YOUR
WINNING
TEAM
THE AXIOM STORY
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1994
Humble Beginnings
After growing up on a hog farm in northern Missouri, an Army National Guard Howitzer gunman and future Axiom Strategies founder Jeff Roe begins his political career at the ground level, helping elect then-State Representative Sam Graves to the Missouri Senate.
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2000
Federal Politics
Jeff manages State Senator Graves’s successful campaign for Congress and is named Chief of Staff.
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2002
Missouri Takeover
Jeff helps orchestrate Missouri Republicans’ takeover of the General Assembly – their first majority in 50 years.
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2006
Axiom Born with Big Ideas
Jeff leaves Congressman Graves’s office to open Axiom Strategies, a political consulting firm with the goal of electing conservatives to Congress and other offices nationwide.
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2008
A Taste of Presidential Politics
Axiom debuts on the Presidential level assisting Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with a massive voter ID effort in Iowa, South Carolina, Florida and the Super Tuesday states. Axiom adds two new employees and nearly doubles 2006 revenues.
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2010
Branching Out
Axiom launches its award-winning direct mail services, adds Capitol Franking Group to provide communications services to Congressional offices, opens its first office outside of Kansas City in Washington, D.C., adds two more employees and sees revenue growth of 150% over 2008.
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2012
Public Affairs and Direct Mail Market Share Growth
CLOUT is born to provide public affairs and government relations services, and Axiom invests in its direct mail division, and more than doubles 2010 revenues.
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2014
A New Polling Division and the Largest GOP Mail Shop
Axiom doubles its employee count, drives revenue to 170% growth over 2012, becomes the largest Republican direct mail firm for federal clients in the country, and adds polling with the launch of Remington Research Group.
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2016
An Historic Presidential Run and the Birth of the Agency Model
With campaign manager Jeff Roe and Axiom’s data-driven philosophy, Ted Cruz wins the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus with more votes than any candidate in the storied history of the caucus and goes on to win more delegates in the Primary than any candidate after President Trump. Axiom adds 10 more employees, grows revenues 180% over 2014, opens new offices in Austin, Houston, and Annapolis, and adds opposition research and digital fundraising to its repertoire with the launch of Cannon Research Group and Reignite. Led by Axiom Strategies, 2016 is the birth of the “agency model” in the industry in which more services are offered by single entities in order to focus attention on what’s best for the campaign as opposed to herding multiple singularly-focused operations with sometimes diverging interests.
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2018
Going Out West, Buying Media and More
Axiom hires more than 100 employees, triples revenues over 2016, expands heavily into the west coast opening offices in Seattle, Sacramento, and San Diego, and adds to its growing list of services with the launch of AxMedia for media buying, Vanguard Field Strategies for door-to-door, signature gathering, and other field operations, and High Cotton Consulting for candidate fundraising.
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2019
Bright Future
With an all-time 83% win rate, 90 full time employees, and 11 companies providing a full range of consulting and communications services, Axiom is poised for another big cycle in 2020.
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2020
Built to Last
Despite a global pandemic, Axiom grows its client base to over 500 races in 42 states. Constantly an eye on quality and winning, Axiom’s win rate remains the top in the industry. Axiom acquires several firms in 2020 and takes an aggressive posture toward future growth.
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2021
Aggressive Expansion
Axiom continues its aggressive expansion, adding 30 new employees and acquiring multiple new partner firms. Axiom capped off the year with the historic election of Glenn Youngkin as governor of Virginia, making him the first Republican to win statewide in Virginia since 2009. Following the landmark win, Axiom sets its sights on 2022 as it prepares for unprecedented success.
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2022
Unprecedented Momentum
Axiom Strategies exceeded expectations during the 2022 cycle, working on over 500 campaigns in 49 states. Our successes in 2022 included electing 47 members of Congress, 4 U.S. Senators, and 2 Governors, while maintaining an 81%-win rate. The Axiom Family also expanded through acquisition of several companies to add 50+ full time employees.
THE AXIOM FAMILY
Roe
Jeff Roe, the Founder of Axiom Strategies, has built the largest Republican consulting firm in the nation. Under his leadership, the Axiom network has elected more federal republican candidates than anyone in U.S. political history.
Since opening its doors in 2005, Axiom Strategies has expanded its footprint into every region of the country. The firm now has 13 offices in 10 states including locations in Kansas City, Washington D.C., Austin, Houston, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Columbus, Annapolis, Lincoln and Tampa.
A Brookfield, Missouri native, Jeff grew up working on his family’s hog farm, is an Eagle Scout and joined the Army National Guard 155mm Howitzer Unit at the age of 17. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. He and his wife, Melissa, have two daughters, Remington and Reagan, and one son, Rockwell. They reside in Houston, Texas and are members of First Baptist Church.
Phillips
Rob is President over all the Axiom companies and specializes in corporate growth, operational excellence and financial management. With twenty-five years of building for-profit organizations, Rob has presided over many companies prior to Axiom as a C-level executive in both the political and corporate environment.
Since joining Axiom in 2014, Rob has played a crucial role in the company's exponential growth. Axiom has seen top-line revenues increase over 400% under Rob's leadership, and has grown from two companies to fifteen.
He began his career in the technology consulting industry and assisted his partners in growing the firm to over 300 employees to be acquired by Computer Associates. From there Rob spent many years with operations consulting for private equity and boutique consulting firms to include mergers, acquisitions, growth strategies and financial management.
After being recruited to a consulting firm in New York City, Rob led the company by expanding from one office to seven across the U.S. and internationally over five years both organically and via acquisitions. Rob eventually moved to Miami to continuing his work in the public relations industry.
Rob's management experience is extensive, and he has been involved in many successful start-ups, mid-sized and large corporations. His passion is financial management, operational excellence and driving organizations to maximum profitability and growth.
A graduate of Franklin University (Summa Cum Laude), with a B.S. in Business Management, he currently lives in Clearwater Beach Florida (and sometimes Dublin, Ohio) with his wife Lisa. His passion outside of working is his church and family.
Hoeller
Since its inception in 2005, Sarah has been a key player in the exponential growth and success of Axiom Strategies. She has helped guide development from small, regional consulting firm to robust, full-service and nationally recognized political agency, and serves today as Chief Operating Officer for all of the Axiom companies.
During the 2015-16 Republican Presidential Primary, Sarah served as Director of Operations for Cruz for President. In that capacity she had primary oversight of the $90 Million campaign budget and staffing and human resources management for 100+ personnel, and served as primary liaison with the RNC and television networks for all presidential primary debates.
Skilled at execution, Sarah has an acute attention to detail and uses her years of experience to steer campaigns and projects from their initial stages to full-scale operations. She is trusted and respected by her colleagues and peers in the industry and is a force within the organizations she works.
The American Association of Political Consultants honored Sarah in 2017 with its 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes leaders and innovators in the political business community who are making a mark in their organizations and their professions. And in 2020, Ingram's Magazine, Kansas City's business publication, honored Sarah with its 40 Under 40 Award for her leadership in business and the Kansas City community.
Sarah lives in Kansas City with her husband, Pete, and their three young children.
Saitta
Joe Saitta serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Axiom Strategies, overseeing financial planning and accounting functions. His leadership ensures robust fiscal management, efficient workflows, and effective cross-team communication and collaboration. With a wealth of experience spanning startups to Fortune 500 companies, Joe has a proven track record of team building, fostering a culture rooted in accountability, transparency, and integrity.
Before joining Axiom, Joe spent 13 years as CFO at two dynamic entrepreneurial firms—one in food manufacturing and the other in bioscience research. During his tenure, Joe played a pivotal role in securing debt financing for a significant product line expansion, supporting a necessary revenue stream diversification. He also spearheaded various financial and operational reporting transformations, establishing clear lines of accountability across all levels of management.
A native of Kansas City and graduate of Rockhurst University, Joe resides in Leawood with his wife, Tammy, and their triplet daughters. Grounded in faith, he cherishes time spent with his large extended family and friends.
Brown
Eric joined Axiom in 2024 as General Counsel to providelegal support for a diverse array of firm activities. He brings extensive legal expertise combined with a results-oriented approach to complex political law and strategic questions. With experience at an international law firm, a large domestic insurance and banking company, a presidential campaign, and the Republican National Committee, he seeks to be not just an advisor, but a strategic partner dedicated to driving success. His focus is to find innovative solutions that align with business objectives while promoting compliance and mitigating legal and reputational risks. Known for his commitment to fostering a collaborative environment, Eric’s goal is to propel the firm forward for growth and excellence.
Eric previously served in a compliance role at UnitedServices Automobile Association, as General Counsel for Cruz for President, and in the Counsel’s Office of the Republican National Committee in 2004 and in the run up to the 2020 election. Eric also served as counsel to Republican members of the Federal Election Commission and other roles at the agency charged with enforcing federal campaign finance laws.
Eric earned a law degree from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and a master’s and B.A. from The George Washington University. He lives with his wife in Vienna, Virginia and his daughter attends Denison University and is a member of the women’s volleyball team.
Fuksman
Margarita has extensive event planning and fundraising experience as she’s help organize many statewide, federal, presidential, and personal events. Her time with the company has allowed her to gain widespread knowledge and undertake anything from a small, intimate roundtable to large election night watch parties and companywide retreats. In the past, Margarita has handled some of Axiom’s largest corporate accounts where she traveled all over the country to assist the client with trade shows and large-scale conferences.
In 2015 Margarita moved to Houston, TX to facilitate in managing the Headquarters for Ted Cruz’s Presidential Campaign. She worked with the team to oversee day to day operations, senior staff management and even acquired new sills within accounting and financial tracking. She moved to Austin, TX in 2016 to help expand Axiom’s footprint by opening an office near the state capitol. She returned to Houston in 2018 where she still resides.
Born and raised in Ukraine, Margarita and her family immigrated to the USA when she was 7 years old and settled in Overland Park, KS. Margarita holds a B.S. in Journalism and a discipline in Russian Studies from the University of Kansas. She has spent 8 years volunteering with the Junior League organization and much of her free time is spent traveling the world. She hopes to be the lead on Axiom’s first International division very soon!
Dichiara
For more than 20 years Duane Dichiara has been managing political campaigns. A general strategist, he has advised national, statewide, congressional, legislative, big city, and initiative campaigns throughout the country.
In the 1990's Duane managed California legislative targets, where he helped re-invent the concept of Republican ground organizations. This "RPD system" became a model for future GOP organizing efforts nationally.
A Sacramento veteran, Duane served as chief of staff to three members of the State Assembly and has been a partner in two successful political consulting firms. As one of the country's leading writers of direct mail, he has received several of the American Association of Political Consultant's "Pollie Awards."
Duane has served as chairman of the California Republican Party's CALPLAN Committee, and founded both the California Republican Chiefs of Staff Association and GROW Elect, an organization that recruits, trains, and elects Latino Republicans.
Duane lives in Sacramento with his wife Valerie and children Ella and Wills.
Flanagain
Jessica Flanagain has 20 years of campaign and brand experience. She has advised presidential, statewide, congressional, legislative, mayoral, and initiative campaigns throughout the country, and served as Executive Director of the Nebraska Republican Party.
Jessica has a penchant for electing long-shot candidates and her experience includes serving in the Office of Governor Pete Ricketts as a Special Advisor. Jessica has worked on dozens of Midwest public affairs campaigns for energy, agriculture and technology companies. Jessica works to engage stakeholders and maximize grassroots, grasstops, earned media and event opportunities.
Jessica works with clients to develop comprehensive plans that achieve defined goals. Components include message development, fundraising, strategic coalition opportunities, voter contact, and media relations.
A first-generation college graduate, Jessica is defined by hard-work and determination. She invests in Republican candidates because she believes each person should have a chance to succeed and that personal responsibility leads to individual dignity.
Jessica calls Lincoln Nebraska home.
Zorfas
As a New England native, Ethan wears his political victories like Larry Bird and Tom Brady wear championship rings. Zorfas' wins go from the bluest part of the country in New England to SEC country in the Deep South. Zorfas served as the Deputy Political Director for Senator Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, which included being in fifteen states over the final three months — being on the road non-stop. Zorfas also led Congressman Frank Guinta's efforts as his Chief of Staff and General Consultant in New Hampshire 1st District - the most even district in terms of party registration in the country. He was the youngest Chief of Staff in the 112th Congress. Ethan led Senator Bill Cassidy's 2014 Senate victory over eighteen-year incumbent Mary Landrieu in Louisiana. In 2020, he led former Auburn University Head Coach Tommy Tuberville's historic win over Jeff Sessions and Doug Jones and served as a strategist for Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis. Ethan was a recipient of the 2020 American Association of Political Consultants 40 Under 40 Awards. Ethan resides in Alexandria, VA and has a Masters in Public Administration from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Davison
Kristin Davison is known to push candidates and campaigns to work harder, grow outside their comfort zones, and advance to the next level. She has over a decade of political and strategic management experience, from local mayoral races to national presidential campaigns, from the White House to the British House of Commons.
A Catholic University of America graduate, the foundation of Kristin’s political education came during her years as Chief of Staff to Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. From there she went on to serve in leadership roles on a number of the most impactful campaigns across the country, including Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign and Missouri Senator Roy Blunt’s 2016 winning reelection campaign.
Today Kristin is a Partner at Axiom Strategies, where she has been involved in some of the most hard-fought, high stakes elections in recent cycles across 30 states. In 2022, AAPC awarded Kristin their "Most Valuable Player" National Award for her work as Senior Strategist on Governor Glenn Youngkin's historic Virginia gubernatorial campaign.
Kristin resides in Alexandria, VA, and can generally be found traveling, visiting her family, or having way too much fun with excel spread sheets.
Uithoven
Robert has over 25 years of experience in political campaigns and public affairs advocacy. He has served as senior advisor, strategist, general consultant, campaign manager, and other senior level positions on many political campaigns, from City Council up to U.S. President, including numerous ballot initiative campaigns.
Robert has represented political clients from President Donald Trump, US Senator and former presidential candidate Ted Cruz, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, and public affairs clients such as Las Vegas Sands, the National Rifle Association and Uber.
A Nevada native, Robert served as chief of staff to former US Congressman Jim Gibbons and ran his successful campaign for Governor in 2006. He founded j3 STRATEGIES in 2007 and went on to build a successful company over the next 14 years, helping elect numerous candidates for office.
In January 2021, Robert joined Axiom Strategies as Vice President and was promoted to Partner in December 2022. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife Nicole, along with three sons and a daughter.
Claeys
J.R. Claeys has over 20 years of experience in campaigns, organizational management and as an elected official himself. He served as a campaign manager and senior advisor on gubernatorial campaigns and U.S. Senate races, as well as statewide, congressional, and mayoral campaigns.
In 2020 J.R. worked on the presidential campaign in Iowa and deployed with the RNC for the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs in 2021.
J.R. is known for winning tough campaigns and his experience includes serving as a Senior Advisor in the office of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. Before running for elected office for the first time in 2010, J.R. worked in communications, government relations, and executive management for national non-profit trade organizations. He began his career in journalism, winning multiple state and national awards for his work at newspapers and as a news anchor.
J.R. currently serves his hometown in the Kansas Senate after winning four terms to the Kansas House of Representatives. He is known as a conservative fighter and an expert on state budget issues in the Kansas Legislature.
His broad experiences are an asset to a campaign. J.R. has both run campaigns and been the candidate. He knows how to assemble the right team for the job and how to effectively communicate with your audience.
J.R. is a graduate of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism at Kansas State University and holds an MPA from the George Washington University School of Business.
J.R. and his wife Caitlin live in Salina, Kansas with their two children.
Harlow
Josh Harlow serves as a General Consultant and VP. In this role, he provides overall campaign management and vendor services to political campaigns and organizations across the Country.
He has been involved with several campaign and independent expenditure efforts in more than 30 states. Known for his acumen in helping to organize and execute, Josh has been trusted by several campaigns and organizations with multi-million-dollar budgets to organize, lead and produce wins constantly.
Previously Josh has served as a Senior Associate at Axiom Strategies, Press and Legislative Assistant for Kansas Speaker of the House, Staff Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Labor and in 2004 Harlow interned in the White House.
Harlow and his wife, Jenna, are the proud parents of a 10yr old son and there is no greater thrill in their lives than watching baseball, football, and basketball just about every weekend. Josh graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where he was Student Body President.
Maddux
As a partner at Axiom Strategies, Nick has successfully quarterbacked some of Axiom's biggest wins in 2022 including a historical U.S Senate primary win for U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt in Missouri and reelecting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton while being outspent heavily in a primary, run-off and general election.
Nick has been involved in various major Congressional victories including winning 2020's most expensive race in the nation and electing Troy Nehls in TX-22. Nick also oversaw a major primary win in 2022 for Eric Burlison in MO-07. At a localized level, he has been the lead strategist for Tim O'Hare's historic primary and general election victories for Tarrant County Executive Judge in Texas and has been involved in major school board victories in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston area and statewide in Texas.
Before joining Axiom Strategies, Nick served as deputy chief of staff to a Governor and received his law degree from Saint Louis University.
Matheson
With over 23 years of experience and over 130 campaigns under his belt, as well as fundraising, trade associations, and government service, Justin Matheson is the NW Director of Axioms Strategies and oversees elections and public affairs programs in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Justin has been a mainstay in Northwest politics since 2010, successfully navigating independent expenditures leading to the only Republican majority on the West Coast. He headed up Washington's Senate Republican Campaign Committee as Executive Director, overseeing all State Senate targets. He has also worked on numerous Northwest public affairs campaigns for technology, energy and agricultural organizations and companies. Previously, Justin managed the WA Governor's race in 2016 as well as numerous legislative targets and initiatives in Oregon.
Prior to moving to the Northwest, Justin served as Chief of Staff to three California legislators, Executive Director of the California Hospital Association PAC, and managed dozens of statewide and legislative races, including the Kansas Governor campaign.
Justin also spends his time serving his community and family. He is the elected fire commissioner and Chairman for Jefferson County Fire District #4, a volunteer Firefighter/EMT for the Brinnon Fire Department and serves on Jefferson County Search and Rescue (JSAR), the Jefferson County Sheriff Community Advisory Committee & EMS Council. He's the former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross – Gold Country Region, and co-owns Matheson Cattle Ranch with his brother and father.
Justin lives in Brinnon, Washington with his wife Michelle Matheson and two active sons, Brady and Tyler. They love exploring the great Pacific Northwest and cheering on the Seattle Seahawks & Kraken.
Guthrie
Scott Guthrie has two decades of experience in politics and has served at senior levels of numerous statewide campaigns and independent expenditure organizations.
He began his career in political fundraising, rising to become Finance Director for U.S. Senator George Voinovich and multiple statewide and congressional candidates. Under his leadership, his clients broke statewide fundraising records in Ohio.
As a strategist, he has played key roles in all of Ohio's U.S. Senate races for the past decade. He served as Senior Advisor and Finance Director to Josh Mandel's 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, where Mandel ran the closest race in 36 years and nearly defeated a well-known incumbent.
In 2014, he ran Mandel's statewide re-election as Ohio Treasurer. Mandel was re-elected overwhelmingly by over 13%, despite heavy spending to defeat him. He also served in senior roles for an independent expenditure effort that supported Senator Rob Portman's re-election in 2016, and Jim Renacci's 2018 U.S. Senate campaign. In 2022, he served as Campaign Manager for Josh Mandel's U.S. Senate campaign in the most expensive Primary Election in Ohio history.
In addition to campaign management and fundraising, he has deep experience in digital strategy and low dollar fundraising. Beginning 2018, he built Congressman Jim Jordan's online fundraising operation from the ground up - ultimately raising over $12 million online for Jordan during the 2020 election cycle.
A native Ohioan and a long-suffering Cleveland sports fan, he now resides in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, Lana, and their three children.
Baker
Aaron Baker's top skill is knowing real people that have an interest in tough issues.
Aaron serves as a Vice President for Axiom Strategies and Clout Public Affairs. He's Axiom's go-to-guy when it comes to helping corporations deal with their neighbors, customers and competitors.
In 2023, Aaron was tapped to run Axiom’s new state director program, training rising stars in the company to increase market share and influence in their specific states.
If companies have a problem, Aaron can help.
Today, Aaron helps lead Clout's efforts with a large portfolio of corporate clients in several states. This includes influencing both public policy and opinion through competition research for corporate clients, campaign and organization management, earned media, grasstops outreach and lobbying. Aaron has worked on campaigns and policies since 2002. He came to Axiom from the office of United States Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) and previously worked in the Missouri Senate.
Aaron's experience in the political landscape includes serving as grassroots director and a spokesperson for statewide campaigns for governor, United States Senate and ballot initiatives. His legislative background includes work in agriculture, healthcare, utilities, transportation and education reform. In 2016, Aaron was named one of the top ten "game-changers" in Missouri's campaigns. Aaron worked with more than 100 clients running for office in 2018, with a winning percentage greater than 90%.
A graduate of the University of Missouri, Aaron lives on a farm near Atlanta, Missouri with his wife and four children. The Bakers helped found a non-for-profit ministry in Aaron's hometown and they are members of the Agriculture Leadership of Tomorrow (ALOT), Farm Bureau, the Missouri Cattlemen's Association; they also serve as emergency foster parents.
Graves
Graves has nearly two decades of experience running political and Republican Party operations, having run races at nearly every conceivable level. He was in charge of political operations in 17 Western and Plains states during the 2014 and 2016 election cycles with the Republican National Committee, helping secure a Republican majority in the US Senate and the White House. He served as a Senior Advisor for the Congressional Leadership Fund and was a recipient of the 2017 American Association of Political Consultants 40 Under 40 Awards, and has been directly involved as a media and general consultant in 25 states.
Graves resides in Renton, WA with his wife Katie and their three children, and in his free time enjoys taking his friends money on the golf course.
Kendrick
With over two decades of expertise in fundraising, Alexandra Kendrick has led campaigns at every level, from grassroots initiatives to nationwide movements, delivering impactful results for political organizations and nonprofits. In 2014, she founded Fundraising Inc., which quickly became one of the nation's premier political fundraising firms, renowned for providing strategic guidance and measurable outcomes. Her extensive experience spans the country, serving a diverse range of clients with proven results. Splitting her time between Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, Alexandra remains deeply connected to the communities she serves, building lasting relationships that drive meaningful impact.
Bond
A town known for the political machine of Democrat Tom Pendergast, not many Republican political operatives are raised in Kansas City's urban core. But at the age of 18, Titus Bond began an internship in the campaign office of Congressman Sam Graves, this was an internship that would change his life forever. Sam Graves' Chief of Staff, Jeff Roe, was gracious and took the young man under his wing and guided him on a path towards excellence in Republican politics.
Deathly afraid of returning to a life of installing yard signs, Titus began to look at ways to make polling more affordable and more accurate for Axiom clients. Through trial and tribulation Titus spearheaded the formation of Remington Research Group in 2014. The 2016 cycle produced “The Pollster Who Got it Right,” and the successes of RRG have been well documented. In 2021 Titus was named to the AAPC’s 40 under 40 and Titus helps lead polling programs for some of the top campaigns in the country. Titus lives in Parkville, MO with his wife Stephanie, their future Hall of Famer son, Jackie and future nun daughter Stella.
D'Aniello
Chris D’Aniello was just another undergraduate student at the University of Georgia when U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement in 2012. If fact, he planned to go into a career in banking and had even accepted a job in finance in Chicago.
All of that changed when then Congressman Jack Kingston threw his hat in the ring to succeed Senator Chambliss. Chris volunteered to help an old friend who was working on the campaign, and the rest is history. While Kingston lost that race (by a mere 1%), Chris found a passion for the competitive thrills of political campaigns that completely altered his career trajectory.
At the end of the Kingston campaign, Chris accepted a job working under Jeff Roe at Axiom Strategies where he has used his talent for artful storytelling to aid hundreds of campaigns across the country.
Chris now serves as the President of Axiom’s Voter Contact division which specializes in direct mail marketing. Chris is well respected for his ability to produce eye-catching advertisements, as well as his attention to detail in crafting voter contact plans that maximize budgets big and small.
Under his leadership, Axiom Strategies’ Voter Contact division has sent more direct mail pieces and – most importantly – won more campaigns than any firm in the country.
A combination of being born-and-raised in Philadelphia and a graduate of the University of Georgia have made Chris a sports fanatic. He lives by Vince Lombardi's words: "Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." He is dedicated to creating a habit of winning, and his work has paid off for the multitude of successful elections he has been part of.
Mont
For the past 30 years, Brad has overseen the media placement for some of the biggest campaigns in the country including the John McCain's presidential campaign, the successful gubernatorial campaigns of Terry Brandstad (IA), Mitt Romney (MA), and Jeb Bush (FL) and congressional campaign for House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik. Outside of the campaign world, he has directed the media placement campaigns for the New York Jets, Miami Heat, Boeing, United States Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Tax Reform, American Chemistry Council and Clean Energy.
Prior to founding Media Ad Ventures, Brad spent 8 years as vice-president of Mike Murphy Media. During that time, he directed the purchase of media in more than 150 DMAs and has written several articles on campaign media placement.
Brad is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Dartmouth College with an A.B. degree in government and economics. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Marcy.
Williams
Joe J. Williams has almost two decades of experience advising and managing political campaigns at the local, county, statewide and federal level. His current and past clientele includes National Committees, Presidents, Presidential candidates, Senators, Governors, Congressmen, State Legislators, and regional/statewide PACs.
Joe first began his political career while still in college, where he worked on a local race for Justice of the Peace. Prior to launching his career in political consulting, he worked as the Budget Liaison for a senior member of the Houston City Council, and had stints in the Texas Capitol as Constituent Director, Legislative Director and Chief of Staff for various Members of the Texas House. He would then go on to serve as a hired political operative for a number of races around the State of Texas.
In 2006, Joe founded his first political consulting firm, then later co-founded Wright, Williams and Associates, before finally merging with and accepting his current position as President of Vanguard Field Strategies. With offices in Houston, Austin and Washington DC, each year, Joe leads a Vanguard team of more than 2,500 field staff, deployed on projects all around the country. To date, he has managed field operations for winning projects in more than 30 states.
In the last three cycles alone, Joe helped lead the ground effort for President Trump in Pennsylvania in 2016, Governor Glenn Youngkin in Virginia in 2021, as well as Senators Toomey, Cruz, and Hyde-Smith, along with numerous Congressional races including the very competitive OH-12, OH-01, KY-06, and PA-01. In 2017, Joe's team received an award for ‘Best Use of Paid Field', 2018 'Best Canvassing Program', and 2020 ‘Best Field Program'. To date, Williams has been tapped to lead efforts by numerous national organizations including but not limited to the Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Congressional Leadership Fund, multiple State Republican Parties, and more. Joe was also awarded ‘40 Under 40', by the American Association of Political Consultants. An award given each year to 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats, chosen as top political professionals in the industry.
Joe and his wife Lindsey met in undergrad at Texas A&M University. They are both avid Aggie sports fans and they live in Brenham, Texas along with their four children. They are active members in their church, and they serve in several community leadership roles.
Datwyler
Thomas is the CEO of AxCapital. Over the last 14 years, he has served as treasurer for numerous state and federal campaigns and committees. Thomas has extensive experience with FEC compliance and reporting, contribution processing, and record keeping. He has worked with political parties, committees, PACs, and candidates at the state and federal level. Thomas began his career as a finance intern at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. He’s a spouse, father, and marathon runner. He holds a Business Finance and Accounting degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN.
Phillips
Prior to forming HenryAlan, Rob worked in both the public and private sectors. He sharpened his legal skills as an attorney for a judge and refined his accounting and finance skills working on complex mergers and acquisitions. Rob then entered the political world, working on many facets of campaigns at both state and federal level. This combination is uniquely tailored to address the complexities of campaign finance.
As President of Ax Capital, Rob manages campaign finance at all levels across the country, having worked on campaigns in almost every state. Rob and his team have provided services to presidential, gubernatorial, state party, senate, house and every other race in-between. From start up to wind down Rob can help navigate the messy waters of campaign finance, providing the support needed to help best utilize the funds on hand and most importantly as Rob says, "keep you out of the papers."
Rob holds a J.D. and B.B.A. in finance. He lives in Dublin, Ohio with his wife and two kids.
Stephenson
Ashlee Rich Stephenson is a nationally respected and highly experienced strategist, pollster, and public speaker with nearly 20 years of experience working on high-level campaigns, independent expenditures, and on behalf of public affairs and corporate interests across the United States.
As senior political strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization, Stephenson has deep experience leading advocacy campaigns to support free enterprise public policy. As head of the Political Affairs and Issue Advocacy division, Stephenson led the Chamber’s Political Advocacy Committee, a member-driven board composed of government affairs heads of offices, and CEOs from state and metro chambers. In addition, Stephenson directed the Chamber’s voter education and advocacy campaigns, endorsements, and the U.S. Chamber PAC.
She has worked on several U.S. presidential campaigns, including serving as the polling director for then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 campaign and as an adviser for then-Governor Scott Walker’s 2016 effort.
Stephenson was president of Just Win Strategies a national political strategy firm, and principal and chief strategy officer at the polling and analytics company WPA Intelligence. She started her career in the Strategy Department at the Republican National Committee.
Named a Rising Star in 2014 by Campaigns & Elections magazine and inducted into the inaugural American Association of Political Consultants 40 under 40 class of 2015, Stephenson is a regularly requested panelist and commentator to discuss evolving trends in politics and public policy.
She currently serves on the boards of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions and The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.
A graduate of Allegheny College and native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stephenson resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and their two children.
Kaplan
Michael has been part of Cannon Research Group since 2018, serving first as a research associate and then research director before assuming the role of president in 2021. Hailing from New York, Michael moved to Washington, D.C. in 2007 and worked for four election cycles at the National Republican Congressional Committee, working his way up from press assistant to field research director. He then went on to work for Freedom Partners.
With more than a decade of competitive research experience, Michael has been involved in a myriad of campaigns, ranging from city mayor to statewide gubernatorial and senatorial races. In 2021, he directed Cannon Research Group’s efforts for Glenn Youngkin’s successful gubernatorial election in Virginia. Additionally, he has worked with numerous corporate clients, providing them with actionable intelligence that enables them to remain one step ahead of their competitors.
Motivated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro’s credo “turn every page,” Michael leads a team of highly skilled research directors and associates who thoroughly examine public documents and other sources of material to provide political campaigns, corporations, and organizations with vital information necessary to exploit the opposition’s weaknesses.
Norman
Richard Norman is one of the nation's foremost leaders in the conservative direct mail marketing and fundraising industry. He founded The Richard Norman Company (TRNC) and the Robertson Mailing List Company (RMLC) in 1987, managing a handful of conservative nonprofits seeking to build their donor base.
Today Richard leads a team of talented direct marketing professionals in TRNC's Leesburg, Virginia, offices outside of Washington, D.C., and spearheads award-winning strategies for nonprofit and political fundraising for the most prominent candidates and organizations in the conservative movement.
Named "Republican Fundraiser of the Year" in 2012 by the American Association of Political Consultants, Richard has raised more than two billion dollars for Christian and conservative candidates, committees and organizations through direct mail, telemarketing, TV, radio and digital fundraising, and has worked with more than 300 politically conservative 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations, political action committees and candidates over his 40-year career in direct marketing. Nearly every conservative organization that uses direct mail fundraising has worked with Richard somewhere along the way.
Richard has crafted winning strategies and produced breakthrough packages for dozens of candidates at the state and federal levels, including six presidential campaigns and dozens of U.S. Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial races.
His fundraising efforts broke previous records for individuals and organizations including Oliver North, The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Richard was a key RNC consultant for direct mail fundraising, producing both house and prospect mailings, including one house appeal that broke the record for the most funds ever raised for one mailing. Later, he provided fundraising services for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), becoming the first fundraiser to have provided such services for all three national party committees.
His additional notable efforts include record-setting fundraising for the Jesse Helms 1984 U.S. Senate re-election campaign, the Oliver North for U.S. Senate campaign, The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Friends of Herman Cain and the Tea Party Patriots. Additionally, Richard was named a "Mover and Shaker" by Campaigns and Elections Magazine, and the American Conservative Union honored him for his work in helping to stop "Hillary Health Care."
Richard has appeared numerous times on the Conservative Roundtable and is quoted frequently by Politico, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times.
A recipient of the "Andrew Jackson Defender of Liberty" Award from the US Taxpayers Alliance, Richard is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia and the Board of Governors for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy. He served for 12 years on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Political Consultants.
O'Donnell
Scott O’Donnell serves as the President of The Richard Norman Company (TRNC) with over 14 years of experience helping conservative organizations, PACs and candidates to drive meaningful revenue by leveraging direct mail and digital fundraising to engage with current and prospective donors. As President, Scott oversees the dynamic team of fundraising professionals helping current and prospective clients achieve their revenue goals.
Prior to re-joining TRNC, Scott spent seven years overseeing the direct marketing and digital advocacy capability for Stand Together Communications which is the marketing agency for Stand Together. Stand Together was founded by Charles and David Koch, that works with 140 non-profit organizations, engages in over 400 campaigns nationwide per cycle, and partners with more than 500 of this country’s most successful business leaders to dramatically increase the efficacy of philanthropy.
Scott was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA and is a proud graduate of Virginia Tech. He currently resides in Loudoun County, VA with his wife and two sons.
Rinaldi
Originally from Lake Forest, Illinois, Molly emptied her savings account and drove to Washington DC, in January 1998, determined to find a job and a place to live. Within 30 days, she found a place to live and a job as a list assistant for Eagle Publishing, one of the largest conservative publishing companies in the US. At Eagle Publishing, she began managing subscriber and buyer lists for Human Events, Conservative Book Club, and Regnery Publishing, and began her direct marketing career in conservative politics.
In July 2004 Molly joined RMLC as the Director of Marketing and is responsible for promoting and cross-selling RMLC managed lists in the political and non-profit space. Often you can hear her shouting a “Whoo-Hoo” and clapping after receiving a new test on a list. Seeing results from hard work is very rewarding to her! In addition to list management, Molly also works on the acquisition side of direct mail, working with such clients as Freedom Alliance, Media Research Center, Texas Public Policy Foundation, and many more. Molly has 25 years of direct marketing experience and truly enjoys what she does, and with enthusiasm!
Molly resides in Lovettsville, Virginia with her husband, daughter, and dog. When not working, you can find her at the softball field with her daughter, cooking alongside her husband, gardening, or canning.
Tsamoutales
Mr. Tsamoutales founded Tsamoutales Strategies continuing a long and distinguished career at the intersection of business and government. Known for solving the problems that keep leaders up at night, Frank's strategic thinking skills are recognized as some of the most effective in the global consulting community.
The firm has advised many of America's most recognizable and trusted Fortune 500 companies such as Wal-Mart, Honeywell International, Inc., ABM Industries, Caesars Entertainment, L3 Harris, International Speedway Corporation, Covanta Energy, Black & Veatch, GI Partners, OptumServe, SAP, SitelogIQ, Inc., EQT, Washington Nationals Baseball Club and the Florida Marlins. The firm has led sales of over $200billion in the public sector.
The firm has guided successful sales efforts for clients at nearly every major airport in the United States, negotiated complex settlements with state and federal agencies, engineered passage of favorable tax policy, and has been instrumental in negotiating some of the largest energy-related and infrastructure contracts in our nation's history. The firm excels in providing government relations and business development services on an outsourced basis to private equity owned companies.
Frank has also been active in international democracy-building. In 1990, he served as an election observer in Hungary's first free election since 1945. He was also the only non-Polish Advisor to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Lech Walesa's successful presidential campaign in Poland. He served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Foundation for Free Markets and has led delegations of U.S. business leaders to Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. Frank has successfully negotiated privatization agreements in transportation, maritime, and aviation in then-Eastern Europe.
Frank was an early supporter and member of the Finance Committees for numerous campaigns serving as National Finance Co-Chairman for Bush-Quayle in 1988, Bush-Cheney and the successful gubernatorial campaigns in Florida for both Jeb Bush and Bob Martinez. He was appointed by Jeb Bush, the-then Florida Secretary of Commerce to the Florida Department of Commerce Economic Development Commission.
Frank was also a State Finance Chairman for Congressman Dan Webster, Florida Finance Chairman and National Finance Co-Chairman for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's 2008 campaign for President as well as the successful Marco Rubio for US Senate campaign. Frank was an early supporter of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, beginning with his successful campaign for the 6th congressional district of Florida. More recently, Frank served on the transition team for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Tsamoutales Strategies provided campaign management for Senator John Boozman’s re-election campaign for U.S. Senate and Tom Cotton’s successful bid for U.S. Senate and led the bi-partisan political activities for the ONE Foundation which was founded by rock star Bono, along with Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet.
Frank is currently Chairman of the Board for the Orthodox Christian Network and serves on the Board of Directors for Transformative Healthcare, Blue Stream Fiber and Costa Tequila. He also is on the Advisory Board of Turning Point USA and a Trustee of both the VanderCook School of Music and the Riverside Theatre’s Distinguished Lecturer Series Committee.
Frank and his wife remain active in charitable giving and fundraising, most notably the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Wolking
Known as a skilled crisis communications professional, rapid response expert, and creative strategist, Matt Wolking has over a decade of experience in media, Congress, and top-tier political campaigns. His specialty is leveraging research to exploit competitors' vulnerabilities, create news, and win votes.
Prior to joining Axiom Strategies, Matt was the Communications Director for Glenn Youngkin's historic 2021 winning campaign for governor of Virginia, preparing the candidate for debates and more than 400 media interviews. He also served as a Deputy Director of Communications for Donald Trump's 2020 campaign for president, providing strategic communications counsel to campaign leadership and building a bilingual war room and rapid response team of 18 people with a budget over $1 million.
A Northern Kentucky native, graduate of Patrick Henry College, and strong proponent of the Oxford comma, Matt was executive producer of the nationally syndicated radio program The Laura Ingraham Show before spending seven years in senior communications roles on Capitol Hill, including for Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), the House Select Committee on the Benghazi Terrorist Attacks, Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA).
Matt resides in Tennessee with his wife Alisa and their four children.
Porter
Angie Porter is a St. Louis native and graduated with a Marketing degree from Mizzou in 2011. Post-graduation, she moved back to her hometown where she began her professional career working as an event planner.
Looking for a change in scenery after a few years back home, Angie packed up her things and headed west to Kansas City with her rescue dog Casi. While she will always root for the Cardinals over the Royals, she does agree that the BBQ is better in KC.
Angie joined Axiom Strategies in the summer of 2015 to serve as the team’s Administrative Coordinator. Her day-to-day operations include office management, handling internal logistics, and serving as an assistant to the company president.
Angie currently resides in the Kansas City suburbs with her husband Russ and son Beckett. When she is not at the office, she enjoys cooking, traveling, spending time outdoors, and live music.
Claeys
Michael strives to understand the world a little more and bring a sense of clarity and focus to his design projects while enjoying exceptional coffee.
Not one to follow the herd, Michael joined Axiom to reenvision what political mail could be and help create one of the best political mail shops in the country. Never typical is certainly the mantra he takes to heart, constantly pushing boundaries and challenging clients with his designs.
In the late 80's Michael lost a bet and had to move from Las Vegas to Kansas City. When he's not designing shiny new websites and award winning direct mail, Michael can be found working on way too many home remodeling projects and dreaming of his next watch purchase.
Morales
Robert's career began in 1993 working for non-profits in and out of the US. His international travel and networking experience landed him a position in leading creative teams based in the US, UK and PH.
As a 10-year veteran of Axiom Strategies (2013-2023), he is among a group of practitioners that innovated industry-recognized and award-winning voter contact standards. He currently serves as an art director and designer in the Kansas City area. The majority of his work has been for Federal and state-level campaigns in addition to national advocacy groups.
Robert lives with his wife of 25 years on a small homestead in the northern part of Kansas City. When he's not behind a desk, he's likely in the field finding efficient and effective ways to build healthy soil profiles and cultivate organically grown vegetables.
Mah
Informing the American public about an election and increasing voter turnout is a great challenge, and Eva finds media placement as a key player in the process. She uses her 15+ years of media buying experience to find the best media mix in addressing this challenge to impact elections.
At AxMedia, Eva has played integral roles in the winning success of campaigns, including managing the multi-million-dollar media budget for Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign in 2018. Today, she continues to take her buying experience into the political industry and challenge stations in exceeding their service to political campaigns beyond status quo.
Prior to joining AxMedia, she helped manage and buy for clients such as Pepsi, Pizza Hut, General Motors, and MoneyGram. She is well-respected by stations and managers as a fair but fierce negotiator.
Eva holds a B.S. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently resides in Frisco, TX with her husband Calvin and her son Charlie.
Fernie
Taylor Fernie joined AxMedia as a Senior Media Buyer in 2017. Taylor graduated from the University of Maryland in Germany where she lived overseas with her husband who was in the US Army.
Prior to AxMedia, Taylor worked for The Richards Group in Dallas, the largest independently owned advertising agency in the country and Zimmerman Advertising, a shop deeply rooted in the competitive auto and retail categories. From working at these agencies, she learned what it took to endear brands to people and incorporate all avenues of media to help her clients grow and succeed. Taylor has worked on numerous multi-million-dollar campaigns such as Chick-fil-A, AutoNation, and Papa John’s where she utilized her core relationships across media partners to negotiate and deliver successful media campaigns that resonated with consumers and drove results for brands.
With Taylor’s 15 years of experience as a Media Buyer she has honed in on her negotiation skills and is known for her great relationships, attention to detail, timely execution and communication skills. Taylor takes pride in her thoughtful decision-making process while ensuring all buys and vendors are held to the same accountability standards across all accounts and campaigns. Taylor is constantly pushing herself to learn and stay on top of the ever-changing media landscape and consumption trends. Taylor is very passionate about her job and loves the fast-paced world of political buying and helping candidates WIN!
Taylor currently resides in Midlothian, TX with her husband Rhyan, daughter Fiona, son Britton and their 3 dogs.
Paskiewicz
Mick joined Cannon Research Group in 2018 and has over a decade of experience as an opposition researcher.
Mick entered politics professionally during the 2010 cycle. He worked on numerous campaigns in a senior leadership role overseeing various operations including field, political, communications and campaign management. Serving in such diverse capacities gave him a first-hand understanding of how the quality of research directly impacts a campaign. After the 2012 cycle, Mick turned his primary focus to opposition research and has since conducted opposition research projects in some of the most fiercely contested races in the country.
Mick resides in Chicago and is an avid mountain climber, having climbed some of the tallest mountains in North America.
Wilkins
In May of 2017 Brandi earned her BFA in Graphic Design with a minor in Communication from the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg, MO and she quickly jumped into the world of freelance design. She immediately went to work with local businesses, events, and individuals in Warrensburg to meet their design needs. She has created business cards for an ambitious duo who wanted to start up their own Drafting & Design LLC, created event programs and flyers for UCM's Marching Band events, done several t-shirt designs for high schools around the area, and countless wedding invitations.
Brandi joined Axiom in January 2018 as an ambitious designer excited to bring new and creative ideas to the world of political mail. She lives with her husband and cat in Independence, MO and when she's not designing she can be caught drinking endless amounts of coffee and watching 80's movies.
Davis
Lexie began her career in politics at a young age. A veteran of multiple congressional and statewide races throughout the Midwest, she currently serves as the Director of Polling for Remington Research Group.
As Polling Director, Lexie has explored and implemented new survey methodologies that have helped RRG rise to the forefront of the industry, while delivering data-driven insights to some of the largest political and corporate clients in the country.
Lexie graduated from the University of Kansas and currently resides in Washington, D.C.
Perez
Melyssa Perez is the Director of Sales and Affiliates at Axiom Strategies where she is responsible for the management, coordination and growth of Axiom’s fierce sales department. She also plays a crucial role in establishing, nurturing and maximizing the potential of Axiom’s partnerships with our many Affiliates.
Melyssa joined Axiom Strategies in 2017 when she served on U.S. Senator Ted Cruz' successful Senate re-election campaign, where she helped to organize and manage several large events and rallies, ranging from televised charity events to the final election night celebration, where she worked directly with grassroots, local elected officials, and voters from across the state.
Melyssa spent six years working for Clout Public Affairs (Now AxAdvocacy), a corporate public affairs subsidiary of Axiom Strategies, where she assisted Fortune 500 corporations with crisis management, strategic planning, and communications with special skills in social media and branding in a wide variety of industries such as energy, airlines, transportation, entertainment, sports, and telecommunications.
Prior to her work at Clout, Melyssa worked as a legal assistant for a Texas and California based civil litigation firm assisting on a variety of large-scale lawsuits ranging from agriculture to medical malpractice.
Melyssa attended the University of Texas at Austin after acknowledging a passion for policy and law when she began to debate morality and ethics in politics. Melyssa grew up just south of Houston in Friendswood, Texas, and currently resides in Houston, Texas.
Blue
Sarah joins AxMedia with over 15 years of media buying experience. Her career began in college while interning for Texas Monthly Magazine in Austin, TX and Caviness Advertising in Lubbock, TX. Both experiences opened the door for her first post-graduate position at the largest independently owned advertising agency in the country, The Richards Group, in Dallas, TX. During her tenure, she built a solid media buying foundation; learning from pillars of the negotiating community. There she was promoted in a relatively short amount of time from Broadcast Buying Coordinator to Jr. Broadcast Negotiator and finally Sr. Broadcast Negotiator. While at Richards she worked on multimillion-dollar national retail accounts such as Chick-fil-A, regional grocer H.E.B. and Reliant Energy. On top of her negotiating responsibilities, Sarah was integral in launching the careers of many future members of the advertising community in her role supervising the Broadcast Buying Coordinators and Junior Broadcast Negotiators.
After close to a decade, Sarah moved to a Senior Negotiating position at Zimmerman Advertising in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Zimmerman is hyper-focused on overnight results for the client's bottom line. This focus allowed Sarah to develop the agility required to steward multimillion-dollars worth of broadcast media annually for the country's largest automotive retailer, AutoNation, in addition to retail accounts such as Papa John's and La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. She is known in the industry for passionately ensuring accountability for every placement made, being timely with communication and decisive. She runs a tight ship and is uncompromising in her professional standards.
Born and raised in Texas, Sarah holds a B.A. in Advertising with a Minor in Marketing from Texas Tech University. She now resides in Rhome, TX with her husband, Michael, and their two daughters, Mackenzie and Samantha. During her down time, you can find Sarah outside bringing gardening and outdoor living projects to life.
O’Neil
Chloe O’Neil joined the Axiom Strategies team in 2018 and has used her skills in strategic communication, voter data analysis, and creative campaigning to win races of all sizes – from city council to competitive statewide campaigns.
Chloe now serves as the Director of Operations for Axiom Strategies and its affiliated companies. In her capacity as Director of Operations, Chloe oversees day-to-day processes and leads strategic initiatives to improve organizational, operational, and financial practices within the organization. She plays a pivotal role in working closely with the Presidents of the various companies in the Axiom Strategies family, offering guidance in the refinement of operational procedures and the promotion of a culture that values excellence and innovation.
Chloe is located in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Eric, and miniature dachshund, Trixie. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, and she earned her degree in public relations from Auburn University. War Eagle!
Blagrave
Lyndsey Blagrave Patterson is Axiom’s Texas State Director. She has a reputation for delivering victories for underdog candidates who buck the status quo and challenge the establishment. Lyndsey is a master at crafting narratives that permeate through the noise and leveraging data to move the needle with the right audience.
Lyndsey has been the creative strategist and operational force behind big-spend races across Texas and beyond. In New Mexico, she successfully flipped and held onto major state house seats. Her work for County Judge Tim O’Hare secured the Republican stronghold in blue-trending Tarrant County, and she locked down a victory for Nate Schatzline in a hard-fought Texas House primary and runoff.
Originally from Midland, TX, Lyndsey graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. She met her husband Matt on a Texas Senate campaign, and they now reside in Austin.
Klein
Ashley first started with Axiom working as an Accountant and HR Associate to grow her career and utilize her knowledge and understanding of accounting, human resources, and politics. Ashley soon fell in love with the Human Resource side of the job, as it resonated with her love to help people.
After going back for her HR certification, she started the transition out of accounting to focus on building the HR department for the continued growth of the company. Ashley is now the Director of HR, and continues to build the department, policies, and procedures for continued success. She aims to continue growing her career with Axiom with more focus to helping others grow and succeed within the company. Originally from the Kansas City area, she currently lives in the Northland with her husband Justin, and their two crazy dogs Spaz and Mason. Outside of work, Ashley loves to cook, be crafty, and spend time outdoors. Ashley dreams of moving to the Estes Park, CO area as the mountains are her favorite place.
Rosenthal
Houston, Texas native Amy Rosenthal joins Fundraising Inc. as a Fundraising Associate bringing years of both campaign experience and client strategy expertise to the team.
After graduating from the University of Mississippi with a degree in editorial journalism, Amy returned to her beloved home state where worked on her first campaign full time, serving as the chief digital strategy staffer for Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's reelection campaign in Austin.
After seeing the Lt. Governor through to victory in his competitive primary election, Amy followed her passion for politics to Washington, D.C. There, she began to invest in national politics working hand in glove with several republican statewide and federal campaigns during the 2018 midterm elections, providing digital and political strategy for top races across the country for a leading republican polling and data analytics firm in D.C.
During her time outside of the office, Amy enjoys traveling, exploring D.C., and curating her impressive collection of shoes and accessories.
Perez
Jazmin Perez is a dynamic, young political operative with a diverse and impressive experience in both campaigns and public policy. Jazmin has developed and managed grassroots programs, communications, and day-to-day operations of numerous legislative and campaign efforts in the Texas Legislature, Capitol Hill, and political races across 20 states.
Her career in politics kicked off just before graduating from Sam Houston State University when she built student support coalitions for Congressman Kevin Brady's campaign.
During the 2016 election cycle, she traveled to the battleground state of Pennsylvania where she was an integral part of the award-winning leadership team that managed 350 field team members to ensure victorious outcomes for Senator Pat Toomey and President Donald J. Trump.
After Pennsylvania, Jazmin was one of seven young women selected from across the country for the Star Fellowship Program with Running Start, a non-partisan organization that encourages young women to run for office. Through this program, she worked on major health care policy in the Office of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. She also had the opportunity to work in the Office of Congressman Will Hurd.
In addition to managing campaigns and grassroots operations, Jazmin has served as Strategy Director for a digital and mail firm where she implemented communication strategies across print, mobile and digital platforms for over 60 campaigns across the nation. Most Recently, Jazmin served as the Communications Director for a state representative in the Texas Legislature.
Hornung
Patrick Hornung serves as the Director of Operations for Axiom’s media buying division, AxMedia.
Since joining AxMedia in 2019, Patrick has executed with an intense attention to detail and lightning-fast responsiveness. He is proud of the work AxMedia has produced for their clients and is always eager to assist a campaign in any capacity.
Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Feel free to say, “Go Frogs!” the next time you see him.
Wadsworth
Working for AxCapital, Haley manages campaign finance compliance for campaigns ranging from County Commissioners to U.S. Senators. She focuses on financial and regulatory compliance to ensure that every campaign is following their proper, legal avenues to success.
Prior to joining AxCapital, Haley worked in many facets of the political process. She developed policy initiatives and enhanced marketing tactics with a focus on international trade policy, transportation policy, and criminal justice reform with both the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
Haley currently attends Capital University Law School focusing on campaign finance and election law and presently resides in Ohio.
Gura
Stephanie Gura joined Axiom as an Associate in December of 2019 shortly after returning home to Houston from Hidden Hills, CA. Her experience in high-level executive communications with one of the world’s largest energy traders provided her the skills to support the owner of the world’s largest political consulting firm, Jeff Roe.
Stephanie’s behind the scenes work ranges from day-to-day operations to orchestrating large scale events both professionally and personally. She is often responsible for special projects for Jeff Roe, throughout Axiom Strategies and has assisted in client productions for Clout Public Affairs. Additional responsibilities include travel coordination, private and commercial, and executing detailed itineraries for sizable groups. Her extensive critical thinking and problem-solving skills makes her a key component to crisis management and risk assessment.
Not only has Stephanie shown proven success in maximizing growth in her professional life, but is passionate about using her expertise in her personal volunteer work. In 2015, she aided establishing a 501(c)(3), helping her local animal shelter and has served as an active volunteer in management in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo since 2011.
Stephanie is a Texas native and graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in Public Relations and Business Administration.
Waldron
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Corben graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.S. in Political Science. During his time as a student Corben got his first taste of campaigns after getting involved with Governor Pete Ricketts 2014 campaign. After graduating he remained in Lincoln and worked on a variety of campaigns, referendums, and ballot initiatives across Nebraska before joining Axiom as an Associate in August 2018.
Outside of the office, Corben spends his time golfing, watching Liverpool FC and the US Mens National team, and cheering for all Nebraska sports despite a disappointing return on investment up to this point.
Higbe
Cameron Higbe has always had a flair for public discourse. Whether performing on stage or consulting clients in the battleground of public opinion, his ability to engage with an audience proves to be one of his best abilities.
An Axiom/Clout hybrid associate, Cameron understands the unique communication needs for a wide variety of clients. His talents lie in both competitive political campaigning and institutional messaging. In the Axiom realm, he has played a role in hundreds of successful races ranging from U.S. Senate to the local school board (and everywhere in between). For Clout, he works with nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies to improve their government relations and further private sector goals.
As a team player in the business of winning, Cameron brings a synergized background in grassroots initiatives, inter-organizational cooperation, and innovative approaches to traditional methods (plus a pinch of passion for the theatrics). Notably, Cameron is a fervent paladin of the Oxford comma and can often be found negotiating at the nearest Diplomacy board.
Woodburn
Brent Woodburn was born and raised in Maryville, Missouri where he graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 1998. During his college career he built his hobby into an IT business and has continued running it to this day. Brent has catered to clients as small as a home office all the way up to large corporate clients giving him a wide array of knowledge & expertise to tackle any problem thrown his way.
Brent has been a part of Axiom since its beginning in 2005, his attention to detail and providing a viable solution to their growing needs has made him a perfect fit for the team.
In his downtime, Brent enjoys traveling, alpine sports, and checking out new technology. He currently resides in Kansas City with his wife Terri.
Bourgeois
Since joining Axiom Strategies in 2021, Reed Bourgeois has played a pivotal role in driving organizational, operational, and financial excellence. As Director of AxAdvocacy, Reed uses her meticulous attention to detail, combined with her proactive approach, to enhance best practices across the board. Reed’s expertise in critical thinking and problem-solving is crucial for effective crisis management and risk assessment.
Reed earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Management and a Minor in Marketing, from the University of Mississippi. With over a decade of experience in management, oversight, and administration, she also excels in networking and building trust within professional circles.
Relocating to Washington, DC, in 2018, Reed has worked with a boutique lobbying firm, served directly under Former Congressman Jack Kingston (GA), and held key positions at Axiom Strategies and Cannon Research Group. Her diverse experiences have equipped her with a deep understanding of the political landscape and advocacy strategies.
Lintz
Shelby Lintz is the Associate Director for Axiom Strategies. She works out of the Northwest office and has extensive experience managing multiple winning campaigns in some of the nation’s toughest political climate for conservatives. Shelby specializes in campaign management and organization.
In 2019 Shelby gained institutional knowledge as the "District Outreach Director" for the Oregon House Republican Caucus. There she created and oversaw each State Representative's voter outreach plans, communications, and managed staff.
Shelby attended Whitworth University in Spokane WA, where she studied political science. She grew up and currently lives in Beaverton, Oregon with her husband Alex and their daughter Porter.
Kellenberger
Kent Kellenberger was raised in a small town in northwest Iowa. He holds bachelors degrees in accounting and finance, as well as an MBA, from Pittsburg State University. He is also a CPA and a CIA. In his free time, he enjoys flying as a private pilot. He lives in Lenexa, KS where he enjoys biking and hiking in the many nearby parks, along with his wife, Kelsey, and daughter, Ellieana.
He has always been passionately interested in politics and believes that preserving capitalism and personal freedoms is key to America's present and future success. He has held multiple controller roles spanning many industries including trucking, manufacturing, and waste management.
Hansen
Andrew Hansen serves as the Operations Manager for the voter contact division of Axiom Strategies, having joined the firm in 2021.
Born and raised in Missouri's capital city, Andrew was steeped in political culture. While studying at the University of Arkansas, he worked for the Missouri Republican Party in 2018 in multiple roles to elect Republican candidates in the mid-Missouri area and statewide. Andrew continued his success as the Iowa State Data Director for the Republican National Committee in 2020, where his work helped break caucus records and increase GOP win margins across Iowa. Now, he uses his experience in political data and project management to help Axiom's clients amplify their message through direct mail and accomplish their objectives.
Outside of Axiom, you'll find Andrew on the golf course, running and biking on local trails, and smiling through the pain of Arkansas Razorbacks sports. He lives in Kansas City with his wife, Lauren, and their Labradoodle puppy.
Callahan
Growing up in Nassau County, New York, Tom Callahan has been involved in politics since he was in diapers. Some of his earliest memories are of knocking doors for his father's village elections.
In high school, Tom achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and began his own political involvement by working part-time for a Town Councilman from the Town of Hempstead.
Tom later attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Aside from continuing his part-time work at the Town of Hempstead, Tom involved himself in multiple state and congressional races, several successful grassroots lobbying efforts, and the College Republican Federation of Virginia, where he served as the 1st Vice-Chair, coordinating state-wide grassroots efforts in the 2020 election and serving on the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. Tom also expanded into the policy field, interning in three different congressional offices during his summer breaks.
Tom graduated from William & Mary in 2021 with a B.A. in Government and History and now seeks to apply his broad skillset to the Cannon Research Group where he hopes to provide clients with pertinent, actionable data.
In his free time, Tom enjoys weightlifting, playing the guitar, and meeting new people in the D.C. metro area.
Turner
Shawnda joins Axiom Strategies as an Associate. She is a native Missourian and earned her B.A. in political science with minors in philosophy and business administration from Maryville University in Town and Country, Missouri.
Shawnda has had a passion for politics and the conservative agenda since she was a young girl. She received her first start in the political field after accepting a position interning for Vice President Mike Pence, working in his Speechwriting Department and Public Liaison Department. After her time at the White House, she has gained experience in several avenues within the political environment. First, as the Community Outreach Coordinator on a re-election campaign for a member of the United States House of Representatives. In that role, she coordinated community outreach efforts and programs throughout a congressional district in the state of Missouri. After completing a successful election cycle, she moved to Washington D.C. and accepted a position on Capitol Hill working for another member of the Missouri delegation in their congressional office. Most recently, Shawnda worked at the Republican National Committee where she served as the Director for the Office of The Chief Operating Officer in Chairwoman McDaniel's office.
When Shawnda is not working or staying up to date on the most current political news story, she enjoys binging docuseries, listening to true crime podcasts, attending sporting events, traveling, brunching, shopping, and most importantly, spending time with family and friends.
Novak
Miles Novak was raised in Sheridan, Wyoming at the base of the Big Horn Mountains. Growing up raising cattle in the West not only taught him the importance of hard work, but also the value of good public policy.
After graduating from North Dakota State University, Miles took his first job in politics on a U.S. Senate race in Montana and eventually went on to serve as a spokesman for U.S. Senator Steve Daines. He also helped implement key messaging for the Senator's 2020 re-election campaign.
Miles also served as Communications Director for the Western Caucus Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to advising and educating members of Congress and the public about cultural and policy issues unique to the American West.
Before joining the Axiom team, Miles ran a successful Virginia Delegate race winning the election by the largest margin of victory the candidate has ever had.
When he isn't working, Miles can be found fly fishing, hunting, or seeking out the nearest rodeo.
King
Born and raised in Kansas City, Brett King is excited to be back in his hometown after spending nearly 12 years in Washington, DC. After graduating from Kansas State University, with a B.S. in Political Science, Brett spent a year teaching at Rockhurst High School as a member of the Alum Service Corp.
Following his year of teaching, Brett moved to Washington, D.C. to work in the United States Senate. For 10 years, Brett served on staff in several roles for Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Intergovernmental Affairs.
During his time in the Senate, Brett specialized in a portfolio of issues, including commerce, transportation, financial services, defense, veterans, and homeland security.
Recently, Brett comes to Axiom Strategies from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, an economic research center specializing in free-market economics. During his time at Mercatus, Brett provided outreach support for its scholars by connecting them with policymakers in Congress and the Federal Government.
Brett is a Kansas City Barbecue Society Certified Judge and working towards his Master Judge certification. In his down time, Brett can usually be found in a kitchen enhancing his culinary skills.
Fehr
Collin was born and raised in Overland Park, KS. He attended the University of Kansas and graduated in the winter of 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Finance.
He currently lives in Overland Park and in his free time enjoys hanging out with his girlfriend, friends, and family. He also loves working out and playing sports such as baseball and basketball.
Bass
Daniel Bass was born and raised in Western Indiana. Daniel's experience in politics came early when he joined his father on the campaign trail for Fountain County Sheriff at just 3 years old. Daniel went on to graduate from Wabash College with a B.A. in Rhetoric and Psychology and minor in Political Science. While at Wabash College, Daniel served as the 105th Student Body President.
Daniel has previously worked in Illinois' 13th Congressional District as a Constituent Service Representative and on campaigns for Illinois State Representatives.
Mankowski
Ben hails from West Chester Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Political Science and a Minor in Economics. While at Pitt, Ben found a keen interest in politics working for a Pittsburgh city council member and later a campaign finance firm in Washington D.C. Through these experiences, Ben has a vested interest in public policy and getting the best candidates into office.
In his free time, Ben is a diehard Philadelphia sports fan that also enjoys time with family and friends.
Thoburn
Mark was born in the bluegrass state, but grew up in Florida which he claims as home. Upon graduation, he accepted a position with the Walt Disney Company in their now former "Career Start" program, where his career literally started from the ground up. His resume lists this experience as; "Maintained Park Cleanliness". It was there that Mark met his wife, who encouraged him to use his artistic abilities by pursuing a career in graphic design.
Mark worked in commercial printing for several years before landing a job with a large non-profit organization in Northern Virginia, as their lead graphic designer. He began freelancing for a conservative training organization, and as his work was featured on a national level, he began getting more freelance work than he could handle.
Mark started freelancing full-time in 2010 and had a great run, until the pandemic wiped out his client base. He is extremely grateful to now be a part of the Axiom team, and looks forward to using his talents for the conservative values that he believes in. He and his wife have two adult children and enjoy their hobby farm which includes 3 miniature donkeys, 6 chickens, a rabbit, and way too many cats.
Barnes
Fred Barnes is the Axiom Network’s go-to guy for special projects, known for his ability to tackle tough political challenges with thorough follow-through. This includes assisting with hundreds of political races each election cycle, advocating for a myriad of corporate and non-profit clients at the Missouri Capitol, and coordinating national campaigns for Fortune 500 companies.
A fixture in Missouri politics, he spent five years in the Missouri Legislature, earning a reputation as a respected operative in the Capitol. Whether working with the various factions of the majority party or navigating complex policy debates, Fred is the guy everyone trusts to get things done. As Chief of Staff to Senator Cindy O’Laughlin, and Communications Director for the Senate Majority Caucus, Fred played a major role in shaping education policy and school choice legislation in Missouri.
Fred a life-long Missourian. Born and raised in St. Louis, his mother worked at Anheuser-Busch for almost 30 years, and his father owns and operates a manufacturing company in the forest products industry. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri Columbia, and while there studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem after being on his Birthright trip for young Jewish adults. Fred is a diehard Cardinals fan, and he doesn’t understand why toasted ravioli aren’t served outside of his hometown.
Parker
Following his 2015 graduation from The Citadel with a B.A. in Political Science. He spent the next five years working in management for various companies in Charleston, South Carolina. In April 2020 he joined the North Carolina Trump Victory Team as a Regional Field Director and most recently worked for the MIGOP as a Deputy State Director.
Brooks
For 15 years, Rob has worked on and led campaigns at all levels of government utilizing his experience in all facets of campaigns from grassroots organization to political maneuvering to advertising. Rob served as the Executive Director of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania where he played a key role in electing statewide judges, including a Supreme Court Justice, despite an 800,000 voter registration disadvantage. As a consultant, Rob is credited with winning multiple state house seats in the most difficult districts in Pennsylvania. As Executive Director of the Republican Committee of Chester County, he managed local and county campaigns from township supervisor to county commissioner. Rob employs a hands-on approach to advising campaigns and believes being in the foxhole with his clients is vital to the success of the campaign.
Rob resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania with his wife, Rae, their two children, Bobby and Ruby, and golden-doodle, Rosie.
Pontarelli
With nearly a decade of experience in politics and government, Anthony brings a results-oriented, data-driven approach to campaigns. Prior to joining the Hallowell & Brooks team, Anthony served as the Executive Director of the Bucks County Republican Committee. In his role in this key swing county, he gained valuable experience in creating effective paid and earned media campaigns, developed meaningful relationships across the Philadelphia region, and helped implement winning strategies for candidates at all levels of government.
Before his work with the Bucks County Republican Committee, Anthony served in the District Office of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick in various communications and community outreach roles. Most recently, Anthony worked as a Government Affairs Manager for Duane Morris Government Strategies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Freckleton
Mitch was born and raised in the great state of Utah and graduated from the University of Utah with Honors in Political Science and Campaign Management. His time in politics has allowed him to take on a range of diverse roles and experiences, ranging from state government offices to U.S. Senate leadership, local campaigns to top-targeted federal races all over the country, and even overseas working for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, delivering targeted Parliamentary and Local Council victories.
When Mitch isn't on the campaign trail, he can be found playing video games, knocking down clay pigeons, and trying to stay active through pickup basketball and weight training. Mitch currently lives in Utah with his wife, Brittany, and their dog, Finnegan.
Hayes
To Zachary Hayes, there is nothing more satisfying than knocking on a few thousand doors during an election cycle. So far, he's done that for multiple campaigns in Nevada, California, Georgia, and Virginia.
Born and raised in Chicago, Zach was politically aware from a young age, attending town hall meetings with his parents and serving as an election judge during the 2012 presidential election. For college, he headed west to Loyola Marymount University, where he majored in political science, minored in history and Spanish, and was elected president of the LMU College Republicans. Zach earned his master's degree in public policy at Pepperdine University, served as an editor of the Pepperdine Policy Review, and graduated as valedictorian. As part of the Pepperdine program, he interned in the Research and Communications department at the RNC.
Zach worked as a field organizer in Las Vegas during the Trump re-election campaign, then as campaign manager for a congressional candidate in Nevada's CD-03 during the 2022 primaries. As regional field director for the Nevada GOP leading up to the 2022 general election, he recruited volunteers and mobilized the GOTV effort for multiple races. He believes that electing conservative candidates to office is the key to a better future for all Americans.
In his spare time, Zach enjoys keeping tabs on elections throughout the country, taking a hike in the Nevada desert, rooting for the Yankees and Bears, and hunting for the best budget prime rib on the Vegas Strip.
Maguire
A Western New York native, Erin Maguire has spent the last decade on the front lines of Republican politics, shaping messaging and driving national conversations. Known for her sharp crisis communications strategies, she is a regular presence on Fox News, Newsmax, NewsNation, CNN, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
She has advised top campaigns and Super PACs and served as Communications Director for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), leading one of the most aggressive media and press operations on Capitol Hill. During the 2020 election, she was Director of Press Communications for President Trump's re-election, acting as a national spokesperson and managing media relations. She also served as National Press Secretary for Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Press Secretary for U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD).
A proud University of Connecticut graduate and former UConn Equestrian Team member, Erin now lives in Alexandria, VA, with her husband, Conor, and their oversized dog, Ralph, named after former Buffalo Bills legendary owner Ralph Wilson.
Serrano
Raymond is an adept political operative with extensive experience in highly targeted local, state, and federal campaigns.
Raymond started in politics in 2016, working as the Executive Field Representative in Nevada on the most expensive congressional race in the country. In 2018, Raymond worked as a Regional Field Director for Adam Laxalt's gubernatorial campaign, then in 2020 went on to run the field operations for the most expensive state Senate race in Nevada history. In 2022, Raymond managed the 2nd most expensive congressional race in the nation while also working as a general consultant on the most expensive Nevada Assembly race in history.
Raymond attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he studied economics and served as the Vice President of the UNLV College Republicans. Raymond is also a proud graduate of the Republican National Committee's prestigious Campaign Management College. Raymond also served as the President of the Young Men's Service League Nevada Chapter's inaugural class.
Raymond was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV, where he has proudly called home his entire life. Raymond lives with his girlfriend, Chloe, and their two Akitas, Thor and Loki. Outside of the office, Raymond enjoys playing golf and rooting for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Eger
Hallie Eger was born in Ohio and moved to Olathe, KS in in 2009. She graduated from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She became a CPA in 2020 and has a background in public accounting.
Hallie lives in Lincoln, NE with her husband, Justin. She enjoys exploring the outdoors with Justin and their dog, Wyatt, spending time with friends and traveling back to Kansas City to spend time with her family.
Hargrave
Maleke is the office manager of Ax Capital, Ohio. He optimizes the office culture and behavior through adaptive and consistent organization, communication, and teamwork, taking on all tasks needed to help projects move and reduce bottlenecks. A strong Christian, Maleke uses his faith in his daily life and work. With a passion of working with his team, and constantly developing new skills Maleke keeps the office moving. Axiom is the business of Winning, because the King of Victory, Jesus, is the foundation of success.
Vehafric
Noah Vehafric is an Associate at AxAdvocacy where he specializes in research and policy analysis in the areas of science, technology, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and transportation.
Noah's policy background is informed by a blend of private sector and public service roles. Prior to Clout, Noah handled technology and telecommunications related issues at non-profit organizations including The Heritage Foundation and Americans for Tax Reform. In addition to these roles, Noah has interned in the U.S. Congress and the Government Accountability Office where he supported nonpartisan audits of federal programs.
A native of Pennsylvania, Noah moved to Washington, D.C. to attend American University where he obtained his Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Bowman
Carter was born and raised in a small Kansas town, and found his love for design while attending high school. Wanting to turn this love into a career, he graduated from Pittsburg State University in 2020 with a degree in Graphic Design. For his Senior Project at Pitt, Carter decided to create a faux NBA team for Kansas City (complete with branding, jersey designs, and much more), and considers this project to be one of the most thorough showcases of his early skillset.
Post-graduation, Carter knew that Kansas City would be the best place for him to grow his skills and flourish. Starting out as a freelance designer, he has had the privilege of working with many clients in the world of Kansas City sports. Wanting to break further into the market, he set his sights on working for one of the many marketing agencies found in KC.
In 2020 he accepted his first role at Axiom as a contracted designer, and from August to November of that year, assisted the team during the busy political cycle. After a short time working for a software startup in North Kansas City as the lead designer, Carter was given the opportunity to return to Axiom, this time as a full-time designer. To him, the decision to come back was a no-brainer.
Carter lives with his fiancé and dog in Kansas City. When he's not designing, you can often find him watching classic movies, listening to a wide variety of music, or rooting for the Chiefs."
Blank
Shea Blank joined TRNC as Office Manager in July 2022 and now serves as Production Coordinator. A native of Northern Virginia, Shea enjoyed her high school years in Louisiana where she says she gained a love for Mardi Gas and the LSU Tigers. A graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government Politics and Policy, Shea studied global economics and global communication in London during her senior year. Shea’s interest in politics and public policy also allowed her work as a staffer in D.C. for Senator John Kennedy before her role at TRNC.
Shea completed her M.A. in Strategic Communications and enjoys coaching gymnastics and spending time with her husband.
Land
Paul joins The Richard Norman Company bringing nearly 30 years of experience working in accounting and direct mail production for small and large private firms in the Northern Virginia area. He most recently worked as General Manager of Morgan Meredith & Associates, overseeing all aspects of client mailings, from bids, to scheduling, production, printing, mailing and invoicing.
Paul served as controller for various small businesses before beginning his career in direct mail and received his BS in Accounting from Pensacola Christian College in Florida. Paul lives in Ashburn with his wife DeLaine and their four children.
Cleary
Dean Cleary is a campaign veteran with over 10 years of experience in opposition research and communications strategy.
Prior to joining Cannon Research Group, Dean was the Research and Rapid Response Director for the Michigan Republican Party handling both opposition research and communications response strategies for the governor, attorney general, secretary of state and supreme court races including managing rapid response operations for the gubernatorial debates.
In 2020, Dean was the Deputy Research Director for President Trump's re-election campaign responsible for managing a team of researchers write the oppo books on Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and participate in the research vetting of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. As a researcher, Dean specialized in economic and labor analyses as well as trade and energy issue areas.
Dean was a senior research analyst with the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the 2016 and 2018 cycles, an oppo researcher for Right To Rise USA (Super PAC supporting Jeb Bush's presidential campaign) and was the Director of the Republican National Committee's Communications War Room in the 2014 cycle. Dean's first campaign experience was an internship with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in Boston.
Dean is from Braintree, MA. He graduated from Merrimack College with a bachelor's degree in political science and from George Washington University with a master's degree in political management.
Hughes
With more than 15 years of experience working in direct mail, Maria Hughes serves TRNC as Director of Accounts, a position she has held since joining the firm in 2016. Maria directs a team of dynamic account and production managers, engaging directly in day-to-day product development for clients and serving as hands-on manager, thought partner and mentor.
Working in concert with the Chief Operating Officer and Creative Director, Maria assists with new business development, creating proposals and on-boarding new clients.
Maria plays a significant role in successfully enhancing TRNC's financial strength and providing support for each organization the company represents. As such, Maria spearheads the strategic direction, development, organization, implementation, expansion and assessment of all TRNC clients.
Her experience ranges from production to account management to overseeing multi-channel campaigns. Maria has served some of the nation's foremost conservative organizations, including nonprofits, advocacy groups, political candidates and PACs.
Maria began her career in direct mail after graduation from Radford University with a degree in Criminal Justice. It was then, due to the influence of her grandfather, columnist James Jack Kilpatrick, that she realized direct mail was where she wanted to stay.
Her past clients include the Ark Encounter, 911 Memorial & Museum, the American Conservative Union, Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, Secure America Now, and Young America's Foundation. Maria continues to actively volunteer on behalf of her clients in their missions and regularly helps with client events.
Maria resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children. Her passions include cooking, testing recipes for her cookbook and taking her children on adventures.
Eckard
Neil Eckard is the Political Division Director for TRNC. Neil comes to TRNC with almost 25 years of experience in politics and fundraising. Neil has worked for several U.S. senatorial, congressional and presidential candidates as well as helped elect state leaders. He has been actively involved in campaigns such as Oliver North for U.S. Senate, George Landrith for Congress, John Tate for Congress and Kevin Calvey for State Representative.
Neil has spent the last 20 years in fundraising, helping non-profits and candidates raise millions of dollars for their causes. Most recently, those groups have included the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, as well as Freedom Alliance, Hillsdale College, Judicial Watch and Pat Buchanan for President.
Neil resides in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife, Rachel, and enjoys reading, golfing and volunteering at the Columbia Baptist Church in Baileys Crossroads.
Santos
Margaret recently joined TRNC as a Senior Accountant. She began her career working for Deloitte – back in the day when it was still Deloitte & Touché – in their Audit and Tax Department where she specialized in Real Estate Partnerships. Margaret received her Master's in Taxation from American University in Washington, D.C. She then moved on to do tax research, financial analysis and even dabbled in recruiting for various companies. Being a lover of all things academia, Margaret switched careers and worked as an Adjunct Accounting & Business Professor for NVCC, tutored math and worked in the Loudoun County Public School System while raising her children. Today she is happy to be back in the accounting field.
Margaret has lived in historic Leesburg with her family for the last 24 years where she loves antiquing and spending time with her four daughters and one son. She enjoys being part of the Leesburg community by serving her church, being a foster mom, helping students and attending her children's activities.
Hendrix
Taania Hendrix joined TRNC in May 2022, bringing more than 10 years' experience working in the high-dollar direct mail industry. A former Editor/Production Coordinator at ClearWord Communications Group, Taania has handled nearly every aspect of high-dollar direct mail fundraising including production, proofing, editing, invoicing, and office management. She has extensive experience working with vendors, inputting direct mail results, overseeing state registration requirements. She currently serves as Copy Editor at TRNC, editing and proofing copy and assisting with project tracking. Taania enjoys home DIY projects, walking her two dogs, baking and candy making, and spending time with her three daughters and extended family.
Blevins
Debbie joined TRNC in 2020 and serves as Director of Production Services. She brings more than 35 years of experience facilitating all aspects of direct mail projects beginning with bidding and processing art through completion and mailing.
Debbie is one of five TRNC employees who have worked in a production facility in a hands-on capacity. Early in her career, Debbie handled customer service for Forms Direct and later took on roles of increasing responsibility for Image Direct, LLC, a full-service direct mail facility in Frederick, Maryland, serving for 22 years as manager of the customer service department.
At TRNC, Debbie successfully plans and completes multiple direct mail projects simultaneously, maintaining daily communication with production and account managers as well as upper management to ensure timely delivery of mailings.
Debbie lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Andy. They enjoy weekend trips in their camper with their two grandchildren.
Brock
On the first business day following graduation from college, he was employed by the Conference on Poverty to work toward welfare reform. He then went on to work for US Senator Lauch Faircloth in his re-election campaign. Seeing his success, former Congressman Bill Cobey hired him to work as campaign manager on his campaign for Chairman of the NC Republican Party. He worked for the NCGOP of North Carolina in various capacities. Following, he served as campaign manager for U.S. Congressman Walter Jones. Afterwards he worked for the non-partisan Citizens for a Sound Economy (now Freedomworks), a public policy institute providing citizens with economically-sound government. He also served as campaign manager and political consultant for several state-wide and local political campaigns.
In 2002 Brock ran and was elected as one of the youngest Senators in state history. During Eight terms he served as Chairman to many committees and sponsored major pieces of legislation that went into law. He served as Chair of the following Committees: Finance, Natural and Economic Resources, Appropriations, Agriculture/ Environment/ Natural Resources, General Government, Health & Human Services, Energy, and Joint Information Technology Oversight. Brock, also served as vice-chairman of the Redistricting. Served as a member of the following committees: Joint Governmental Operations, Finance, the Senate Rules, Appropriations/Base Budget, Program Evaluation, the Emergency Response and Preparedness, Joint Education Oversight, Judiciary 1, and the Ways and Means.
Brock graduated from Western Carolina University with degrees in Economics and Political Science. Brock was active in the Student Government Association, serving as a senator, then Student Body Vice President, and Student Body President. Also a member of the UNC Association of Student Governments, and was awarded the "Workhorse Award" for his admirable work ethic. He was also a member of the WCU Board of Trustees and the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society. He served as Vice-Chairman, and subsequently Chairman of the WCU College Republicans, and Founder of the Public Policy Institute. While at WCU, Senator Brock interned in the NC General Assembly as an Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms.
Brock is a life-long resident of Davie County. He is a graduate of Davie County High School, and a member of the Farmington United Methodist Church. He served as the Finance Committee Chairman, and has also served as the Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. He is the former Chairman of the Davie County Friends of NRA, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He is also a member of Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, and the National Wild Turkey Federation. Brock is on the Davie Little League Board of Directors, and enjoys coaching. He is married to Andrea Gentry Brock and they have three children, Scarlett, Stella, and Turner. They are very active in basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, and music.
Matthews
Collin was born in Amery, WI. Receiving his bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Prior to joining the AxCapial team he worked as a Tax Accountant for several years at a firm in Northwestern Wisconsin.
When not working Collin enjoys getting out on the Golf Course, lifting weights, going for drives on back country roads, Watching Notre Dame Football in the fall and spending time with friends and family.
Mesik
Originally from Boonville Missouri, Ryder joins Axiom as an Account Manager in the voter contact division. While in college, he worked for U.S. Representative Billy Long in both his constituent office and on his 2018 re-election campaign. After graduating from Missouri State University with a degree in Political Science, he worked on several Missouri State House campaigns for the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee. Soon after, Ryder worked as a project manager for Majority Strategies overseeing all of the firm's clients and campaigns in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In his free time, Ryder enjoys spending time with friends and family, roaming Kansas City, and cheering for the Green Bay Packers.
Fields
Barb was drawn to the excitement of campaign accounting after a long career in public accounting. Working with every type of business from small mom and pop shops to major corporations helped developed the skills she needed to make the transition into the politics a relatively smooth one. No two days are ever the same in the world of campaign accounting.
In her free time, Barb loves to spend time with her husband, children, and grandchildren, taking trips in their RV, hiking, kayaking and work towards their goal of seeing all 50 states.
Datwyler
Timothy grew up in western Wisconsin where he attended the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Timothy spent the next several years working in law enforcement. In the early Summer of 2020 Timothy joined his brother’s (Thomas Datwyler) growing business 9Seven Consulting. While working for 9seven Timothy learned the ins and outs of campaign finance.
As a member of Ax Capital, Timothy specializes in database management and campaign finance compliance. Timothy helps oversee hundreds of compliance reports each quarter and manages both large and small client databases.
Diosdado
Emmanuel started his Vanguard Fellowship knocking doors for Wesley Hunt’s Congressional campaign in 2019. In just two years, he has worked on 18 campaigns across 9 states. He was an integral part of the leadership team for Glenn Youngkin’s field team during the convention process, then moved to be the Cure Team Director for the campaign. Today he is loving his role as Project Director and Junior Data Director with Vanguard.
Lajaunie
Whitney LaJaunie has been active is local, state, and National politics for 9 years. Beginning her career in politics at age 18 with George P. Bush’s 2014 campaign for Texas Land Commissioner, her passion campaign work was ignited, and she quickly navigated from intern to Field Director. Throughout college, she worked numerous campaigns at all levels, from city council races and legislative races to statewide races in Texas, to the statewide director for Jeb Bush’s 2016 College Outreach program, MissionNext. She was heavily involved in the Texas Federation of College Republicans, serving on the board of Texas A&M’s chapter, and as the statewide Executive Director.
In 2016, Whitney took a semester from school at Texas A&M to serve as a Victory Field Director for the Republican Party of Texas. It was then that she realized that a career in politics was what she wanted the most, and was all in. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas A&M in 2017, Whitney began serving as a Field Director for Wright Williams & Associates, managing field teams in races across the country.
In 2018, she began a 3-year stint in political communications. She served as Social Media Strategist for the Texas General Land Office and as the Digital Director for George P. Bush’s campaigns for Land Commissioner and Texas Attorney General. In 2021, Whitney returned home to field politics, and joined Vanguard Field Strategies as a National Project Director.
Throughout her career, she has operated field campaigns in more than 20 different states. She has a passion for the strategy, competitiveness, energy, and intensity that help drive campaigns to victory, and believes that direct voter contact is the heart and soul of every winning campaign. She is a proud Fightin’ Texas Aggie, class of 2017, and enjoys spending time with her friends and family, spending time outdoors, and of course, watching Texas A&M Football.
Scheid
Scott Scheid has an extensive background in campaign management and public affairs. Scott was the Vice President of Red Rock Strategies which is a campaign consulting and public affairs firm. Most recently, Scott served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump for President campaign in Nevada.
Lugo
Abraham Lugo was born in San Diego, California but has spent most of his life living abroad with his family. His experiences led him from El Salvador to South Africa, where he developed an interest in foreign policy, domestic politics, and economics.
Shortly after graduating from Florida International University with a B.A. in Economics, Abraham began working with Vanguard Field Strategies in the winter of 2020 as a canvasser for the Georgia runoff elections. There he began developing a deeper understanding of the political sphere, in which he has been engrossed with ever since.
Abraham has since worked on numerous projects with Vanguard Field Strategies that include mayoral races, governors’ campaigns, and petition drives. Through his time with Vanguard, Abraham has been promoted from Canvasser to Field Director, and currently State Director.
At home, Abraham enjoys passing his time through reading and creative writing.
Datwyler
Alexandra Datwyler was born and raised in Minnesota. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Alexandra has always had a passion for politics, which she explored through jobs on various Minnesota campaigns as well as working in the U.S. House of Representatives. After graduation, Alexandra began working at the newly formed Economic Club of Minnesota, a nonprofit group dedicated to economic and strategic issues that affect Minnesota’s, and America’s, competitiveness, and security.
Alexandra joined 9Seven in 2020 as a client manager and handles the office operations. Alexandra lives in Wisconsin with her husband and their 2 children.
Ridlehuber
After college, Taylor began her career in the political sphere by working and volunteering for several campaigns, before eventually joining the Oil and Gas industry. Her work there provided her with the expertise and skill required to successfully manage a team while navigating through multifaceted projects. She rejoined her true calling - working in politics - in the Summer of 2020 when she joined Vanguard Field Strategies.
Taylor has worked in over eight states for more than twenty campaigns that have ranged from mayoral elections to congressional races, and high-profile governors’ campaigns. Her dedication to a project is singular and honest, and she is always willing to give out her fullest effort to ensure an absolute success across the board.
Her accomplishments include a successful, strong, and impactful field presence for grassroots focused campaigns, and the overseeing of multiple projects across different states.
Lederer
Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Rachel earned her bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University. After graduating, Rachel's passion for politics and desire to make a difference in her community led her to join Vanguard Field Strategies. With her marketing background and interpersonal skills, she quickly made a name for herself and was instrumental in securing Glenn Youngkin as the Republican nominee during the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race.
Impressed by her dedication and drive, the Youngkin campaign subsequently brought Rachel on board as the Southern Virginia Regional Field Director, where she was responsible for overseeing all regional campaign operations. Her exceptional leadership and strategic thinking helped secure Glenn Youngkin's victory in the election.
After her success with the Youngkin campaign, Rachel continued to advance in her career, taking on increasingly challenging roles and responsibilities. Her work ethic and expertise in process management soon earned her the title of National Project Manager. She has worked on campaigns across the country, overseeing all day-to-day operations and providing strategic direction.
Rachel is a dynamic and driven individual known for her positive attitude, and dedication to clients and their respective campaigns. Her business background, passion, and exceptional organizational skills have propelled her to the forefront of the industry. She is a natural leader who inspires those around her to work hard and strive for excellence.
Rachel is an individual who values her relationships with family and friends. She is an avid traveler and enjoys exploring new cultures and trying new foods.
Bearse
Eric Bearse is a 26-year veteran of politics and Austin, Texas-based speechwriter who wrote speeches for former Governor Rick Perry for more than a decade, including during his two presidential campaigns. He served as Governor Perry’s Director of Communications for three years, overseeing rapid response to numerous communications challenges, and implementation of a communications plan to pass the tax reform of the 2006 special session. Eric also wrote several speeches for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush during his 2016 presidential campaign, including a fall campaign re-branding speech.
While focused largely on politics in Texas, where he consulted for two previous House Speakers, several statewide elected officials, and numerous state lawmakers, Eric has expanded his speechwriting brand on a national level, to both federal and state officials across the country. He has penned several political speeches for Senator John Cornyn, contributed to Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2018 Gridiron speech, and has written major speeches for U.S. Senator Martha McSally, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, and President of the Kansas Senate Susan Wagle.
A native of Minnesota, Eric got his start in politics as an intern on Capitol Hill for Congressman Rod Grams (R-MN). Eric was a legislative correspondent for Grams once he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1995. He subsequently worked on two congressional campaigns in Texas, where he received a B.A. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. He moved to Austin in 1997, where he has lived for the last 22 years, working on statewide campaigns, including Rick Perry’s 1998 campaign for lieutenant governor, and 2002 and 2006 campaigns for governor.
Eric formed his own consulting practice in 2007, immediately providing communications consulting services for another major Texas university system, providing strategic advice to various political candidates, and writing copy for hundreds of mails, radio, and television ads in the years since. He also has consulted on numerous public relations efforts aimed at influencing state policy.
A father of two teen children, Eric frequently drives caravan to Boy Scout meetings, swim practice, dance, and voice lessons. In his free time, he is an avid reader and runner.
Hutchinson
Sarah joined The Robertson Mailing List team in August of 2022 as List Manager & Broker, bringing with her 20 years of experience in the marketing and sales industries as well as non-profit fundraising. Her most recent role was as Director of Operations for a full-service marketing agency.
Sarah resides in Leesburg, Virginia with her husband, two college-aged sons and dog, Harper.
von Kleek
Karen is the Director of List Brokerage and Management for RMLC. Since coming to RMLC in April 2014, Karen has worked closely with mailers and their creative agencies, using her extensive knowledge of political and conservative Christian donor lists to grow strong prospect programs for her clients. Karen closely involves herself in the list selection as well as the merge purge data process to maximize the success of each package. A graduate of Arizona State University , she worked in Human Resources, leading sales training for a large retailer before coming to RMLC.
Originally from Southern California, Karen now resides in Leesburg, Virginia. She enjoys painting, hiking, exercising, and spending time with family. Karen is a sucker for a national park and the family has traveled to quite a few. If there is a waterfall hike to be found, she will drive her family crazy trying to find it. While she loves the beauty of the Virginia countryside, Karen visits family in California as often as possible.
Christensen
Hayley was born and raised in Lake Ozark, MO. She graduated from Camdenton High School and went to play collegiate soccer at William Woods University and ended her college career at Westminster College, where she earned her bachelors degree in education.
After college, she moved to Kansas City, Mo for a change of scenery and more opportunities. She ended up working in several different industries before starting her career at ESA, Inc. as a client manager and ending her 9 year employment there as a court liaison and off
She now lives in Blue Springs, MO with her fiancé, their two amazing children and dog Chewy! She enjoys adult recreational volleyball, boating, traveling, and spending time with her kiddos!
Kierl
Originally from Oklahoma, Thomas holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Creighton University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Oklahoma. Thomas has worked in government at multiple levels as a federal contractor, local government civil servant, and on Capitol Hill.
During the 2014 cycle, Thomas served as the project and polling manager for various state and local campaigns which included Mary Fallin, Sam Brownback, Markwayne Mullin, and James Lankford. He has been involved in government finance for many years and brings experience with GAAP, contracts management, and quantitative financial modeling. He currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his family.
Peterson
Thomas joined Cannon Research Group following years of frontline experience with Republican campaigns and state Parties. Being from the political cesspool that is South Florida, he has a unique predisposition for understanding the chaotic nature of political elections that has taken him across the country to help elect qualified candidates in oppositional areas.
Beginning as an intern with a well-known Republican Senator and eventually working his way up to the position of Campaign Manager of the Republican nominee for US Senate, Thomas has the necessary experience and perspective that campaigns and strategists look for when acquiring the services of Cannon Research Group. He has combined his experience of campaign politics and his attention to detail in his current role as Research Associate.
Thomas graduated in 2014 from Florida Atlantic University, with a degree in history. In his free time, Thomas enjoys reading, cooking, playing/watching sports, and annoying his neighbors with subpar piano playing- with some neighbors describing his style as 'Beethoven but deaf in BOTH ears.'
Pack
Chris Pack is the Founder and Managing Partner of Breakwall Group, a public affairs and political consulting firm with a diverse roster consisting of corporate and political clients. He has nearly 20 years of experience shaping reputations and brands, specializing in strategy and planning, message development, and team building.
Chris is a tough, results-oriented strategist who has spent his entire career helping clients and causes win when stakes are the highest. Prior to starting Breakwall Group, Chris served as Communications Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), where he shaped national and individual messaging strategies for the committee’s targeted races during a historically successful election cycle.
Using research to frame the election as “freedom vs. socialism,” Chris helped Republicans net 15 seats amidst unprecedented political and social volatility. Prominent Democrats and national media acknowledged the effectiveness of his messaging. One Democratic representative remarked to her colleagues, “Don’t say socialism ever again,” and “if we run this race again we will get f—–g torn apart again [at the polls].”
Prior to the NRCC, Chris was Communications Director during the 2018 cycle for outside groups aligned with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, including Senate Leadership Fund and American Crossroads. Chris helped expand the GOP majority by flipping Senate seats in Florida, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakota.
Prior to the NRCC, Chris was Communications Director during the 2018 cycle for outside groups aligned with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, including Senate Leadership Fund and American Crossroads. Chris helped expand the GOP majority by flipping Senate seats in Florida, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakota.
Earlier in his career, Chris advised and led political messaging for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, served on Capitol Hill as a spokesman for U.S. Representatives Rick Berg (R-ND) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and advised state representatives in both houses of the New York state legislature.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Chris enjoys spending time with family and friends, cheering on his hometown Buffalo Bills and reading historical nonfiction. He also competes in endurance events to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, recently cycling 452 miles over five days from the Lake Erie waterfront in Buffalo to One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
Stephens
Drew Stephens is a Senior Director at AxAdvocacy and works directly to support the firm’s research, public affairs, and government relations needs.
Prior to joining AxAdvocacy and Apex, Drew served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for FreedomWorks. His portfolio included managing the tracking program for hundreds of pieces of legislation in the U.S. House, and he also directly advocated for the organization’s policy priorities both on and off the Hill.
Drew was previously a Senior Director at America Rising, the nation’s largest Republican opposition research firm. During his tenure at America Rising, Drew was the lead research consultant for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business advocacy organization. Drew was responsible for overseeing the research needs of several key clients, and produced opposition research for marquee federal and state level races.
Drew started his career in the public opinion research vertical, working for two of the nation’s most respected political polling firms.
Drew received a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from the University of St. Thomas (MN). He is a native of Des Moines, Iowa.
Lansing
Ian has a background in the Louisiana State Government and the U.S. House of Representatives.
His work is largely characterized by a longtime role in the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, serving as an Elections Operations Specialist, where he handled numerous preparatory and election day responsibilities. Additionally, Ian has interned with U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Gary Palmer, specializing in the policy areas of Cryptocurrency, FEMA and Flood Relief, Costal Erosion, Renewable Energy, and Health and Nutrition.
Originally from Louisiana, Ian moved to Birmingham, Alabama to attend Samford University where he earned his Bachelors in Public Administration and Spanish Language, as well as a minor in Biology.
Scott
Warren joins AxAdvocacy from the Office of Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), where he assisted the legislative staff and the Senator. Prior to his time in the Senate, Warren attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he studied Economics and was a member of the football team. While a student, he interned on Capitol Hill for Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Crossroads Strategies, a Washington based lobbying firm.
Kerzner
Dalia Kerzner grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and spent two of her high school years living in Israel. She got her bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dalia started her career working as a field organizer and loves writing about politics. Her main career goal is to help get as many Republicans elected as possible. In her free time, Dalia enjoys spending time with her dog Cruz, named after Senator Ted Cruz, and rewatching sitcoms from the 2000s.
Hanlon
Emily is a New York native and graduate of theUniversity of Maryland, College Park with a B.A. in communications, specializing in political communications and public advocacy.
During the 2016 presidential election, Emily discovered a strong interest in political discourse, rhetoric and speech writing, igniting a passion for strong, national, values and the public good. In her free time, Emily is a fan of Sunday Night Football, a good cup of coffee, and spending time with family.
Banks
While earning her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History at Salisbury University, Sarah’s interest in the political field was ignited as she interned for Congress and engaged in specialized courses focusing on campaigns, elections, and policy. Immediately after completing her undergraduate studies, Sarah began her career in political media. Sarah resides in coastal North Carolina and her favorite way to spend her free time is traveling.
Truong
Trang has a combined 28 years’ experience in the Mailing & Caging Industry as a Sales Representative, Billing Specialist and Escrow Manager. Trang resides in Loudoun County with her husband and two teenage boys!
Trang I enjoys jogging and loves cooking with her husband in her spare time.
Salera
Bob Salera is a political and communications strategist with over a decade of experience in campaigns and government. He is known as an aggressive operative who never shies away from a fight.
As the founder and president of Landslide Strategies, Salera advised candidates in statewide and congressional elections across the country, as well as national party committees and SuperPACs. Prior to founding Landslide Strategies, he served in senior communications roles at both the NRCC and NRSC.
At the NRCC, Salera was part of the team that scored a major upset victory in 2020, netting 15 seats in a cycle during which Republicans were expected to fall farther into the minority.
During the 2018 election cycle, Salera served as Deputy Communications Director for the NRSC which defeated Democrat incumbents in four states even as Republicans at other levels suffered the worst electoral defeat in a decade.
Bob has worked in numerous other campaign and government roles, including Campaign Manager for Dave White’s gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania and Rapid Response Director for the NRCC, and served in various roles for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett.
A native of Pittsburgh, Bob Salera is an attorney and a graduate of the University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy.
Bob currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and cat.
Bozo
María Bozo is a results-driven professional with a proven track record in the dynamic field of digital marketing. With a passion for driving success through strategic initiatives, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to navigate high-stakes meetings, negotiate agreements, and deliver exceptional customer service to top-tier clients and government officials.
She pursued higher education at Nova Southeastern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Bachelor of Science degree in Legal Studies, with a minor in Business. Throughout her academic journey, she consistently demonstrated a passion for understanding the intricate dynamics of politics, law, and business.
Throughout her career, she has successfully initiated and conducted high-stakes meetings, effectively engaging with key stakeholders and decision-makers to negotiate both short and long-term project agreements. As a digital marketing expert, she has spearheaded the development and implementation of large-scale digital advertising and advocacy campaigns. Her strategic approach, combined with her ability to leverage comprehensive market research, has resulted in the successful execution of demand and lead generation strategies for internationally renowned organizations and public figures, including heads of State.
Anello
Toni Anello is a passionate, driven political strategist who has been active in the grassroots field for over 6 years.
She began her professional political career in 2017, joining Wright Williams, and Associates (WWA) as a Project Manager. Toni was charged with leading field teams in door to door canvassing for several campaigns in New York and Ohio. This early work in her career gave her a true understanding of how a high quality ground game helps voters understand the candidate by putting a face to the name. This approach along with her strategic organization has caused Toni’s teams to consistently exceeded their assignments.
She sees a great need for this generation to become actively involved in the political dialogue happening today. She has a heart for service and understands the pressing need to educate constituents about the importance of voting on every level.
In the past six years Toni has traveled across the country to over 20 states as a National Project Director. Her accomplishments include directing the Youngkin Field Team which helped lead him to victory back in 2021. She has lead grass roots Field Teams ranging from local, state and the congressional level.
Outside of work Toni enjoys family time, the gym and weekend trips to Vermont with her fiancé.
Cress
Born in Topeka, Kansas, where he lived for most of his youth, Connor went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Criminal Justice and a Minor in History from Kansas State University. During his time at KSU, he participated in Club Wrestling and worked for the Boys & Girls Club as a Program Leader. After college, he served as the Family Liaison for the Mental Health Intervention Team in USD 204, Bonner Springs Edwardsville Unified School District, contracted to Wyandot Behavioral Health Network and PACES. This role allowed him to collaborate with various community partners to make a positive impact on the district's community.
Connor currently resides in Tonganoxie with his wife and three cats. He enjoys lifting weights, reading books, watching movies, and traveling with friends and family.
Barrera
Throughout her college years, Inez initiated her political career by working and volunteering for various campaigns. Upon graduation, she smoothly transitioned into a role managing field operations, phone outreach, and peer-to-peer texting campaigns. Her dedication led to her overseeing multiple projects in different states.
During her tenure in the political realm, Inez embraced a range of responsibilities, with a distinct enthusiasm for recruiting and staffing initiatives. After working on numerous campaigns, she transitioned to the public sector, becoming a recruiter. Yet, her enduring passion for politics beckoned her back into the fold. By combining her expertise in project management and recruiting, Inez carved out a specialized role in political recruitment.
Outside of her professional life, Inez enjoys the serenity of the outdoors, the creativity of cooking, and spending quality time with her family.
Fluegge
Carrie Fluegge has joined RMLC as a list broker and manager. She began her career in direct marketing in the fall of 2021 with a full-service direct mail agency. This was after a seven-year tenure in various roles at a national retailer, culminating in the position of Executive Team Leader of Specialty Sales, where she enhanced brand loyalty and boosted sales within specific categories. Though previously unfamiliar with the direct mail industry, Carrie quickly discovered a passion for developing list strategies for her non-profit and conservative political clients' fundraising efforts, finding the work to be enjoyable, challenging, and fulfilling.
Carrie is not originally from Virginia but has called Northern Virginia home since 2008. Her upbringing included living in various places due to her father's role as a pastor and their missionary work. In her leisure time, Carrie is often found in local coffee shops, immersed in a good book and the vibrant local scene. She also cherishes traveling with her sisters; whether it’s a trip with all seven or just a few, discovering new places with them is always an adventure.
Malandra
With over 15 years of experience in marketing, communications, and digital services, Genevieve is deeply passionate about assisting political candidates, issues-based organizations, political action committees, and non-profit organizations in reaching and engaging with their audiences online.
As a leader in the digital marketing industry, she excels in partnering with experts across various fields such as copywriting, web development, and graphic design. Her expertise lies in developing and executing innovative digital strategies for candidates and campaigns at all government levels, as well as for diverse organizations seeking to fundraise or engage in political action. Genevieve leverages her comprehensive skill set in marketing strategy, public relations, and social media messaging to create impactful, data-driven campaigns that effectively amplify her clients' messages and values.
Holding an MS in Business Administration and Management from Saint Joseph's University, along with a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Temple University, she is continually keen to acquire new skills and technologies. Her mission is to harness her digital expertise and creativity to make a positive impact in the world.
Lopez
Jayden Lopez graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Cal State Northridge in 2021. During his college years, he interned with the Los Angeles Republican Party in 2020, which further ignited his passion for politics. In that busy election season, he actively participated in numerous local campaigns. Following this, Jayden worked on the recall campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon as a Field Manager and collaborated with the CAGOP as a Field Organizer in 2022.
A native of Southern California, Jayden grew up in the San Fernando Valley. In his free time, he enjoys spending moments with friends and family, watching the LA Lakers, and playing basketball.
Paik
Rachel Paik is an Associate at AxAdvocacy, where she assists the firm with its communications priorities.
Prior to joining AxAdvocacy, Rachel was a production assistant at Fox News. There, she wrote articles for FoxNews.com and FoxBusiness.com and produced social media content. Additionally, Rachel interned on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton, specializing in press relations.
A native of Los Angeles, Rachel moved to Washington, D.C., to attend George Washington University. She earned her Bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Political Science.
De’Stefano
Nick began his political career while studying as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa. He worked in various roles for Republican Congressional candidates in Southeast Iowa, aiming to flip IA-02, his home congressional district, which had been under Democratic control for 16 years.
In 2020, as the Communications Director for Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Nick contributed to the narrowest federal race of that election cycle. He played a key role in shifting over 40,000 votes from the previous election, leading to a victory by a mere 6 votes out of nearly 400,000 cast. This race attracted significant national attention, with Democrats challenging the results up to the United States House of Representatives. The challenge was ultimately withdrawn in April 2021, as several Congressional Democrats publicly stated their opposition to it.
The 2022 race for IA-02 was pivotal in maintaining Republican control of the seat. After a year working as a Press Assistant on Capitol Hill, Nick returned to Iowa to campaign for his home district. This time, the race was less close, with Rep. Miller-Meeks winning comfortably by over 6 points.
Since the 2022 election, Nick has been instrumental in shaping the messaging for various Republican federal, state, and local candidates, as well as for PACs and nonprofits.
Chelak
Joe Chelak is an experienced campaign operative who has worked on a broad range of campaigns, including those for the Senate, Gubernatorial races, and State House campaigns.
A native of Virginia, Joe began his career working on state delegate campaigns throughout the Commonwealth. He eventually became the Deputy State Director for Ed Gillespie's 2017 gubernatorial campaign. In 2018, Joe managed the successful Congressional campaign of former Representative Denver Riggleman (VA) and subsequently served as his Communications Director on Capitol Hill.
Following his tenure on the Hill, Joe was employed at a digital fundraising agency, where he specialized in helping Congressional campaigns raise funds. He concluded the last election cycle working in the Digital department at the NRCC and is now excited to be part of the Axiom family.
In his leisure time, Joe is an avid sports fan and enjoys stand-up comedy. He is a fervent supporter of the Washington Nationals and the Virginia Cavaliers.
Kraus
Andrea comes to AxMedia with 20+ years of advertising/media experience and a lifetime of intrigue about the American political landscape.
Her media career benefits from experience of both buying and selling for accounts across multiple advertiser categories notably automotive, retail, hospitality, finance and political. A dual perspective has helped build expert negotiation skills with focus on client goals, understanding the competitive landscape and ensuring maximum value for every campaign. She has built industry relationships that continue to evolve from trust & respect, which contributes to her passion for this business. Her career is strengthened with an MBA from SMU Cox School of Business that complements hands-on management experience and innate leadership skills.
Andrea has a personal passion for our political and justice systems and the part our political process plays in individual freedoms. She is eager to learn about every candidate, issue and campaign she touches and to execute plans with winning results.
Boling
Brittany Boling is a dedicated professional with a background in campaign management, canvassing, and construction project management. Excited to leverage her diverse skill set in the dynamic realm of politics. Boling has a proven track record in enforcing processes, coordinating orders, and meeting milestones through effective project management, and coordinating and hosting events. Boling brings exceptional organizational and project management skills, and is ready for the fast-paced environment Axiom will bring.
In addition to her professional pursuits, Boling actively contributes to the community through extensive volunteer work. Serving as the main point of contact for Jefferson Youth Rec Basketball & Baseball Leagues, a Youth Basketball Coach, and the former Brinnon Elementary PTO Vice President, she demonstrates a commitment to community engagement.
When Boling is not diving head first into her work or volunteer activities around the community she is thriving with her family making memories for a lifetime. From land to sea she is determined to see it all. As a PNW resident she feels lucky to live off the land and provide hunting and foraging experience to her two children.
West
Riley grew up in StillWater, WI and worked mostly in Manufacturing and Quality Control before joining the AxCapital team this month.
He now lives with his wife and kids in Somerest, WI. In his free time he enjoys fishing, riding snowmobiles, and playing games.
Wolf-Gould
Jesse is a native Upstate New Yorker, with over 8 years of experience as a political operative.
Jesse kicked off his career in politics by volunteering on Congressman John Katko’s first congressional race, while attending Syracuse University. After catching the political bug, Jesse interned for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in Washington D.C.
During the 2016 election cycle, he went to Pennsylvania where he was part of the leadership team that managed 350 field team members help US Senator Pat Toomey win re-election.
During the 2018 election Jesse served as Political Director for Congressman John Faso’s campaign. For the past 5 years Jesse has worked in New York State politics, where he most recently served as Chief of Staff for the Chair of the NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Senator Pamela Helming.
In his free time, Jesse enjoys watching the Eagles win on Sunday’s and spending time with his Fiancé and his French Bulldog, Bubba.
Rahn
Alex Rahn has over twenty-eight years of experience in advocacy, corporate, government, association, non-profit, and political sectors. He will continue to represent a variety of corporate, association, non-profit, and institutional clients, focusing extensively on funding initiatives, budget items, economic development, higher education, real estate, transportation, broadband, technology, environment, energy, labor, and workforce legislative issues.
Alex Rahn has over twenty-eight years of experience in advocacy, corporate, government, association, non-profit, and political sectors. He will continue to represent a variety of corporate, association, non-profit, and institutional clients, focusing extensively on funding initiatives, budget items, economic development, higher education, real estate, transportation, broadband, technology, environment, energy, labor, and workforce legislative issues.
Shea
John Shea is a seasoned government relations expert with extensive experience in developing and implementing strategic plans to navigate intricate policy landscapes across various sectors, specializing in aviation policy and adjacent industries.
John joined AxAdvocacy from Vertical Aviation International (VAI), where he served as Senior Director of Government Affairs. In this capacity, he represented the association’s broad membership consisting of operators, manufacturers, suppliers, pilots, maintenance technicians, training institutions, universities, and more, to the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. John’s advocacy efforts in this role extended beyond aviation and transportation policy to encompass diverse industry interests.
He was responsible for advancing policy priorities across the industry’s 45 mission segments, governed by a myriad of regulatory bodies and congressional committees. John led advocacy initiatives for industries supported by vertical aviation, including oil and gas, healthcare, construction, agriculture, and utilities. Additionally, he represented the interests of the association’s member companies that contract with various state and federal agencies for public aircraft operations, including firefighting, search and rescue, and law enforcement. Furthermore, John spearheaded multiple legislative and regulatory coalition projects addressing innovative topics concerning electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), sustainable aviation fuel, and next-generation safety technology.
Prior to his tenure at VAI, John held key positions at one of the most senior aviation associations in the United States, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), including Director of Government Relations and Interim President and CEO. As the head of government relations, he represented state government aviation agencies at the federal level. Before joining NASAO, John worked for Representative Stephen Fincher (TN-08), Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX).
Coit
Elizabeth currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for AxAdvocacy. Prior to this role, she held the position of National Political Director at the American Bankers Association (ABA). Joining the ABA in 2012, Elizabeth played a pivotal role in developing the organization's political programs into nationally recognized efforts. She oversees ABA’s Voter Education Program and BankPac, both of which consistently raise and invest multi-millions each election cycle. Additionally, she serves as a staff liaison to both the National BankPacCommittee and the Voter Education Advisory Council.
Before her tenure at the ABA, Elizabeth held similar positions at the American Council of Engineering Companies and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Elizabeth earned her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and holds a Master's in Political Management from George Washington University. A native of Maryland, she currently resides there with her husband and three children.
Burgess
With extensive experience spanning nationwide campaigns, state-level politics, and policy advocacy, Greta Burgess has demonstrated a proven track record of developing and executing successful strategies to secure donors’ investments and surpass fundraising goals.
Her expertise shines through in her recent roles leading the finance operations for Asa for America. Prior to joining Governor Asa Hutchinson’s presidential bid, Greta served as Finance Director for a top-tier gubernatorial campaign and as a consultant for numerous targeted Congressional contests. She is also the founder of Willowstone Consulting, a firm specializing in fundraising for Republican candidates and conservative organizations, which merged with Connector Inc. in 2024.
Greta previously held the position of Finance Director at the GOPAC Election Fund, an angel investor working to elect the rising generation of federal and state Republican leaders. During the 2020 election cycle, GOPAC and its affiliated organizations invested $11.7 million through direct candidate contributions, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditures, and public opinion research. She began her career at the Cato Institute, where she spearheaded corporate and foundation relations.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Greta is an active member of the Junior League of Washington (JLW). In 2018, she served as Co-chair of “A Capital Collection of Holiday Shops,” the League’s signature winter fundraiser. Her leadership and vision earned her the MavPAC Future 40 award in 2021, highlighting her as a rising star among young conservatives.
A native Michigander, Greta holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy. She currently resides in Washington, D.C., and Naples, FL, with her husband, Robert, and their newborn son.
Anderson
Nicole, who grew up and currently resides in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, is a mother of four children. She initially worked in healthcare before transitioning to the role of a service lead at a factory. Eventually, Nicole became a part of the AxCapital team. In her leisure time, she finds joy in participating in dart leagues, spending time outdoors with her children, and playing card or board games with friends.
Doty
Callum graduated from VCU in 2023 with a BFA in graphic design and a minor in philosophy. During his time at university, he found fulfillment in collaborating with student organizations and interdisciplinary teams to create opportunities and philanthropic events, all while working towards common goals. After completing three internships, securing two jobs, and dedicating months to honing his craft, he now serves as a designer at Axiom Strategies. He focuses on solving problems in the creative industry by employing innovative and impactful design solutions.
Outside of his professional pursuits, Callum aspires to specialize in UI/UX design, user research, and/or product design. He also enjoys indulging in chess, exercising, exploring IT, and immersing himself in music.
Vahey
Julia brings over 5 years of experience in campaign operations, strategic planning, and fundraising consulting to Axiom. She embarked on her political career as the Executive Director of the Montgomery County Republican Committee, the largest Republican committee in the Philadelphia region. In this role, she implemented effective paid media and grassroots campaign strategies to bolster candidates across the ticket. In 2020, Julia established her own consulting practice, where she orchestrated pivotal statewide, legislative, and county elections while spearheading fundraising initiatives for various organizations.
Having grown up in the Philadelphia suburbs, Julia now divides her time between Philadelphia and Grand Rapids, Michigan. When she’s not immersed in work, you can often find Julia traveling, hosting gatherings, or enjoying quality time with her miniature dachshund, Monte.
Garber
Felicia comes to Axiom with many years of Accounts Payable experience. She received her Associate Degree in Business/Accounting after raising her four children and putting her husband through Nursing School at Chico State University. She relocated to Missouri in 2022 from California, where she was born and raised.
She has a passion for all things conservative and enjoys her religious freedom.
In her spare time you can find her reading books, cruising and traveling in her RV with her husband Rory and Munchkin cat Baby.
Bucci
Gabriella Bucci is an experienced media booker and strategic messenger who knows how to effectively deliver the right message, through the right messenger, to the right audience. Prior to joining AxAdvocacy, Gabriella served as the Director of Media Affairs at the RNC where she oversaw the booking and messaging operation.
Throughout her near five-year tenure at the RNC, Gabriella booked top-level surrogates, candidates up and down the ballot, and issue area experts on TV, radio, and other digital platforms across the country to flood the airwaves with winning messages.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gabriella attended Mercersburg Academy and Gettysburg College and remains an active alumna of both institutions. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.
LaRocque
Megan’s journey began on a small farm in central Kansas, where she developed a deep love for creativity. Her passion for art led her to Fort Hays State University, where she earned a BFA in Graphic Design, setting her sights on a creative career.
Starting out as an Art Director intern at Leo Burnett in Chicago, Megan quickly proved her talent in a big-city environment before returning to her Kansas City roots. There, she dedicated her skills to small businesses, bringing a unique blend of big-vision creativity and local sensibility. This journey eventually led her to Axiom, where she initially joined as a contracted designer for the 2024 political cycle. Her dedication and vision for political mail quickly made her an asset, paving the way to a full-time role as a Graphic Designer at Axiom.
Outside of work, Megan finds balance and inspiration in life’s simple joys: early mornings spent sipping coffee, sharing good times with friends and family, and taking walks with her dog, Kya. Sundays are sacred, filled with friends, family, and the excitement of Chiefs games, where she proudly sports her red and gold. A Kansas girl at heart, Megan is looking forward to the years ahead, excited for the creative impact she can bring to Axiom’s vision.
Carnie
Hi, I’m Madi, and I’m excited to be joining the Human Resources department at Axiom! I love meeting new people and can’t wait to connect with everyone on the team. Outside of work, I’m passionate about traveling and exploring new places. I also have a fun hobby — I create daily videos for my series called the "Madi Cloud Report," where I talk about different types of clouds and what they mean. Looking forward to being a part of Axiom and all the great things ahead!
Wiley
Tyler Wiley has nearly a decade of experience in political and public affairs and he has served extensively at the highest levels of the federal government and political campaigns. His diverse work experience includes time spent in political advocacy, trade associations, communications, and nonprofits.
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Tyler graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a double-major in History and Political Science. After graduation, he worked as an Aide to Senator Jeff Sessions during his 2020 Alabama Senate race. Tyler went on to serve as a political appointee in the Trump Administration, where he worked as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar; a role in which he served closely with the Operation Warp Speed vaccine team during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following his time in the Department of Health and Human Services, Tyler moved to California to pursue a Master of Public Policy at Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he served as Director of Operations for Lanhee Chen’s 2022 California State Controller campaign, one of the closest California statewide Republican performances in nearly two decades.
After earning his graduate degree, Tyler became the Director of Public and Political Affairs for the San Diego Association of REALTORS, one of California’s largest trade associations, where he worked for nearly two years before relocating to Washington, D.C to serve in his current role as Director of Communications and Public Affairs at AxAdvocacy.
Mertens
Tanner Mertens serves AxAdvocacy as a Legislative Specialist.
He previously worked in the Office of Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), where he gained valuable experience managing a diverse portfolio of issues, including Telecommunications, Defense, Energy, and Agriculture, among others. He also supported the Congressman’s work on the House Small Business Committee.
Before working on Capitol Hill, Tanner earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Missouri State University and an Associate's degree in Computer Applications from State Technical College of Missouri.
Outside of work, Tanner enjoys spending his free time exploring the wilderness, at the closest fishing spot he can find, or playing and watching sports.
Campisi
Caroline’s political career started when she served in the Trump Administration working as the Director of Youth Correspondence. There she was responsible for developing communications strategies and crafted appropriate responses to correspondence submitted by the nation’s youth on a variety of policy issues. After the White House, Caroline joined the Axiom Strategies team back in 2021, working as an Account Manager with the Voter Contact team. After a short break, Caroline is rejoining Axiom Strategies as an Associate with our Texas team.
Caroline who is originally from Long Island, New York and earned a degree in Criminology and Political Science from Hofstra University on Long Island, moved to Washington, DC almost 6 years ago. When she’s not immersed with work, Caroline enjoys spending time with her puppy, Stormi.
Morgan
John Morgan is an experienced executive, talented communicator and valued resource for demographic and political analysis. He has served as President of Applied Research Coordinates, a consulting firm specializing in politics, demographics and their applications to elections and redistricting. Over the course of his career, Mr. Morgan has performed redistricting work in twenty and analytical work in forty states for a wide variety of clients.
Mr. Morgan managed a large national political organization—GOPAC—for three years during the chairmanship of the Honorable J.C. Watts. With its multi-million-dollar budget and emphasis on politics in every corner of the country, he has demonstrated his abilities to work on projects both large and small. Mr. Morgan is an expert on redistricting, consulting for numerous state redistricting commissions, legislatures and testifying in court cases.
Mr. Morgan has been sought out as a public speaker and seen as an authority by leading news organizations. He has spoken before the House Republican Conference, the Woodrow Wilson Institute as well as many Republican organizations across the country. Mr. Morgan has appeared on C-SPAN, and NPR as well as being quoted in media outlets.
Mr. Morgan has testified in multiple court cases involving census data and the redistricted process. He has testified as an expert witness in federal and state courts as well as advising state officials, attorneys and other stake holders in these types of cases. He has done redistricting work in twenty states over four redistricting cycles -1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021.
Mr. Morgan has long been committed to sharing his experience and skills with others. He has traveled the country training thousands of people in campaign and redistricting techniques and strategies.
Mr. Morgan graduated with honors from the University of Chicago, where he wrote his Bachelor’s Honors thesis on “The Net Effects of Gerrymandering 1896-1932.” His demographic study on LaSalle, Illinois was published in The History of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, Volume Five.
Mr. Morgan has personally visited all fifty states and sixty percent of the counties in the United States. Mr. Morgan has two adult daughters and currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Fairfax HS Theater Boosters and volunteered for the Veterans Campaign; a non-partisan organization dedicated to helping veterans seek public office. He has finished two Ironman 70.3 triathlons and the Marine Corp marathon.
Evans
Adeline graduated from Texas A&M University in 2023 with a BS in Political Science. After graduation, she worked on Senator Cruz's reelection campaign.
Originally raised on a farm in Pecos, Texas, Adeline now lives in Dallas. She is excited to start her first role with Axiom as an associate. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Downs
Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Halle Downs began working with Fundraising Inc. as fundraising associate in early 2025.
Halle’s life-long passion for government, politics and policy led her to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics, while simultaneously gaining experience through several internships with the state legislature. Upon graduating from the University of New Mexico, she began working as legislative staff, as well as on numerous campaigns, including federal House and Senate races.
Halle is a passionate and creative musician and loves to spend time playing guitar and spending time with her family and friends.
Little
William Little is a seasoned political strategist with a proven track record of success in managing campaigns at all levels. Most recently, he served as the Political Director for Senator Ted Cruz's historic 2024 re-election campaign.
Known for his ability to build and leverage key political relationships, William has a unique talent for using these connections to achieve preferred outcomes. Whether managing congressional campaigns, advising on high-stakes political strategies, or driving voter engagement, he excels at navigating complex political landscapes and forging relationships that lead to tangible,successful results.
William's experience spans across our country, where he has successfully managed campaigns in diverse and high-pressure environments, including our Southern Border. His deep roots in Texas and Louisiana give him a strong understanding of southern political dynamics and the ability to connect with voters on a personal level.
A passionate supporter of LSU, you can find William shouting “Geaux Tigers!” on Saturdays in the fall.
William is now bringing his extensive expertise to Axiom Strategies, where he will continue to drive innovative, results-oriented political campaigns for clients across the country.
Forshag
Allie Lee joins Fundraising Inc. as a Fundraising Associate with a diverse background in campaign fundraising, government relations, and political communications.
Prior to joining the Fundraising Inc. team, Allie served as a Regional Finance Coordinator for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) under the leadership of Chairman Tim Scott.
Before moving to DC, Allie was part of the Cornerstone Government Affairs team in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana location, assisting the firm’s government relations team with client service activities, conducting research and providing updates on state legislative matters and diverse regulatory issues.
Allie got her start in political fundraising during her time at Nungesser Consulting, a Louisiana-based Republican fundraising firm whose clients included members of the Louisiana congressional delegation as well as several statewide elected officials.
Additionally, Allie served as a Digital Strategist for Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, where she managed his official social media channels while building and executing his social media strategy.
Allie also served as a Community Liaison and Caseworker for Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). In this role, she was a liaison between constituents and agencies as well as to local, state and federal officials to form effective relationships for the Congressman.
Allie is a proud Louisiana native and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
McGee
Amy McGee is a recent graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where they earned a degree in Communications and Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations. Passionate about strategic media relations, Amy McGee is eager to apply their skills in building strong communications with AxAdvocacy.
Christello
I am a graphic designer with over 20 years of experience in delivering impactful design work to various clients in the education field, non-profits and business to business. Print media including direct mail, newsletters, ads and magazines have been my focus but lately I have jumped into the world of T-shirt design.
Kennedy
Christopher Kennedy was born and raised in Boerne, TX. He joins Axiom Strategies as an Associate after working the last few election cycles for various campaign committees in DC.
During the 2024 cycle, Christopher was a member of the digital fundraising team for the NRCC, which consistently broke records. He had previously served in war room positions at both the NRSC (2020) and the RGA (2022), where Christopher oversaw the media monitoring operation for their communications teams.
He also previously interned on Capitol Hill for Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE). In between those internships, he came back to San Antonio to work on one of the most competitive House races in 2018. The re-election campaign was successful by 926 votes.
A proud graduate of THE University of Texas, Christopher earned a BBA in Business Management and a minor in Government. Hook ‘Em!
Heinen
Hailey grew up in Greensboro, GA, where her interest in politics emerged at an early age as she volunteered for several local and state campaigns. She is a 2025 graduate from the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. in public policy two years ahead of schedule due to her love of learning. In the summer of 2024, she interned at Fundraising Inc., where she thrived in Washington, D.C.’s fast-paced political environment. Hailey serves as an operations associate at Fundraising Inc. where she applies her detail-oriented mindset to her passion for politics. Outside of work, Hailey enjoys spending time with her twin sister, family, and friends in addition to cooking, playing piano, and being involved in her church community.
Rehder
Holly Thompson Rehder joins Axiom after decades of experience working in government affairs, mergers and acquisitions, public policy, and political campaigns. Her experience includes directing corporate government affairs operations across multiple states in the telecommunications industry, co-founding a telecommunications contracting company of her own, and running Congresswoman JoAnn Emerson's re-election campaign prior to successfully running for office herself.
As a former legislator first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012, Holly spent 8 years in the Missouri House and 4 years in the Missouri Senate. Senator Thompson Rehder worked tenaciously to affect change in policies that would help victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence, policies to help in the fight against drug abuse and help families struggling in addiction, policies to help children in the state’s foster care, and to ensure funding for the state’s mental health needs. Throughout her legislative tenure, Holly focused on the policies that could bring generational changes to the lives of others.
Coming from very humble beginnings herself, Holly is a published author and sought–after public speaker who speaks across the country on subjects that too often are hidden in the shadows: addiction, sexual abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, and poverty. As a rare former lawmaker who speaks candidly from raw personal experience, Holly rises above the worn-out political arguments to provide an unvarnished look inside the worst of American poverty––challenging those of us with the ability to affect change to do so, while simultaneously reaching out to those struggling.
Ms. Rehder is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mass Communications with her emphasis in Public Relations, and double minors in Political Science and Communications for Legal Professionals (Debate). She resides in Southeast Missouri, has three children, Raychel Jarrett, Johnny Griswell, Jr., and Christian Rehder, and three beautiful grandbabies, Kayden Talley, Karlei Jarrett, and Liam Griswell.
Billman
Jeff Billman is a Senior Vice President at AxAdvocacy, bringing extensive experience in government relations, legislative strategy, and political operations. Jeff has a distinguished career on Capitol Hill, having served as Chief of Staff for Dr. Ronny Jackson (TX-13) from 2020 through the conclusion of the 118th Congress. In this role, he managed a seven-figure official budget, oversaw a team of 25 staff members across four offices, and supported Dr. Jackson’s work on critical committees including Armed Services, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence. His leadership was instrumental in Dr. Jackson’s strong political and fundraising success, positioning the Congressman among the top fundraisers in the Republican Conference and Texas Delegation.
Throughout his career, Jeff has held senior roles for influential Members of Congress, including former Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06), former Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (TX-08), and Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01). His work across these offices, combined with his deep involvement in campaign strategy, grassroots organizing, and GOP leadership initiatives, has provided him with a unique perspective on the intersection of policy, politics, and advocacy. Jeff’s strategic insights and expertise in navigating complex political landscapes are an asset to AxAdvocacy's clients, particularly in areas involving government relations, coalition building, and political strategy.
In addition to his legislative experience, Jeff has played an integral role in political campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels, including managing GOTV and fundraising efforts, organizing national conventions, and supporting transition teams following historic electoral wins. His prior work also includes Republican National Convention planning and assisting with transition efforts for the Trump administration in 2024, providing him with a wide-ranging understanding of political dynamics and governmental transitions.
Jeff earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Dallas. He resides in Irving, Texas, with his wife, Lauren.
Lisella
Mark Lisella has worked on over 500 political & issue campaigns, from the local to federal level, in every region of the country. He has three decades of professional experience creating winning strategies and political advertising for Republican candidates, non-profits, trade associations, corporations, and issue clients.
Determined to introduce the latest commercial innovations to the political world, Mark was an early advocate of digital media, and among the first to combine consumer & voter data to enhance targeting.
Mark has contributed to projects for the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. At the state level, Mark has worked with the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), and Republican committees in Delaware, Michigan, New Hampshire, Virginia, California, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, West Virgina, and Missouri.
Prior to joining Axiom, his strategic communications firm Lisella Public Affairs received 44 national advertising awards for voter mail, newspaper, radio and TV advertising– more than any other political firm in the Carolinas. While “tactically agnostic,” Mark admits a bias toward voter mail for its punch and targetability.
Through the U.S. State Department’s ACYPL program, Mark served as a guest lecturer on campaign strategy and tactics to our foreign allies. Additionally, he assisted the government of Pakistan with media relations in the collaborative fight against global terror.
Mark has a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Charleston and a Masters in Government from Johns Hopkins University. He completed additional coursework at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management, American University’s Campaign Management Institute, and The University of Madrid, Spain.
He lives in the wilds of Durham County, North Carolina.
Gorecki
A seasoned operative of New England campaigns, Gorecki joins Axiom as the New England Regional Director.
Originally hailing from deep blue Massachusetts, Gorecki experienced first-hand living behind enemy lines. To those who know him, perhaps the only thing stronger than his conservative Republican politics is his thick Boston accent. Taking an interest in politics from a young age, he volunteered on his first campaign at 16 years old. By 18, he helped run a successful re-election race for a Republican City Councilor-at-Large in his deeply Democrat home city of 60,000 residents. Just two years later, he successfully re-elected the same Councilor for another term.
Following his successful municipal campaigns, and while still a student in college, he worked for Ted Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign as a Regional Field Director in southern New Hampshire, where Cruz finished a strong third – solidifying his place as a top-contender for the Republican nomination next to President Trump. After spending four years in financial services, Gorecki made his return to campaigns with the stunning come-from-behind victory as Karoline Leavitt’s Campaign Manager for her 2022 congressional race in NH-01.
Known for always tasking himself in underdog roles, Gorecki assumed the helm at the New Hampshire Committee to Elect House Republicans in 2024. Conventional wisdom held that House Republicans would be lucky to maintain their razor-thin 201-199 majority. Yet, despite Vice-President Kamala Harris winning the Granite State with 51% of the vote, House Republicans expanded their majority from 201 to 222.
Gorecki resides in Goffstown, NH with his German Shepherd, Junior.
McKee
Michael McKee is a seasoned Printing Manager with over 30 years of experience in the commercial print and promotional products industry. He has guided the transition from traditional printing methods to modern digital workflows, including systems from Kodak, Esko, Fuji, Canon, and Konica. His passion for print and leadership has driven his company's success.
A lifelong Kansas City resident, Michael lives in Overland Park, KS. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Jayhawks, Royals, and Kansas City Chiefs, holding season tickets for the Chiefs. He enjoys playing golf and traveling with his wife, Tamra.
Williams
Sarah Williams is a political advocacy strategist, currently serving as Senior Director of Public Affairs at AxAdvocacy. She previously led advocacy efforts at the Federation of American Hospitals, managing FedPAC and national grassroots engagement campaigns to amplify the voice of tax-paying hospitals.
Before that, Sarah led the Voter Education Program at the American Bankers Association, driving fundraising and execution for a multimillion-dollar issue advocacy initiative. Her experience includes political consulting, grassroots mobilization, and policy research, with roles at DDC Public Affairs, Firehouse Strategies, the Heritage Foundation, the RNC, and Capitol Hill.
She got her start in Washington as an intern for the late Senator John McCain, researching healthcare and trade policy. She later gained experience across the pond, interning for Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP, where she contributed to grassroots mobilization during the Brexit campaign.
A proud native of Washington, CT, Sarah holds a B.A. in Politics from The Catholic University of America and an M.P.S. in Political Management from George Washington University. Outside of work, she’s training for her next marathon, reading a good book, or cheering for the McLaren Formula One Team. She lives in Arlington with her fiancé, Justin, and their two miniature dachshunds, Toby and CJ.
Rayman
Monica is a Virginia native, from Alexandria. She graduated from Longwood University with her BA in Political Science and has her JD from Marquette University Law School. Monica has previous fundraising experience from working with a private school in DC. She is excited to join Fundraising, Inc. and learn from her new colleagues!