The work of Consensus builds upon a lifetime of perseverance and public service, beginning with one summer afternoon when a rising 4th grader filled out a piece of campaign literature, which led to answering a surprise request to join a state representative’s door-to-door campaign in their neighborhood — talking politics with neighbors who didn’t all agree, but were still good neighbors. On Election Day of the same campaign, that 4th grader stood in the rain volunteering at a polling location, then later left the victory night party to help share the vote tally via landline telephone with the campaign manager. Weeks later, they led the Pledge of Allegiance at the representative’s swearing in ceremony. The rest is history.

In the decades since that night, the founder of Consensus has:

• Managed ballot campaigns and staffed dozens of presidential, state and local candidates

• Advocated for non-profits engaging faith leaders, supporting veterans and bipartisan consensus on democratic norms

• Lobbied state and international governments on behalf of a Fortune 500 tech company and Michigan’s largest chamber of commerce

• Worked as communications and legislative staff in Michigan’s State House and Senate

• Traveled 21 states (and internationally) as an aide to 3 presidential campaigns

• Served in the U.S. Navy abroad during Operation Enduring Freedom

Let’s make some more history we can be proud of together.