About our Firm

We are a DC-based competitive intelligence firm.​

Why us?

Some clients choose Ohlsen Consulting because of our success working on some of the biggest races in the country. Despite the Republican wave, Ohlsen Research clients won in 16 of 19 competitive races in 2014. And in 2010? Two-thirds of our statewide clients won.

Some clients choose us because we devote the same level of attention to local races as we do the largest national ones.

Some clients choose us so they can pay for the research they need: Our hourly billing means they won't waste precious campaign resources.

Some clients choose us because of our thoroughness. We’re experts on public information laws and how to receive documents at minimal cost. We search for documents, review metadata, look for social media accounts based on geolocation, and use 15 different search engines. We conduct 22 different searches of Facebook, and our self-research candidate checklist is five pages long.

Some clients choose us because we know we’re not infallible and include follow-up in all our projects. We’re not afraid to ask, “What did we miss?” and then track those things down.

And some choose us because we’re licensed and insured (OR #59364), with internal continuing education requirements stricter than the state’s. We’re always at the top of our game.

Clients include:

Statewide and Executive:

•  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
• Governor Steve Bullock (MT)
• Auditor Nicole Galloway (MO)
• Attorney General Chris Koster (MO)
• Attorney General Hector Balderas (NM)
• Attorney General Brian Frosh (MD)
• Attorney General Peter Kilmartin (RI)
• Lt. Governor Dan McKee (RI)
• Democratic Attorneys General Association Independent Expenditure

Congressional:

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Congressman Jared Huffman (CA)
• Betsy Rader for Congress (OH)
• Val Arkoosh for Congress (PA)
• Phil Janowicz for Congress (CA)
• Matt Miller for Congress (CA)
• Michael Eggman for Congress (CA)
• David Gill for Congress (IL)
• Julian Schreibman for Congress (NY)

Legislative:

• Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Independent Expenditure
• Future PAC (Oregon House Democratic campaign committee)
• Oregon Senate Democratic Leadership Fund
• California Democratic Party
• Washington Senate Democratic Campaign
• New Mexico House Democratic Caucus

Labor:

• Oregon Education Association
• SEIU Local 49 (Oregon)
• SEIU - United Healthcare Workers West
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
•  Minnesota AFSCME Council 5
• Wakeup Walmart (United Food & Commercial Workers Union)

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