EXCELLENCE IN CAMPAIGNS

Voter Contact Firm

We mine voter files and commercial data sources, integrate the latest social science research, and cut through the election noise to educate and mobilize voters.

A Full Toolkit

We use a range of research and voter contact tools to tailor each program. Our survey tools differ based on the complexity of the race and communications budget. And our voter contact menu includes live calling programs, robocalls, SMS (text) messaging, Telephone Town Halls, and digital communications.

Experience Up and Down the Ballot

We’ve helped deserving candidates at every office level — from city council races up to contests for Governor, US Congress and US Senate. We’ve helped hundreds of local school bond measures and dozens of statewide ballot measures and have worked with more than 800 state legislative and local government candidates. And team members have written voter contact scripts for every Democratic Presidential nominee since Al Gore.

Lead in Innovative Communication

Every election cycle reveals new ways to energize and mobilize targeted voters. Which means our tool kit is always growing. And we work extensively with academic research centers and progressive think tanks to field test new ideas on how to better connect with voters.

Awards for Quality Execution

Recognition like the Analyst Institute’s EXPY Awards spotlight our innovative use of the latest research to shape the political space for our candidates and causes. Independent blind peer review by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) cites Chism Strategies’ work as “excellent” year after year. Our firm also regularly wins Reed Awards, adjudicated by Campaigns and Elections, the journal of the political campaign industry.

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The award-winning team at Chism Strategies

MORE THAN JUST BUSINESS

What sets us apart.

We use a range of research and voter contact tools to tailor each project we take on. Our survey tools differ based on the complexity of the race and communications budget. Our voter contact menu includes: live calling programs, robocalls, SMS (text) messaging, Telephone Town Halls, and digital communications.

We start with listening.

Whether we’re managing your entire voter outreach effort or just a single robocall, it’s essential that we understand the big picture. We have expertise in end-to-end political communications but we don’t offer one-size-fits-all programs. We get to know the political landscape and campaign context before recommending a plan to you.

We strive for excellence.

Our team brings experience from every major campaign role from door-to-door canvasser to statewide candidate. We know the best practices for each tool and how to weave our services into the mix for maximum effect. We have been in the trenches and understand clients require rapid responses and agility to alter tactics when political landscapes shift.

We work from experience.

We know the tactical side of the business: supervisor to rep ratio, blind spot or shadow monitoring, real time tracking, EIS dialers, varying dialing algorithms, etc. More importantly, we know how to use one-to-one communications to win campaigns. When clients bring us in we use our collective experiences to maximize chances for victory.

A TRUSTED VOICE

National Recognition For Our Work

DEDICATED TO OUR CLIENTS

Our team helps you win.

Over the last decade, we have been repeatedly recognized as one of America’s top voter contact firms through a blind peer review process at the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC).

MANAGING PARTNER

Brannon Miller

Brannon’s expertise is in voter file analysis, and he leverages demographic data, previous election results, and voter file information to build the most effective universe for the project.

p: (601) 402-3281
e: brannon@chismstrategies.com

FOUNDING PARTNER

Brad Chism

Brad is an industry leader in multichannel political communications using research-based solutions and behavioral science to hone messaging.

p: (601) 918-4563
e: brad@chismstrategies.com

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Rob Burkes

Rob has spent more than a decade studying the changes in political messaging channels and building new tools for the firm.

p: (202) 812-6740
e: rob@chismstrategies.com

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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Julie Jaber

Julie has been a CPA for over 30 years, serving a series of nonprofit and small business clients prior to joining Chism Strategies to manage the firm’s financial affairs.

p: (601) 918-4564
e: julie@chismstrategies.com

PRINCIPAL

Charles Richardson

Charles is a telephone voter contact expert with a host of federal, state, and local government clients as well as labor, consumer rights and education advocacy groups.

p: (601) 826-0892
e: charles@chismstrategies.com

DIRECTOR, DIGITAL STRATEGY

Emily Henderson

Emily has developed an extensive digital services toolkit while serving dozens of electoral and grassroots advocacy clients. She understands how rapidly the consumption of political content online is changing and how that impacts programmatic advertising, traditional media buying, and social media marketing.

p: (662) 617-4906
e: emily@chismstrategies.com

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PRINCIPAL

Joe Binns

Joe has been working with candidates, advocates and trade associations on political races, corporate and issue campaigns for thirty years. He has served as a manager and general consultant for national, statewide and local campaigns but specializes in media relations, grassroots organizing and voter contact.

p: (404) 388-2097
e: joe@chismstrategies.com

OPERATIONS OFFICER

Dalton Holloway-Rasmus

Dalton's early experience organizing field campaigns for the Idaho Democratic Party lends itself to quick insight as he retrieves and analyzes necessary data to provide our clients with thorough electoral landscape overviews. In his current role at the firm, he also monitors direct voter contact programs to provide accurate reports and optimize campaigns to deliver better results for our clients.

p: (601) 499-4162
e: dalton@chismstrategies.com

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JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Andrew Devall

Andrew is a dynamic Junior Associate, bringing a fresh perspective to the team as a recent graduate with a dual degree in Government & Politics and History. With a proven track record in grassroots mobilizing, Andrew has played a pivotal role in the success of down-ballot campaigns, showcasing a strategic and hands-on approach to political consulting and a drive for excellence.

p: (504) 579-3389
e: andrew@chismstrategies.com

SELECT CLIENTS AND PARTNERS

Trusted by clients
from the Courthouse
to the White House.

CANDIDATE, MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY

Kathryn Garcia

NEW YORK

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Lois Frankel

FLORIDA

COURT OF APPEALS

David McCarty

MISSISSIPPI

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL BOARD

Sonja Smith

ALABAMA

STATE SENATOR

Kim Jackson

GEORGIA

STATE HOUSE MEMBER

Bee Nguyen

GEORGIA

MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM

Randall Woodfin

ALABAMA

GOVERNOR

John Bel Edwards

LOUISIANA

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STATE SENATOR

Mujtaba Mohammed

NORTH CAROLINA

MAYOR OF DALLAS

Eric Johnson

TEXAS

STATE SENATOR

Michelle Au

GEORGIA

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Ayanna Pressley

MASSACHUSETTS

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Diana DeGette

COLORADO

MAYOR OF HOUSTON

Sylvester Turner

TEXAS

GOVERNOR

Gavin Newsom
(Stop the Recall)

CALIFORNIA

MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG

Ken Welch

FLORIDA

MAYOR OF SHELBY COUNTY

Lee Harris

TENNESSEE

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STATE SENATOR

Shevrin Jones

FLORIDA

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ABOUT US

A full-service political consulting firm here to help you win campaigns.

Chism Strategies helps elect Democrats and advance progressive causes, serving clients across the nation from offices in Atlanta, Jackson, Memphis, and San Antonio.

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OUR LOCATIONS

Where to find us?

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Atlanta, GA

Memphis, TN

Jackson, MS

San Antonio, TX

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