Matt Angle
Matt Angle is the principle of Angle Strategies, Inc.. His wife Dolly Angle is Vice President. He is a consultant for America Votes. He is the director of the Texas Democratic Trust and founded a PAC, the Lone Star Project. Matt's younger brother, J.D. Angle, is a Texas Democratic political consultant who worked for Wendy Davis.[1]
Matt Angle "has extensive experience in redistricting and related fields." He is a native Texan and holds a Political Science bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Erik Ruselowski served as Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer from Nov 2011 – Sep 2016.[2]
Bio
In 2013, Campaigns and Elections named Angle one of the top 10 influencers in the state of Texas. The magazine noted Angle's work with the Texas Democratic Trust, stating, "A former chief of staff to Martin Frost, Angle's group is responsible for doling out money and advice to state Democrats."[3]
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- Provided research, analysis and technical support for Congressman Martin Frost during 1991 redistricting and subsequent litigation through the 1996 election cycle. Work included statewide district analysis, data gathering, map configuration and serving as a key liaison to legal counsel.
- Served as redistricting director for the Texas Democratic delegation during the 2001 redistricting cycle. Work included coordinating and configuring proposed Texas Democratic delegation statewide district plans. Provided analysis of all plans presented during the Legislature. Served as a liaison and technical advisor to the delegation throughout the litigation phase.
- Served as senior advisor to IMPAC 2000, a national Democratic redistricting organization. The organization provided provide [sic] technical services, determine and coordinate legal and political strategy and provide structural support to Democratic congressional redistricting efforts across the country.
- Served as redistricting director for the Texas Democratic delegation during the 2003 mid-decade congressional redistricting effort. Provided extensive technical and strategic support to the delegation. Work included analyzing and drafting statewide and region-specific maps, providing strategic political and technical support, serving as a principle liaison to legal counsel.
- From 2005 through 2008, served as political advisor and redistricting consultant to America Votes, a national organization that coordinates progresses [sic] activities in key states. Served in an advisory role on a project basis form 2009 until 2014.
- Since 2015 have served under contract providing advisory, political and technical support on redistricting matters.
- In 2011 was retained by Counsel to provide technical and mapping services for Dallas County Commissioner Precinct and Justice of the Peace Precinct reconfiguration.
- Also, in 2011 was retained by Counsel to redraw precinct line boundaries for Dallas County to adjust for newly adopted Commissioner Precinct, JP, Congressional, State Senate and State House district boundaries.
- 2011 through 2012, provided redistricting technical support and research services to State Senator Kirk Watson. Work included data analysis, strategic support, map drawing and map analysis.
- 2011 through 2013, provided redistricting technical and research services to State Senator Wendy Davis. Work included data analysis, strategic support, map drawing.
- Also, in 2011, provided technical support and advice to Tarrant County Judge Roy Brooks in preparation for Tarrant County Commissioner precinct reconfiguration.
- 2011 to present, provide research and technical support to the Quesada Plaintiffs in the pending Perez v Abbott congressional redistricting litigation.
- 2012 founded and direct 501(c)(4) organization, Texas Justice Fund Later qualified as a 501c3 organization renamed Texas Justice and Education Fund. Provide all technical and analytic services relating to redistricting and voting rights matters.
2009 Redistricting article
On May 2009, an article about an upcoming Democratic redistricting proposal mentioned IMPAC 2000:[5]
- Matt Angle, Martin Frost’s former chief of staff, worked closely with IMPAC 2000 and has subsequently focused on Democratic efforts in Texas and is working as an outside consultant to the Foundation for the Future. Former DCCC political director and media consultant Peter Cari was executive director of IMPAC 2000 and is likely to be involved in the overall redistricting effort in some capacity.
According to an article from the Center for Public Integrity in 2003, IMPAC 2000 was one of the top 527 committees to "spend millions on elections with little oversight or accountability".[6]