About Indie Politics:
Our Background

We enjoy winning.

Especially when we’re
not supposed to.

 

Indie Politics started in 2005 as an innovative campaign firm that wanted to challenge the conventional wisdom of how campaigns could win. Finding insights in voter targeting that others missed, persuading voters with original messages (and not just endorsements), building coalitions from the ground up — led to winning campaigns that surprised political observers.

Today we develop and implement campaign strategies for a diverse group of candidates, independent groups and ballot measures, crafting messages and media with flexible, attentive management through to Election Day.

Frequently working on the ground with new candidates and ballot measure leaders, we customize our services to the unique needs that help each of our campaigns win. We produce in-house all of our campaigns’ logos, direct mail, websites, email and social media content calendars, earned media, fundraising, volunteer organizational structures, walk and phone programs, signage and GOTV programs. Working with strategic partners, we expand our deliverables to include various phone and texting programs, data management, TV, radio, polling and research.

We Work Directly with Every Client

 
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Dan Mullen

President & Strategist

Dan Mullen is President and Strategist at Indie Politics, a campaign consulting firm dedicated to helping Democratic and allied candidates and causes. 

Having worked on more than 150 campaigns since opening his firm in 2005, Dan has led many successful campaigns for candidates, independent expenditure (IE) committees, ballot measures and governmental clients. Dan works directly with clients to guide them through each step of a campaign: launch, strategy, message development, fundraising, online support and volunteer organizing, field, direct mail, phones, polling, research and media relations.

With 24 years of experience working on elections across the country, Dan has been a leading member of creative teams that won seven “Pollies” from the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) and two “Reed Awards” from Campaigns & Elections magazine for excellence in design and communications.

Dan holds a degree in Political Science from Boston College, studied in Northern Ireland, has traveled across 16 countries in Europe, including living in London, and now lives in Northern California with his wife and three daughters.

 

“Victoria Fleming elected to Santa Rosa City Council in close race”

— The Press Democrat