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BMWL is ready to talk with you about your campaign and the capabilities we offer to deliver a winning result.
John has directed more than 200 political campaigns over the last 25 years. He has one of the best win records in California, guiding candidates and ballot measures to victory throughout the state.
John has helped hospitals, schools, colleges and transportation systems secure billions of dollars in public finance measures at the ballot. He has managed successful independent expenditure campaigns for labor and business interests and led groundbreaking candidate campaigns.
John has helped candidates win at every level of government, including Santa Clara Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor Catherine Stefanie, former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., former State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, California Governor Jerry Brown and former State Senators Mark Leno and Noreen Evans. Prior to co-founding Whitehurst/Mosher, John started Whitehurst Campaigns and worked at Clinton Reilly Campaigns. His first professional political campaign was Gary Hart for President in 1984 where he learned to organize in Iowa, Pennsylvania and California.
John holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from American University. John loves all things Italian — from traveling to Italy to enjoying Italian food and wine. Currently, he is learning how to play the guitar.
Our team has won campaigns at every level of government and throughout the state. We use this experience to implement creative strategies and produce high-impact media to win for you. We will maximize every dollar you raise with out-of-the-box strategies and creative designs that will help you break through the clutter and connect with voters.
At BMWL Campaigns, we possess all of the talent and experience in-house to direct and carry out all facets of a successful campaign, including strategy, communications, grassroots organizing, targeted field campaigns, and turnout. The BMWL Campaigns team represents an unparalleled breadth of experience and expertise, capable of handling all components that bring our clients a win.
Supervisor Myrna Melgar was the first Latina elected to the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco history. She started the campaign with very little name recognition or institutional support, but through an aggressive and creative campaign strategy, we won handily on Election Night.
View ProjectMeasure B was a critical parcel tax renewal that guaranteed much-needed funding for Menlo Park City School District over the next decade. We used a targeted media program that highlighted are best messages and messengers on a multitude of digital platforms to drive up parent turnout for a landslide victory.
View ProjectA military veteran and long-time Democratic activist, Otto Lee ran against a wide field of strong candidates for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in District 3. Using a dynamic and effective communication and field strategy pushed Otto into the top two primary with Assemblymember Kansen Chu, and then ultimately to victory in November.
View ProjectPublic policy innovator Josh Becker faced the challenges of any political newcomer in his race for the highly sought-after Senate District 13 seat — low name ID and the need to effectively communicate with every voter in the District prior to Election Day to earn their vote. We ran an effective direct mail campaign on behalf of an independent expenditure committee that highlighted Josh’s extensive experience and the Democratic values he shared with the voters in his district.
View ProjectFix LA is a coalition of community groups, faith-based organizations, working families and others who came together to advocate for vital city programs and services that have been cut. We worked with the coalition to develop clear, concise and hard-hitting messaging that helped FixLA Coalition expose wasteful city contracts with big Wall Street firms and win the restoration of vital LA city services and the creation of a targeted local hiring program in disadvantaged communities.
View ProjectProposition A was a $350 million public health and safety bond that provided much-needed funding to rebuild Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and build an ambulance deployment facility that would ensure San Francisco is prepared in an emergency. BMWL ran an extensive communications campaign that included a large and impactful television buy to propel the measure to an impressive 79% victory.
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