Samuel Derheimer Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Voting & Elections Consultant providing:• Expert guidance on election administration policy issues • Strategic partnerships with state officials and industry leaders • Oversee and guide empirical research projects • Build and lead campaigns for the passage of legislative bills • Coalition building • Grant making

Washington D.C.

Derheimer led Pew's wildly successful Election Initiatives team. In nearly 10 years at Pew, Derheimer had significant impact on his field by injecting advanced technology into state systems to improve the efficiency and security of our election process. RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS • Conducted innovative research geared toward evaluating and improving state election procedures and technology • Published scores of original research reports, online interactive charts, and infographics that informed policymakers and guided state efforts to improve their election systems PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Directed the substantive project work, budget, and personnel of a multi-million dollar project team• Developed and built the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC – www.ericstates.org), a sophisticated information matching center that uses advanced data analytics to improve the quality and completeness of state voter rollsADVOCACY / GOVERNMENT RELATIONS • Designed and directed state-specific legislative campaigns in dozens of states • Built key partnerships with state and local government officials and influential stakeholders • Provided data-driven, nonpartisan expert legislative testimony across the nation STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS • Partnered with leading tech firms – Facebook, Google, IBM, etc. – to bring modern technology and practices into the technologically-antiquated offices of state election administrators• Built and managed state-based, bi-partisan political coalitions to support legislative reform • Directed leading academic in the field of election administration and political science – Harvard, MIT, University of Wisconsin, etc. – on empirical and survey research projects

Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.

Indianapolis, In

Performed legal research, drafted legal memos, drafted motions for court proceedings, filed motions with the court, drafted deposition questions.

Indianapolis, In

Research Assistant to Professor and Dean’s Fellow Michael Pitts• Performed legal research and drafted memos and scholarly drafts on topics of Election Law • Assisted with Election Day legal monitoring and support

Los Angeles, California

• Directed political campaigns and large-scale field ("GOTV") operations • Managed campaign offices for single candidates or ballot issues, as well as coordinated campaigns for multiple candidates • Designed and implemented field operation plans, including: voter targeting and turnout, messaging, strategy, volunteer recruitment and coordination, and event planning• Built and managed canvassing operations of up to 50 paid employees plus volunteers

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: • Program on Law & State Government; Fellow • Moot Court; Order of the Barristers (Moot Court championship team.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Student Government; Hall president • Journalism; Editor on ND's daily student paper • Club sports