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Bio
Joel
C. Bradshaw
Joel Bradshaw has worked in politics and public affairs for over
30 years. He is the founder and president of Joel Bradshaw Associates,
a consulting firm specializing in strategy, message, management
and planning for political campaigns and institutions. Joel has
served as the Director of Government Relations for the Colorado
Education Association, the Director of Reapportionment and Redistricting
at the Democratic National Committee, the Founder and President
of the Campaign Design Group, and a Political Affairs Specialist
for the National Education Association.
He is a recognized expert in political strategy, message, communication,
strategic planning, organizational development, conflict resolution
and group facilitation. He has extensive experience in designing
effective public policy advocacy programs that emphasize grassroots
impact on public policy. Joel has consulted on over 300 campaigns
for public office at all levels, including the successful U.S. Senate
campaigns of Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Patty Murray (D-WA). In addition
to his work on federal campaigns he also has extensive experience
in campaigns for state legislatures having worked with legislative
leaders in New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington and New
York.
He has been particularly successful in operating a consensus-based
strategic planning process for campaigns and advocacy organizations
like the campaign of Congressman Frank Pallone, the National Education
Association, the Florida Education Association, the Illinois Education
Association, the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Save
Our Wild Salmon, the Alaska Conservation Alliance, and several state
conservation voter leagues. (See full list on Clients page.)
Joel is a renowned trainer and an accomplished public speaker.
He has given hundreds of talks on all aspects of politics and public
affairs. He is the author of campaign manuals for the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee, and the American Medical Association. He is the author
of several articles on political strategy including "Who Will
Vote for You and Why: Campaign Strategy and Message," and "Order
Out of Chaos."
He has designed and conducted political and public affairs training
programs for EMILY's List, the League of Conservation Voters Education
Fund, The National Education Association, The American Medical Association,
and the Democratic National Committee. Joel has designed electoral
campaign simulations for school board and congressional campaigns,
including a computer simulation of a U.S. Senate race.
Joel is a Civil War buff and lives in Falls Church, Virginia. He
began his career as a history teacher, and he remains a teacher.
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