Democracy doesn’t defend itself.

Our clients have one thing in common: they’re dedicated to strengthening American democracy. We are a full-service communications firm that builds high-profile and high-impact persuasion campaigns and projects that sustain and grow a durable, bipartisan, pro-democracy coalition.

Leadership & Team

Sarah Longwell

Sarah Longwell is the President and CEO of Longwell Partners, a full-service communications firm in Washington, D.C. Sarah is a Co-Founder of the organization Defending …
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Carson Putnam

Strategy

Barry Rubin

Video

Chris Herbert

Digital & Web Dev

Meaghan Leister

Communications

Priya Gada

Executive Assistant

Patrick Stoltzfus

Accounting

Jared Poland

Research

Gunner Ramer

Analysis

Conor Kilgore

Research

Rylee Boyd

Communications

JJ Conway

Research

Danny Dorst

Video

Tony Franquiz

Communications

Kase Cronin

Research

Ben Parker

Research

Skylar Bennett

Research

Services & Capabilities

Focus Groups

In this hyper-partisan political environment, we provide insight into the perspectives of American voters by collecting and analyzing qualitative data. Our focus groups help to identify persuadable audiences and hone persuasive messages.
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Video Production

Whether you need a feature length documentary, a video explaining a complex policy issue, or a 30-second television commercial, our video team can manage the process from script to screen.
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Web Design & Development

You need a website. We build websites. Small websites for short-term projects, large organizational sites with thousands of pages, complex data-driven web apps, and everything in-between.

Strategic Communications

Blending audience insights, strategic targeting, coalition building, and creative advertising, we build campaigns that matter and break through the noise of daily politics.
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Advertising

We specialize in multi-platform campaigns including web, digital, print, television, radio, and non-traditional outlets to reach niche audiences. We blend innovative messaging with unconventional messengers to ensure our campaigns get noticed.

Media Training

Prepping for a live TV debate? Giving a presentation to clients? Speaking in front of donors? Nervous? We'll help you prep and get rid of the butterflies.