Patrick Nelson Email & Phone Number

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area

Albany, New York, United States

Stillwater, NY

Serving a four-year term on the Village Board. Drafted, advocated for, and passed local laws establishing term limits for village elected officials and supporting local agriculture.

Clifton Park, New York, United States

Schenectady, New York, United States

Qualified for the Ballot in the overturned 46th Senate District.Raised over $19,000 averaging, $273.02 per hour of call time. Endorsed by: Working Families Party and NYPAN. Candidate opted to withdraw and endorse Michelle Ostrelich after the Special Master maps were finalized.

Albany, New York, United States

Managed the senator’s calendar, relationships with constituent and interest groups, and delegated meetings among staff.Managed reimbursement compliance for the senator’s per diem requests. Developed a streamlined invitation management protocol that centralized requests and could be handed off easily to other staff if needed.

Stillwater, New York, United States

Had the strongest performance by a Democrat in the modern history of the 43rd District.Raised more than $107,000 while refusing money from corporations and corporate PACs. Averaged $366.30 per hour of call time. Endorsements: Working Families Party, Senator Bernie Sanders, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Our Revolution, NYPAN, SEIU 32BJ, NYSNA, CSEA, PEF.

Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States

Coordinated and trained more than 100 volunteers over the course of the campaign.Won 6 of 9 assigned towns, while tying a 7th and winning the overall region.Out performed the field model expectations for my region, which was not expected to be won.

Schenectady, New York, United States

Fell 105 votes short of defeating a 2-term incumbent in the Democratic Primary with 1/5th the budget.Built campaign website and implemented an aggressive, targeted digital, and mail strategy. Co-wrote, shot, edited, and produced the campaign video: https://youtu.be/mdI0ku3V0McEndorsed by the New York Working Families Party and Citizen Action of NY.

West Islip, New York, United States

Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 14 organizers. Coordinated between official and campaign staffs. Managed the candidate and campaign calendars. Managed relationships with the media, developed campaign messaging for direct mail and social media. Prepared the Candidate for endorsement and press interviews.

Glens Falls, New York Area

Finished 5th out of 10 candidates while spending the second fewest dollars per vote.Raised more than $70,000 with an average contribution of $35, all from individuals.Endorsed by: Justice Democrats, The People for Bernie Sanders, North Country Our Revolution, Demand Universal Healthcare, and the New York Progressive Action Network.

Albany, New York Area

Developed and produced digital content and managed official social media accounts. Conducted policy research, provided constituent services, and drafted legislation.

Glens Falls, New York Area

Exceeded the top end of all field goals set by the DCCC: over 10,000 positively identified voters.Recruited and managed volunteers, interns, and staff in 7 regional offices. Coordinated with grassroots activists, county committees, and down-ballot campaigns. Assisted with communications strategy, including producing 2 videos for social media.

Glens Falls, New York Area

Stillwater, NY

Ran for the Stillwater Town Council with the endorsement of the Stillwater Democratic Committee. Garnered roughly 42% of the vote ( 10% improvement over Democratic efforts in 2013). Ran with endorsements from the NY Bitcoin Group, former Republican Supervisor Shawn Connelly, Congressman Paul Tonko, and The Saratoga County Labor Council AFL-CIO.

Glens Falls, New York Area

Canvassed voters door-to-door as well as by phone using the NGP-VAN software. Drafted a speech for and spoke at two press conferences in support of the candidate's proposals to address rising student loan debt and cost of higher education. Supported the campaign on social media.

New York, NY

Co-founded and directed nanotechnology start-ups. Managed multi-disciplinary teams. Formed business organizations. Drafted business plans, presentation materials, and contracts. Responsible for strategy, compliance, and business model. Pitched, negotiated, and closed angel investments.

Oakland, CA

Co-founded and directed nanotechnology start-ups. Managed multi-disciplinary teams. Formed business organizations. Drafted business plans, presentation materials, and contracts. Responsible for strategy, compliance, and business model. Pitched, negotiated, and closed angel investments.

Ballston Spa, NY

Supervised and mentored low-income and at risk youth.

Greater New York City Area

Represented and counseled low-income clients in consumer credit cases. Aided clients with obtaining case dismals, or settlements with creditors at as low as 48% of the amount owed; less than 55-60% being extremely rare.

Albany, New York

Temporary worker through Snelling Staffing. Maintained and serviced delinquent accounts. Organized backlogs of invoices and payments.

Troy, NY

Solicited donations for various Institute activities and trained new hires to do the same. 34% conversion over 4 years. As of 2014: Ranked 5th all time for money raised in a single spring semester. Caller of the Week. Callers trained went on to be Callers of the Week, Senior Callers, and Supervisors.

Troy, NY

Worked in the Computational Biophysics lab group under Dr. Angel Garcia. Ran Molecular Dynamics simulations using GROMACs to test the software's ability to simulate the compressibility of dissolved amino acids and compared with experimental data.

Albany, New York Area

Worked various short contract jobs. Cold-called for a small investment firm, made telephone assignments for secret shoppers, packaged goods at a warehouse.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biochemistry And Biophysics, 3.01

Activities and Societies: RPI Players, WRPI Sports, Football, WRPI LiveMinor in Philosophy

Completed 1L Studies, Law, 3.44

Activities and Societies: Dispute Resolution Society 1L Competition, Public Interest Committee, Study Abroad (Rome), Public Interest.

Distance Learning During High School, 3.79

Distance Learning During Senior Year of High School

High School, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 98.6

Activities and Societies: Varsity Football/ Basketball/Track and Field. Football Captain, Shot Put Sectional 3rd Place, WTEN Scholar.