German Trejo
Political Consultant, Political Organization
German Trejo - Political Strategist, Latino Vote Expert, Immigration Reform Advocate
German Trejo's Bio:
German Trejo's Experience:
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Principal & Chief Strategist at g&t Consulting
2011 - PresentProvided advisory to candidates and organizations, including campaign set up and compliance; campaign plan development; Campaign Management; fundraising; door-to-door, phone-banking and direct mail voter contact; communications and polling; GOTV including the following campaigns: - Federal PAC: Latino District Defense Fund - Local IE's: Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement (Anti-Sheriff Joe Arpaio) - U.S. Senate: Arizona US Senate Exploratory (Crowe) - U.S. Congress: CA CD-22; TX CD-06; TX CD-33, UT CD-02; FL CD-19 - Initiatives: Ohio Clean Energy Initiative (petition gathering and issue-ballot campaign) - State Senate: UT District 1; RI District 2 - State House: AZ District 29; CA District 69; TX District 104 - Mayoral: Los Angeles CA (Pleitez) - City Council: Dallas, District 2, 5 and 6; Cincinnati At-Large Manage a portfolio of 50+ candidates and organizations across the country. Duties include: identify and outreach prospective clients, prepare proposals, make presentations, negotiate contracts, manage HR, billing, etc.
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Regional GOTV Director at Organizing For America Florida
2012 - 2012- Responsible for Early Vote and Election Day organization and execution of GOTV efforts for the Presidential Campaign within Florida's St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, Glades and Highland counties - In charge of campaign logistics by receiving and re-distributing campaign supplies, technology, and other resources for the region - Participated in VP Joe Biden's visit to the region, as part of organizing staff
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National Program & Field Director at Democracia USA - NCLR
2009 - 2010- Registered 100K+ Latinos and GOTV 105,000 to vote in the 2010 mid-term elections - Managed a staff of 300+ in 14 field offices in AZ, CO, FL, NJ, NV, PA, TX and UT - Implement national campaigns including Enough is Enough (against Lou Dobbs), H-CAN (in favor of President Obama's Health Reform) Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing House Parties, Go Verde (Latino Environmental Campaign)
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South West Ohio Regional Field Director at Democratic National Committee - The Ohio Democratic Party
2007 - 2008- Responsible for all political and field activities in a 16 county-region in Southwest Ohio - Responsible for voter contact and persuasion of 660,000+ voters goal and 269,000+ votes for margin of victory in favor of the Obama-Biden Presidential Campaign in 2008 - Worked in close communication with County Party Chairs, Elected officials, Labor and Progressive leaders
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State Hispanic/Latino Outreach Director at Jennifer Brunner for Ohio Secretary of State
2006 - 2006- Developed and implemented the campaign's Hispanic/Latino Outreach strategy - Identify, persuade and GOTV 24K+ Hispanic/Latino voters in targeted precincts ? Organized political and field activities in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Lorain, Dayton and Youngstown
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Ohio Political Field Director at Ohio Minimum Wage Campaign
2006 - 2006- Oversaw the gathering of 400K+ signatures to qualify the Minimum Wage issue on the November ballot - Responsible for a staff of 200+ located in seven regional offices (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Lorain, Dayton and Akron)
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State Director, Hispanic-Latino Outreach at Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign
2004 - 2004- Responsible for the statewide constituency outreach for Hispanics including managing Spanish-language media requests and working with elected officers, political appointees, and community leaders - Responsible for 140K + voter contacts and persuasion passes in targeted Hispanic areas statewide - Managed Hispanic field staff in regional offices (Milwaukee, Madison, Wakesha, Kenosha, Racine and Green Bay)
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Community Relations Director at International Visitors Council
2001 - 2003- Coordinated public relations activities for IVC's fundraising campaign while developing the organization's relations with academic institutions, government agencies, and local media - Responsible for planning and implementing the US Department of State and US Library of Congress' International Visitors Leadership, Community Connections and Russian Leadership programs hosting 150+ guests from several countries - Developed IVC's 2003 marketing campaign while arranging professional and cultural exchanges, program evaluation, and promote IVC at community events
German Trejo's Education:
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The Ohio State University
B.A. -
The Ohio State University
B.A.Concentration: Political Science/focus International Politics
German Trejo's Interests & Activities:
Politics, Campaigns, Democratic Party, Congressional, Latino, Hispanic, LULAC, Battleground