georgia Senate.• Trained and managed 2 employees.• Used Tableau Software to create graphics and visualizations of media buys in a simple and professional presentation.

Arlington, Virginia

• Part of a 3 person team responsible for identifying 18-29 year old “Economic freedom friendly” voters at various events and campuses around the Northern Virginia area.• Recruited campus representatives at George Mason University to assist with regional goals.• Organized a weekly happy hour special at Mister Day’s in Clarendon to increase our ID effort.

• Spread awareness for HB 1442, the Tebow Bill, by speaking at homeschool gatherings and via phone calls.• Organized a list of over 2,500 grassroots supporters including homeschool leaders and families

Arlington, Virginia And St. Paul Minnesota

• Designed and managed over 80 automated and live calls based on client needs and budget.• Developed messaging and strategy for over 15 state and local candidates from Texas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii and New York.• Analyzed lists and data for targeting and GOTV efforts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Batched over 10,000 pieces of mail in Intranet Quorum for faster processing and response time.• Drafted response letters to constituent inquiries and answered constituents concerns via telephone calls.• Led historical tours of the Capitol for constituents.

Falls Church, Virginia

• Locally assisted the Tom Garrett for State Senate campaign in Louisa, Virginia during the final 72 hours of their 5 way primary.• Spent 2 weeks in Roanoke, Virginia starting Chris Head for Delegate’s campaign; gathered 120 petition signatures, filed necessary paperwork and organized daily campaign activities.• Researched past state and federal election results for newly redrawn districts to predict political trends, calculate targeting goals, and develop campaign strategy.• Helped create and review over 50 campaign handouts, mailings and radio and television ads.• Maintained communication with 8 campaigns assisting with their questions and campaign related needs.

Arlington, Virginia

• Made over 100 personal thank you calls to donors for recent gifts.• Updated donor profiles in Raiser’s Edge.• Entered daily house file and prospect mail returns into a spreadsheet for analysis and import into Raiser’s Edge.• Created a calendar of past donations for a development officer to follow up with donors.

Frederick, Maryland

• Organized and led 2 staff and 4 coalition candidates into a comprehensive team landslide victory. • Created a database of over 200 yard sign locations, and made sure all signs were in place prior to the election.• Led 2 staff to put literature on over 5,000 doors the week before the election.• Personally distributed 10,000 yard sticks with campaign information at various events around the county.

Frederick, Maryland

• Overcame a 26-point deficit to win the primary election 68% - 32% against a liberal Republican incumbent. Candidate also won in the general election.• Developed a plan for daily activities, including creating unique door knocking lists, targeting Republican primary voters, scheduling events, and sending follow-up letters to over 2,000 houses at which we campaigned.• Led the candidate to personally campaign at every registered Republican primary voter’s house in the district.• Created a live phone banking plan, script and schedule with 3-4 volunteers per day (over 15 volunteers total) to identify positive support among Republican primary voters and completed over 2,500 calls in one month.

Fairfax, Virginia

• Trained and led over 20 new wait staff members on the details and intricacies of restaurant operations, customer service protocol, promotion and marketing strategy, and corporate core values.• Responsible for closing out payment system and reconciling finances including bar, take-away, tip-share, and server reimbursements to ensure financial accuracy and minimize shrinkage and loss.• Maintain status as one of the top sellers with over one thousand dollars in daily sales on multiple occasions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reviewed spending reports and reconciled with bank statements, receipts, and other financial documents. • Projected and planned financial payments for services rendered, not yet paid. • Tested and plotted payment schedules to ensure proper and timely disbursement of funds.• Reviewed leasing prices and terms to determine future payments and payback rates.