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Below is
a partial list of recent
clients of Paul Harstad and
HARSTAD
STRATEGIC
RESEARCH:
Elected
Officials — Won 11 out of 14 races for governor and U.S. senator, including the
following current office-holders.
- U.S.
Senator Claire McCaskill, Missouri
- U.S.
Senator Barack Obama, Illinois
- U.S.
Senator Ken Salazar, Colorado
- U.S.
Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa
- U.S.
Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island
- U.S.
Representative Mark Udall, Colorado
- U.S.
Representative Betty McCollum,
Minnesota
- Governor
Tom Vilsack, Iowa
- Lt.
Governor Bill Halter, Arkansas
WE ALSO INDEPENDENTLY HELPED
ELECT IN CLOSE RACES:
- Governor
Bill Ritter of Colorado in 2006
- U.S.
Senator Jon Tester of Montana in 2006
- Governor
Jim Doyle of Wisconsin in 2002 and 2006
- Governor
Brian Schweitzer of Montana in 2004
- U.S.
Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington in 2000
Referenda
Campaigns — Won 27 of our last 29 referenda elections.
- State TABOR (Taxpayer Bill or Rights) initiative to
restrict state government taxing and spending powers.
Nebraska. (DEFEATED)
- State constitutional restrictions on school
spending. Colorado. (DEFEATED)
- Increase in the state minimum wage. Montana. (PASSED)
- State constitutional amendment to require 10%
renewable electric energy. Colorado. (PASSED)
- State ballot initiative to increase the state
tobacco tax for health care coverage. Montana. (PASSED)
- State constitutional amendment to enact sweeping
campaign finance reform. Colorado. (PASSED)
- State ballot initiative to dedicate half the
state's tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and other health
purposes. Montana. (PASSED)
- Two state constitutional amendments to sharply
restrict tax
increases. Iowa. (DEFEATED, despite
overwhelming initial support)
- Statewide ban on animal trapping.
Colorado. (PASSED)
- Statewide referendum initiated by the
Religious Right to ban existing video lottery program that funds public
education.
South Dakota. (DEFEATED)
- Several referenda for Stanford University in
Palo Alto, California. (WON 3 DIFFERENT
REFERENDA)
- School bond issue. Washoe County, Nevada.
(PASSED after prior defeat without our
involvement)
- School bond issue. Madison, Wisconsin.
(PASSED)
- Recreation center bond issue. Jefferson
County, Colorado. (PASSED)
- Initiative to repeal a city ban on smoking in
restaurants. Salina, Kansas. (DEFEATED)
- Initiative
to ban smoking in all indoor public places. Helena, Montana. PASSED)
- Initiative to ban smoking in restaurants and
bars in Lincoln, Nebraska (PASSED)
Educational
Institutions
- Stanford University
- National Education
Association (NEA)
- 21
state education
associations including: Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky,
Colorado, North
Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Puerto Rico among
others
- Communities
for Quality Education
- Colorado Community
College System
- North Dakota
University System
- North
Dakota Department of Public Instruction
- Denver Public Schools
- Colorado
School-to-Career Partnership
- Washoe County Public
Schools, Nevada
- Clarksville-Montgomery
County Schools, Tennessee
- Des Moines Public
Schools, Iowa
Health Care
- American Cancer Society
- Stanford University Medical
Center
- American
Gastroenterological Association
- Planned Parenthood
- National Center for
Tobacco-Free Kids
- Packard Children's Hospital
- Kansas SmokeLess Kids
Initiative
- Protect Montana Kids
- National League of Nursing
- National Mental Health
Association
- American Academy of Family
Physicians
- National SAFE KIDS Campaign
- Nutrition Screening
Initiative
- Provident Services (the
network of hospitals)
- Poudre Valley Hospital
- North Dakota Medical
Association
Environment
- Environmental Defense
- League of Conservation Voters
- Trust for Public Land
- Environment
Colorado
- Montana
Wilderness Association
- Oil
& Gas Accountability Project (OGAP)
- Colorado PIRG
- 1000 Friends of New Mexico
- National Environment Trust
- Endangered
Species Coalition (now regrettably extinct)
Foundations
- Wyss
Foundation
- Brett
Family Foundation
- Turner
Foundation
- Stupski
Foundation
- Rose
Foundation
- Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
Advocacy
Groups / Membership Organizations
- America
Votes
- Common
Cause
- American
Cancer Society
- National Education
Association
- Communities
for Quality Education
- Planned Parenthood
- EMILY’s List
- Opportunity
PAC in California
- National Center for
Tobacco-Free Kids
- Kansas SmokeLess Kids
Initiative
- Protect Montana Kids
- National League of Nursing
- National Mental Health
Association
- American
Gastroenterological Association
- Education Credit
Union Council
- Stanford Federal
Credit Union
- Colorado Bar
Association
- Montana Trial Lawyers
Association
- DSCC
(Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee)
- DGA
(Democratic Governors' Association)
Labor
Unions / Professional Associations
- National
Education Association (NEA)
- NEA
affiliates in 21 states and Puerto Rico
- AFL-CIO
of Wisconsin and Iowa
- AFS-CME
of Iowa and Wisconsin
- Service
Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Montana
Trial Lawyers Association
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