Democracy Partners
Democracy Partners, founded in 2011, is a Democratic progressive political consulting firm with offices in Chicago and seven other cities. Partners include veteran organizers Robert Creamer and Heather Booth, both with strong Chicago ties.
"Democracy Partners will focus much of its energy on progressive issue campaigns, civic engagement programs, and campaigns to elect Democrats to public office," the group said in a release.
PR - New Nationwide Progressive Consulting Firm Announced
TODAY, Thursday, May 19th, 2011 -- Some of the country's most prominent and effective Democratic and progressive issue consultants announced the creation of a major new political consulting firm.
The firm, known as Democracy Partners, has offices in eight cities including Washington, D.C., Chicago, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, San Francisco, San Diego, and Portland, Maine.
Democracy Partners will focus much of its energy on progressive issue campaigns, civic engagement programs, and campaigns to elect Democrats to public office.
The new firm includes experts in political messaging, campaign planning and management, high-intensity field programs, television and radio advertising, earned media, direct mail, website development, new media, research, non-profit organizations, philanthropies, issue campaigns, voter registration drives, labor union campaigns, fundraising, grass-tops advocacy, staff recruitment and development, organizer training, phone operations, community organizing and voter contact programs.
Together, the Democracy Partners team has decades of experience serving the needs of hundreds of clients including campaigns, progressive organizations and unions.[1]
About
From Democracy Partners website;
- Everyone on the team at Democracy Partners shares the same values. We're in business to elect Democrats and to create issue campaigns that turn progressive principles into progressive policy. We never back down from an important fight. But no matter what the odds we're all about finding a path to victory.
Partners
As of December 2022;[2]
- Abdelnasser Rashid
- Andrea Haverdink
- Brett C. Di Resta
- Cheri Whiteman
- Cirilo Manego III
- Gebe Martinez
- Heather Booth
- Jackie Kendall
- Jessica Pierce
- Joel Rubin
- John Neffinger
- Josh Hoyt
- Josie Mooney
- Kari Moe
- Ken Grossinger
- Khalid Pitts
- Kwesi Chappin
- Lacy Crawford, Jr.
- Lauren Windsor
- Linda Saucedo
- Mac D'Alessandro
- Marc Cerabona
- Marilyn Katz
- Marvin Randolph
- Mike Lux
- Nick Guthman
- Patrick Pannett
- Rafael Rivero
- Renee Schaeffer
- Robert Creamer
- Robin Leeds
- Steve Choi
- Tram Nguyen
- Yadira Sanchez
- Yoni Landau
Of Counsel
As of December 2013;[3]
- Heather Booth
- Marc Cerabona
- Robert Creamer
- Mac D'Alessandro
- Brett C. Di Resta
- Carla (Ohringer) Engle
- Ken Grossinger
- David Grossman
- John Hennelly
- Jackie Kendall
- Mike Lux
- Donald McFarland
- Josie Mooney
- Braidy O'Neal
- Christine Pelosi
- Andres Ramirez
- Linda E. Saucedo
- Renee Schaeffer
- Joel Silberman
- Cheri Whiteman
- Joe Sandler
Organizations and Campaigns that have worked with Members of the Democracy Partners Team
- Access Living of Chicago
- 21st Century Democrats
- ActBlue
- AFL-CIO
- AFSCME Council 31, Illinois
- AIDS PAC
- Alliance for a Better Minnesota
- Alliance for Excellent Education
- Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA)
- America Coming Together
- American Families United
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- American Heart Association
- American Small Business Alliance
- Americans Against Escalation in Iraq
- Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)
- Americans for Small Town Values
- Americans United for Change
- Americans United to Protect Social Security
- AMOS, Jewish Social Justice initiative
- Anne Sumers for Congress (D-NJ)
- Arizona Leadership Institute
- Arts PAC
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
- Atlantic Philanthropies
- Benny Kiester for Delegate (D-VA)
- Bill Curry for Governor (D-CT)
- Blog PAC
- BlueAmericaPac
- Bobby Rush for Congress (D-IL)
- Brady Campaign
- Brian Baird for Congress (D-WA)
- Campaign for a Progressive Future
- Campaign for America's Future (CAF)
- Campaign for Quality Care, Illinois
- Campaign to Renew and Rebuild America NOW!
- Carol Moseley Braun for U.S. Senate (D-IL)
- Center for American Progress
- Center for Community Change
- Center for Community Change (CCC)
- Center for Democracy in the Americas
- Change To Win
- Chet Edwards for Congress (D-TX)
- Citizen Action/Illinois
- Citizens Information Service, Chicago
- Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
- Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Coalition for Democratic Values
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)
- Communities for Quality Education
- Community Renewal Society of Chicago
- Congressman John Carney
- Congressman Tim Bishop
- DailyKos
- David Cain for State Senate (D-TX)
- David Phelps for Congress (D-IL)
- David A. Scott for Congress (D-GA)
- David Wu for Congress (D-OR)
- Democracy Alliance
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
- Democratic Governors Association (DGA)
- Democratic National Committee (DNC)
- Democratic Party of Colorado
- Democratic Party of Illinois
- Democratic Party of Maryland
- Democratic Party of Nevada
- Democratic Party of Pennsylvania
- Democratic Party of Slovakia
- Democratic Party of South Carolina
- Democratic Party of Texas
- Democratic Party of Virginia
- Democratic Party of Washington
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
- Demos
- Dick Cranwell for Delegate (D-VA,
- El Tinklenberg for Congress (MN-06)
- Elaine Bloom for Congress (D-FL)
- Elijah Cummings for Congress (D-MD)
- Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities (ECAP)
- EMILY's List
- Fair Taxes for All (FTFA)
- Families USA
- Florida Consumer Action Network Foundation (FCANF)
- Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
- Generation Green
- Gerry Schipske for Congress (D-CA)
- Governor Jennifer Granholm
- Governor Tim Kaine
- Health Care for America Now (HCAN)
- Howard Dean for Governor (D-VT)
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
- Illinois Coordinated Campaign
- Illinois Joint Council
- Immigration Reform for America
- Jan Schakowsky for Congress (D-IL)
- James Maloney for Congress (D-CT)
- Joe Garcia for Congress (D-FL)
- Joe Moore for 49th Ward Alderman (D-Chicago)
- John O'Connor for Congress (D-MA)
- Joseph Mario Moreno for Town President (D-Cicero, IL)
- Lane Evans for Congress (D-IL)
- Larry Suffredin for County Board (D-Cook, IL)
- Lauren Beth Gash for Congress (D-IL)
- League of Conservation Voters
- Lt. Governor Jim Folsom (AL)
- Maine People’s Alliance
- Mark Dayton Recount Committee
- Mark Green for Mayor (D-NY)
- Maryanne Connelly for Congress (D-NJ)
- Mayor Washington Campaign (Chicago)
- Media Matters
- Michigan Citizen Action Education Fund
- Midwest Academy
- Mike Easley for Governor (D-NC)
- Minnesota DFL Party
- Mobilize for Women's Lives
- MoveOn.org
- NAACP
- NAACP National Voter Fund
- NARAL
- National Indian Gaming Association
- National Organization for Women
- National People's Action
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- New Jersey Citizen Action
- New Mexico Democratic Coordinated Campaign
- New York Citizen Action
- New York Democratic Coordinated Campaign
- North Dakota Health Care Reform '09
- Ohio Democratic Party
- One Nation Working Together, Senior Advisor
- Oregon NARAL
- Palm Beach County Democratic Party, Florida
- Pat Casey for Congress (D-PA)
- People for the American Way
- A. Phillip Randolph Institute
- Planned Parenthood
- Progressive States Network
- Rebuild and Renew America Now Campaign
- Reform Immigration for America
- Richard M. Daley Campaign Committee (D-Chicago)
- Schiff for Congress (MN-05)
- Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
- Sen. Dan Akaka (D-FL)
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Sheila Jackson-Lee for Congress (D-TX)
- Shelley Berkley for Congress (D-NV)
- Southwest Electric Cooperative of Illinois
- Stephanie Tubbs-Jones for Congress (D-OH)
- Steve Kagan for Congress (D-WI)
- Student Environmental Action Council
- The Bulgarian Association for Fair Elections
- The Campaign for Competitive Electric Rates of Illinois
- The Chicago Housing Authority
- The Committee for Ukrainian Voters
- The Environmental Law and Policy Center
- The Illinois Association of Social Service Executives
- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
- The National Women's Political Caucus
- The Red Cross of Illinois
- The World Learning Center, Washington DC
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- United Auto Workers CAP Council
- United For A Fair Economy (UFE)
- United Steelworkers Union of America (USWA)
- USAction
- Violence Policy Center
- Violence Prevention Campaign
- Voices for Illinois Children
- Voices for Progress
- Voters for Choice
- We Are America Alliance
- Wisconsin Citizen Action
- Women Voices/Women Vote
- Working Assets[4]
References
- ↑ [http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/05/democracy_partners_new_progres.html, LYNN SWEET, Democracy Partners: New Progressive political consulting firm includes Creamer, Booth By Lynn Sweet on May 18, 2011]
- ↑ DP partners page, Accessed December 22, 2022
- ↑ DP partners page, Accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ DP website, accessed Dec. 2013