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We have a stellar reputation in terms of the accuracy of our results and the quality of our strategic guidance. We have worked in all 50 states, Washington, DC, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Every election cycle, we conduct research for dozens of Democratic office-seekers.

Political

Currently, we work with seven sitting U.S. senators, 14 sitting House members, two sitting governors, four mayors, and numerous state-, county-, and municipal-level elected officials, as well as party committees and a vast array of independent expenditure groups.

We count the following among our greatest strengths:

Our recent record at the statewide level with party committees and legislative caucuses to provide guidance for those working to elect Democrats down-ballot.
Our demonstrated ability to develop and identify accessible and powerful messaging that work among both persuasion audiences and mobilization targets (and distinguishing between the two when necessary), specifically in the context of electoral politics, as well as determining precisely which voters make up these target groups and how to reach them.
Our extensive knowledge regarding long-term electorate expansion and the mobilization of disengaged, disillusioned, and low-propensity voters.
Our experience working in challenging states where the national Democratic brand is an obstacle and where we have identified strategies that allow Democrats to break through and succeed.
Our in-house sampling team and experienced analysts, who have demonstrated experience in accurate modeling of likely electorates and projecting turnout scenarios, as well as providing clients with specific goals for turnout and recommendations for how to get there.

Select Clients

U.S. Senators

Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (MD)
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto (NV)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY)
Sen. Peter Welch (VT)
Sen. Mark Warner (VA)

U.S. Members of Congress

Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-7)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Sean Casten (IL-6)
Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-3)
Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-6)
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-7)
Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-6)
Rep. Nellie Pou (NJ-9)
Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19)
Rep. Tim Kennedy (NY-26)
Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-4)
Rep. Vicente Gonzales (TX-34)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA-8)

Governors

Gov. Andy Beshear (KY)
Gov. Wes Moore (MD)

State Attorneys General and Other Statewide Elected Officials

Attorney General William Tong (CT)
Attorney General Anthony Brown (MD)
State Comptroller Brooke Lierman (MD)
Attorney General Jay Jones (VA)

Locally Elected Officials

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty (CA)
Supreme Court Justice Mary Kay O’Brien (IL)
Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne (IN)
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell (KY)
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball (MD)
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (TX)
State Senator Jeremy McPike (VA)
Mayor Danny Avula, Richmond (VA)
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington DC

PACS and Committees

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Priorities USA
Senate Majority PAC (SMP)
House Majority PAC (HMP)

The polling data, message research, and strategic guidance provided by Hart Research was critical to our history-making 2022 election in Minnesota.

—Tim Stanley, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund