Clients
Below is a partial list of recent clients of Harstad Strategic Research:
Elected Officials — In addition to helping elect and re-elect Barack Obama president, we have won 14 of our last 16 races for U.S. senator. A selection of the people we have helped elect include:
- President Barack Obama
- U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Montana
- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado
- U.S. Senator Mark Udall, Colorado
- U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa
- U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island
- U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Missouri
- U.S. Senator Barack Obama, Illinois
- U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, Colorado
- U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, Minnesota
- U.S. Representative Walt Minnick, Idaho
- U.S. Representative Mark Udall of Colorado
- Governor Tom Vilsack, Iowa
- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller
We also independently helped elect the following Democrats in close races:
- U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio in 2012
- Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado in 2006
- U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana in 2006
- Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin in 2002 and 2006
- Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana in 2004
- U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington in 2000
Statewide Referenda Campaigns — Won 15 of our last 16 statewide referenda elections.
- Statewide teacher pay for performance and restrictions on due process for teachers. South Dakota. (DEFEATED)
- State TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) initiative to restrict state government taxing and spending powers. Nebraska. (DEFEATED)
- Statewide school voucher program. Utah (DEFEATED)
- State constitutional restrictions on school spending. Colorado. (DEFEATED)
- Gay marriage ban. Arizona. (DEFEATED)
- Increase in the state minimum wage. Montana. (PASSED)
- State constitutional amendment to require 10% renewable electric energy. Colorado. (PASSED)
- State ballot initiative to increase the state tobacco tax for health care coverage. Montana. (PASSED)
- State constitutional amendment to enact sweeping campaign finance reform. Colorado. (PASSED)
- State ballot initiative to dedicate half the state’s tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and other health purposes. Montana. (PASSED)
- Two state constitutional amendments to sharply restrict tax increases. Iowa. (DEFEATED, despite overwhelming initial support)
- Statewide ban on animal trapping. Colorado. (PASSED)
- Statewide referendum to allow video lottery, with funds going to public education. (PASSED)
- Statewide referendum initiated by the Religious Right to ban existing video lottery program that funds public education. South Dakota. (DEFEATED)
Educational Institutions
- Stanford University
- National Education Association (NEA)
- 21 state education associations including: Colorado, Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Puerto Rico among others
- Communities for Quality Education
- Colorado Community College System
- North Dakota University System
- North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
- Denver Public Schools
- Poudre School District (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Jeffco Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colorado)
- Colorado School-to-Career Partnership
- Washoe County Public Schools, Nevada
- Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools, Tennessee
- Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa
Health Care
- American Cancer Society
- Stanford University Medical Center
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Planned Parenthood
- National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Packard Children’s Hospital
- Kansas SmokeLess Kids Initiative
- Protect Montana Kids
- National League of Nursing
- National Mental Health Association
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- National SAFE KIDS Campaign
- Nutrition Screening Initiative
- Provident Services (the network of hospitals)
- Poudre Valley Hospital
- North Dakota Medical Association
Environment
- Environmental Defense
- League of Conservation Voters
- Western Energy Project
- Western Conservation Foundation
- Trust for Public Land
- Environment Colorado
- Montana Wilderness Association
- Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP)
- Colorado PIRG
- 1000 Friends of New Mexico
- National Environment Trust
- Endangered Species Coalition (now regrettably extinct)
Foundations
- Wyss Foundation
- Brett Family Foundation
- Turner Foundation
- Stupski Foundation
- Rose Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Advocacy Groups / Membership Organizations
- America Votes
- Common Cause
- American Cancer Society
- National Education Association
- Communities for Quality Education
- Planned Parenthood
- EMILY’s List
- Opportunity PAC in California
- National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Kansas SmokeLess Kids Initiative
- Protect Montana Kids
- National League of Nursing
- National Mental Health Association
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Education Credit Union Council
- Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Colorado Bar Association
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee)
- DGA (Democratic Governors’ Association)
Labor Unions / Professional Associations
- National Education Association (NEA)
- NEA affiliates in 21 states and Puerto Rico
- AFL-CIO of Wisconsin and Iowa
- AFSCME of Iowa and Wisconsin
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
