Consulting and campaign work — Sam Kaplan Pettus

The work I do...

Graphic & Digital Design

All the design you need — full brand identities with logos, colors, and fonts. From idea to mailer, website, or merch. We’ll work closely to develop visuals that feel authentic to you and your campaign. Then we get to work with union print shops, and I help every step of the way!

Digital Tool Development

Campaigns are won in the field, not online — that’s why I help campaigns automate and streamline their organizing. Too many are run on messy spreadsheets, or expensive software with no real privacy. I build simple tools that embed complex forms, analyze donor and voter data, and help teams manage tasks.

Messaging Strategy

I work with candidates who want support turning their passion into clean messaging — whether you’re more of a policy wonk or a first-time candidate still getting a feel for things. We’ll grab coffee and start working out the big-picture story, then break it down into three-minute, one-minute, and thirty-second messaging.

Coalition & Political Strategy

A campaign needs intimate knowledge of its own community, but it also needs informed strategy that understands the political landscape. I help first-time candidates navigate that space and build the relationships that don’t just win — they deepen our progressive coalition.

Some of my work thus far...

Identity, message, money, and field for labor-backed East Bay candidates.

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Cecilia Lunaparra

Berkeley City Council · D7 · 2024

Berkeley's toughest turnout district. On staff, I ran the money and the student field program — and we won.

Cecilia at Berkeley City Council dais
Election night
Cecilia at candidate forum
Candidate forum
Rally with DSA and Berkeley Tenants Union
Rally
Backyard fundraiser
House party
Coalition event with Yes on H signs
Coalition event
Volunteer team with Cecilia Lunaparra sign
Field team
Campaign volunteers at campus event
On campus
  • Fundraising & a citywide donor network
  • Student field & turnout program
  • Policy & senior campaign strategy

The coalition we built:

Organizations & Unions
SEIU 1021UAW Region 6California Working Families PartyAlameda County Green PartyCal Young Democratic Socialists of AmericaEast Bay Democratic Socialists of AmericaOur Revolution East BayWellstone Democratic Renewal ClubCal Berkeley DemocratsBerkeley People's AllianceBerkeley Tenants UnionTelegraph for PeopleACCE Action350 Bay Area ActionREAL ActionGen-Z for ChangeEvolve CaliforniaLPACLGBTQ+ Victory FundDaily Californian Editorial Board
Elected & Appointed Officials
Pamela Y. PriceNikki Fortunato BasKate HarrisonJovanka BecklesNoelia CorzoAna VasudeoLeah Simon-WeisbergSoli AlpertRobin D. LópezVictor Aguilar Jr.George SyropAlfred Twu
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Sam Gould

Emeryville City Council · 2024

Messaging built from zero, then the print program to carry it.

Sam Gould campaign mailer front
Sam Gould campaign mailer back
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Campaign mailer
Sam Gould mailer spread
Mailer spread
Sam Gould yard sign
Yard sign
  • Messaging strategy from scratch
  • Logo & wordmark
  • Door hangers, mailers & signage

The coalition we built:

Alameda Labor CouncilUNITE HERE 2IAFF Local 55East Bay Stonewall Democratic ClubLYDEBEast Bay YIMBYMoms Demand ActionEast Bay for Everyone
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Daria Wrubel

Berkeley City Council · D1 · 2026

Logo, brand system, and the live campaign website.

Daria Wrubel campaign website
Campaign site
Matching-funds receipt tool
Matching-funds tool
Daria Wrubel mailer front
Daria Wrubel mailer back
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Campaign mailer
Daria for Berkeley logo sheet
Logo sheet
Daria for Berkeley brand guide
Brand guide
  • Logo & visual identity
  • Website + matching-funds tool
  • Launch collateral

The coalition we built:

Coalition in progress
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Other work

One-offs · East Bay

Odds and ends — mailers, marks, and print across the East Bay.

Sheng Thao anti-recall mailer front
Sheng Thao anti-recall mailer back
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Sheng Thao mailer
  • Sheng Thao mailer
  • Assorted logos & print
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