Blackrock Associates has extensive experience working with a variety of political clients, from national political action committees such as Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change and Wesley Clark's WesPAC to federal, state, and local electoral and issue campaigns. We invite you to explore the work we've done for our clients to see how we can help your political organization achieve its online marketing goals.
Barbara Boxer for Senate
After assisting in her successful 2004 re-election bid, Blackrock Associates is again helping the Friends of Barbara Boxer re-election campaign as they prepare for the 2010 mid-term elections. |
Chuck Schumer for Senate
Blackrock has helped Senator Schumer inaugurate an online presence, including the launch of the Senator's first campaign website. As an outspoken supporter of the public option, Blackrock helped Senator Schumer connect with online progressive activists looking for a leader on the issue. |
Byron Dorgan for Senate
Senator Byron Dorgan, a three-term incumbent, faces a potentially tough race in 2010 depending on the challenger. To make sure Senator Dorgan was prepared, Blackrock has helped him establish a robust online base to rapidly adjust to changing conditions as the race plays out. |
Patty Murray for Senate
In preparation for her 2010 re-election bid, Blackrock worked with Senator Murray's campaign to launch a fully redesigned website, complete with portals to new social networking sites. |
Alan Grayson for Congress
During the media blitz surrounding Representative Grayson's comments on health care reform, Blackrock supported the Congressman by launching several micro-sites, including CongressmanWithGuts.com and NamesOfTheDead.com. |
General Wesley Clark's WesPAC
Blackrock Associates has helped WesPAC develop online advocacy campaigns, assisted in the production of a weekly podcast series, and has helped WesPAC become one of the top ten ActBlue sites in terms of money donated to Democratic campaigns. |
Michael Bennet for Senate
Blackrock Associates launched an online joint-petition between Senator Bennet, fellow Colorado Senator Mark Udall, and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, urging an up-or-down vote for the public option. In less than a week, the petition garnered more than 20,000 signatures. |
Lee Fisher for Senate
Blackrock has helped the Fisher for Ohio campaign build its online infrastructure from the bottom-up in this open seat race, including the launch of the campaign's official website. |
Charlie Melancon for Senate
After managing a successful online video launch of Charlie Melancon's campaign for Senate, Blackrock has continued to create the strong online infrastructure needed for this high-profile race. |
Senator Mary Landrieu
As part of Landrieu's winning campaign team, Blackrock helped the campaign quadruple the size of its email, identify new supporters throughout the state, and raise money online to keep pace with the demands of a high-profile Senate race. |
Mark Udall for Senate
Mark Udall for Colorado hired Blackrock to buttress the campaign's ambitious fundraising operation and increase its online presence. Over the course of the race, Blackrock increased the campaign's email list by 600% and helped the campaign raise over $1 million online. |
Senator Tim Johnson
Blackrock harnessed its relationships with 12 Senate and Presidential campaigns to coordinate an online fundraising push that raised nearly $100,000 for Senator Johnson's campaign in one week alone. |
Senator Dick Durbin
Blackrock expanded Senator Durbin's online support base tenfold, mobilizing it to support his legislative priorities and contribute to his campaign. Blackrock helped to engage his online community as they sent over 50,000 letters to decision-makers on a range of issues from the Iraq War to college affordability. |
Rick Noriega for Senate
Blackrock Associates worked with Noriega's Senate campaign to grow his email list, build support through Texas, and generate support among online activists. We helped the campaign raise nearly $1.8 million online and build a list of over 200,000 supporters. |
One Voice PAC (Rep. Barbara Lee)
Blackrock is helping Rep. Barbara Lee's One Voice PAC expand its supporter base to mobilize support for progressive legislation in Washington. |
Jim Webb for Senate
Blackrock Associates rapidly built an online database of supporters to help Webb develop an effective grassroots network. Blackrock helped the campaign raise over $4 million online on the way to a stunning upset victory |
Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change
Blackrock manages PAC for a Change’s online operations, including Boxer’s email communications, email list growth, online advocacy, online fundraising, and netroots outreach. |
Amy Klobuchar for Senate
Blackrock helped Klobuchar's successful campaign communicate with voters and supporters via email and online ads, create online issue advocacy campaigns, build a strong online fundraising base, and reach out to the blogosphere. |
Senator Patrick Leahy and Green Mountain PAC
Blackrock has helped Green Mountain PAC launch several successful advocacy campaigns on issues such as the Veteran’s Administration data security breach and President Bush's signing statements on bills such as the PATRIOT Act reauthorization. |
Wesley Clark for President
Blackrock's two principals co-directed the online fundraising and new supporter acquisition programs for the Clark for President campaign. Over a five-month period, they were responsible for raising more than $7 million in contributions from more than 50,000 individual donors over the internet. |
Nick Lampson for Congress
Blackrock managed the online fundraising program for Lampson's 2006 race, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars online for his successful campaign. Blackrock also helped the campaign develop and launch the viral "DeLay's Dollars" game. |
Senator Carl Levin (Friends of Senator Carl Levin)
Blackrock grew the Levin email list and managed regular email communications program to keep supporters connected to major issues that Senator Levin is focusing on in Congress. |
Jane Harman (Friends of Jane Harman and SecureUS PAC)
Blackrock Associates helped Harman spread her message on national security issues through outreach to major national blogs, and organized periodic conference calls with leading bloggers. |
Blanche Lincoln for Senate
Blackrock managed the Lincoln campaign’s outbound online communications program. Blackrock helped Lincoln grow her email list tenfold and executed regular email communications for the campaign, including volunteer messaging, event/crowd building, fundraising, and GOTV emails. |
LaRocco For Senate
Larry LaRocco, a former Congressman from Idaho's 1st District and former staffer for Senator Frank Church, has been a familiar face in Idaho politics since his first election to Congress in 1990. Blackrock joined his team for the 2008 U.S. Senate race. |
Salazar For Colorado
Blackrock joined the team of Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) prior to his appointment by President Barack Obama to be the next Secretary of the Interior. |
Artur Davis for Governor
Blackrock has helped Artur Davis to fortify his online presence in what is undoubtedly one of the country's most hotly contested and closely watched 2010 gubernatorial races. |
Jay Nixon (Nixon for Governor)
Blackrock Associates worked closely with Jay Nixon's communications team to reinforce the campaign's message online -- through e-mail, web video, and outreach to blogs and social networks. The firm tripled the size of Nixon's online support base and assisted with online fundraising throughout the campaign. |
Chris Kelly for CA Attorney General
In addition to launching the Chris Kelly for Attorney General campaign website, Blackrock launched and continues to manage the campaign's email program. |
California Democratic Party
Blackrock teamed up with the California Democratic Party in order to help solidify and expand its online brand. |
No on I-1033 (WA)
In addition to managing its email list, Blackrock helped the No on I-1033 campaign by supporting its field team via an online volunteer portal. Blackrock also helped to cultivate nearly 10,000 fans for the campaign's Facebook page. |
Debra Bowen for CA Sec. of State
Blackrock helped Senator Bowen manage her campaign website, reach out to California and national blogs, grow her email list, and manage her email communications program. Bowen won her race and is now CA Secretary of State. |
California Forward
Through tailored application of online best practices, Blackrock has helped California Forward to organize grassroots supporters behind the group's agenda. |
Fiona Ma for State Assembly
Blackrock Associates has helped Fiona Ma's re-election committee launch a new website, run advocacy campaigns in support of important legislation, and significantly expanding the campaign's email list through both acquisitions and viral growth. |
John Chiang for CA Controller
Blackrock helped Chiang build his email list, manage his campaign website, and run his email communications program. |
Jackie Speier for CA Lt. Governor
Blackrock worked with Jackie Speier for California to grow the campaign’s email list, develop a new campaign website, and manage all outbound email communications to voters and supporters. |
California Trout
Over a 3-month period, Blackrock helped CalTrout select an online member management software vendor, integrate these online tools into their new website, grow the organization’s email list, and develop a variety of online advocacy campaigns.
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Antonio Villaraigosa for Mayor of Los Angeles
Blackrock Associates directed the Villaraigosa Campaign’s online strategy, specifically launching & updating his campaign website, building his email list, and managing his online fundraising and email communications program to supporters and voters. |
Dennis Herrera for SF City Attorney
Blackrock helped the Herrera campaign launch CleanAirSanFrancisco.com, which contained a petition urging the closure of the dirty Mirant power plant in San Francisco. The effort gained attention because of the unique coordination between television, radio, and online advertisements all directing traffic to the website. |
UFCW Southern California Contract Campaign
The grocery workers union is currently negotiating a new contract with the supermarket chains in southern California. Blackrock is helping the campaign reach out to members and customers alike through a dynamic website and email and text messaging communications. |
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Mayor's Committee for Government Excellence & Accountability)
Blackrock Associates is working with the Mayor’s Committee for Government Excellence & Accountability, which is embarking on a campaign to reform the Los Angeles public schools. |
Bill White for Mayor of Houston
Blackrock Associates managed the White campaign’s entire online program: leading the redesign of the new website, creating an email communications program, and developing an online fundraising plan. |
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers-West
Blackrock managed online strategy for 2 major UHW projects. In both projects, Blackrock managed the website and a regular email communications program.
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Let's Go Oakland
Blackrock designed and built the Let's Go Oakland website as way to mobilize Oakland fans in support of economic redevelopment. Blackrock also established social networking profiles for the venture in an attempt to drive more traffic to the website's petition. |













































