Jason Overman is a veteran California political consultant specializing in lobbying, advocacy campaigns, and strategic communications. During his 20 years of experience in professional politics, Jason has served as a local elected official, worked at three elite public affairs firms as a registered lobbyist and communications strategist, and supported prominent elected officials on Capitol Hill, in the California Legislature, and in Oakland City Hall.After leaving government service in 2014, Jason was tapped to establish an Oakland office for the public affairs firm Barbary Coast Consulting, which later merged to become Lighthouse Public Affairs, where Jason was a partner. In 2022, Jason co-founded Progress Public Affairs and leads the firm’s advocacy practice group.Drawing upon deep relationships with an array of elected officials, civic leaders, and journalists across the Bay Area, Jason is sought-after as a foremost expert in San Francisco and East Bay politics. He has helped more than 150 blue-chip clients navigate regulatory issues and earn complex, high-stakes, mission-critical governmental approvals–including real estate developers, government contractors, independent schools, micro-mobility/transportation companies, airport retail operators, and many others. In addition to political strategy, Jason has extensive media relations experience and has been interviewed in outlets such as the Sunday Business section of The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, local TV news affiliates, and NPR.Jason was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and attended the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in the Oakland Hills with his wife, Jean, and their daughter, Madeline.