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Our Clients .

The Mellman Group Has Done Research Throughout The Country And The World .

The Mellman Group provides research and strategic advice to clients ranging from the Democratic Leaders of both the U.S. House and Senate to Fortune Magazine, from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to Coca-Cola, from the World Wildlife Fund to United Airlines, from Intuit (the makers of Quicken) to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Many of the nation’s leading companies, membership organizations, public interest groups, government agencies, foundations, and political figures have turned to The Mellman Group for carefully researched, unbiased evaluations of public opinion.

See Our Clients .

  • Candidate Campaigns
  • Nonprofit, Government, & Advocacy Organizations
  • Ballot Initiatives
  • International Clients
  • List of Corporate Clients

United States Senators .

  • Sen. Sherrod Brown (IE)
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell
  • Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (IE)
  • Sen Tim Kaine (IE)
  • Sen. Joe Manchin (DSCC-IE)
  • Sen Gary Peters (IE)
  • Sen. Brian Schatz
  • Sen. Jon Tester (IE)
  • Sen. Ron Wyden
  • Leader Harry Reid
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer
  • Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (as a Democrat)
  • Sen. Tom Daschle
  • Sen. Al Franken (DSCC-IE)
  • Sen. Albert Gore, Jr.
  • Sen. John Glenn
  • Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
  • Sen. Mazie Hirono (DSCC-IE)
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye
  • Sen. Tim Johnson
  • Sen Tim Kaine (DSCC-IE)
  • Sen. John Kerry
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg
  • Sen. Carl Levin
  • Sen. Howard Metzenbaum
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill (DSCC-IE)
  • Sen. Zell Miller
  • Sen. Bob Torricelli
  • Sen. Tim Wirth

United States House of Representatives .

  • Cong. Steny Hoyer
  • Cong. Jake Auchincloss
  • Cong. Earl Blumenauer
  • Cong. Jared Golden
  • Cong. Dan Kildee
  • Cong. Annie Kuster
  • Cong. Seth Magaziner
  • Cong. Kathy Manning
  • Cong. Seth Magaziner
  • Cong. Seth Moulton
  • Cong. Neil Abercrombie
  • Cong. Les Aspin
  • Cong. John Barrow
  • Cong. Shelley Berkley
  • Cong. Ben Chandler
  • Cong. Bob Etheridge
  • Cong. Ronnie Flippo
  • Cong. Tulsi Gabbard
  • Cong. Richard Gephardt
  • Cong. Pete Geren
  • Cong. Jane Harman
  • Cong. Darlene Hooley
  • Cong. Dale Kildee
  • Cong. Jim Langevin
  • Cong. Sander Levin
  • Cong. Nita Lowey
  • Cong. Jim Marshall
  • Cong. Ben McAdams
  • Cong. Norm Mineta
  • Cong. Sonny Montgomery
  • Cong. Bruce Morrison
  • Cong. Frank Pallone
  • Cong. David Price
  • Cong. Bill Richardson
  • Cong. Gerry Sikorski
  • Cong. David Skaggs
  • Cong. Tim Valentine
  • Cong. Ted Weiss

State Government .

  • Governor Steve Bullock (IE)
  • Governor Tony Evers (WI)
  • Governor Jim Doyle (WI)
  • Governor Jennifer Granholm (MI)
  • Governor Christine Gregoire (WA)
  • Governor Jay Inslee (WA-IE)
  • Governor Pat Quinn (IL)
  • Governor Barbara Roberts (OR)
  • Governor Christine Gregoire (WA)
  • Governor Brian Schweitzer (MT)
  • Governor Bruce Sundlun (RI)
  • Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (IE)
  • Governor Wallace Wilkinson (KY)
  • Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax (VA)
  • Lt. Governor Roger Begin (RI)
  • Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy (CA)
  • Attorney General Lee Fisher (OH)
  • Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (KY)
  • Treasurer Jonathan Miller (KY)
  • Treasurer Michael Frerichs (IL)
  • Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson (WI)
  • Chief Justice Alice Robie Resnick (OH-IE)
  • Justice Robin Davis (WV)
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond (CA-IE)

Local Government .

  • Mayor Mike Duggan (Detroit)
  • Mayor Dave Bing (Detroit)
  • Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago)
  • Mayor Jim Gray (Lexington)
  • Mayor Vera Katz (Portland)
  • Mayor Mitch Landrieu (New Orleans)
  • Mayor John Norquist (Milwaukee)
  • Mayor Wellington Webb (Denver)
  • County Executive Dave Coulter (Oakland Co, MI)
  • County Executive Parris Glendening (Prince George’s County, MD)
  • County Executive Dave Shultz (Milwaukee County, WI)
  • County Executive “Buzz” Westfall (St. Louis County, MO)
  • County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher (San Diego County, CA)
  • City Council President Jerry Hammond (Columbus, OH)
  • City Council President Cindy Lazarus (Columbus, OH)
  • City Councilmember Georgette Gomez (San Diego, CA)
  • New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer
  • New York City Public Advocate Mark Green
  • Dane County, WI Board Chair Scott McDonell
  • Washington, DC Councilmember Jim Graham

Democratic Party Committees .

  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
  • Democratic Governors Association
  • Democratic National Committee
  • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • California Assembly Democratic Services
  • Greater Wisconsin Committee
  • Louisiana Democratic Party
  • New Jersey State Democratic Party
  • North Carolina Democratic Party
  • North Carolina House Democratic Caucus
  • North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus
  • Nevada Senate Democratic Caucus
  • Oklahoma Democratic Party
  • Oregon Democratic Party
  • Project 500
  • Texas Democratic Party
  • Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee
  • Wisconsin Progress
  • Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee

Labor Unions and Employee Associations .

  • AFL-CIO
  • AFT Wisconsin
  • AFSCME
  • AFSCME Wisconsin
  • California Teachers Association
  • International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
  • LIUNA
  • National Education Association
  • National Treasury Employees Union
  • New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
  • Oregon Education Association
  • Service Employees International Union
  • Sheet Metal Workers Union
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Union
  • West Virginia Affiliated Construction Trade Foundation

Foundations & Public Interest Groups .

  • The Abell Foundation
  • ACT Foundation
  • Americans United for Change
  • Ancient Forest Coalition
  • Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Bread for the World
  • The Campaign for Military Service
  • Center for Responsive Politics
  • Ceres Coalition
  • Children’s Defense Fund
  • Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness in America
  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Flint Cultural Center
  • The Henry L. Stimson Center
  • Public Campaign
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
  • World Policy Institute
  • Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Civil Society Institute
  • Better World Fund
  • Eleanor Foundation
  • Oxfam
  • Food Aid
  • Low Income Coalition
  • The Nevada Independent
  • Ruderman Foundation

Unions and Professional Associations .

  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Association of School Administrators
  • American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
  • American Dental Association
  • The American Medical Association
  • American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
  • California Association of School Administrators
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • California Teachers Association
  • New Jersey Education Association
  • New York State Nurses Association
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Washington Education Association
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • National Education Association
  • AFL-CIO
  • SEIU
  • 1199SEIU
  • National Council of Textile Organizations
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
  • SAG-AFTRA
  • Ohio Education Association
  • Virginia Education Association

Health and Healthcare .

  • Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association
  • The Alliance for Managed Care
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Cancer Society – Wisconsin
  • American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
  • American Dental Association
  • American Geriatrics Society
  • American Heart Association
  • American Hospital Association
  • The American Medical Association
  • American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
  • Californians for Healthy Kids
  • The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
  • Health Access
  • Smoke-Free Wisconsin
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • UW – Health
  • Milwaukee Black Health Coalition
  • Mayday Fund
  • US Against Alzheimer’s
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • Communities for Quality Care
  • Truth Initiative

Education .

  • California Association of School Administrators
  • Council of the Great City Schools
  • George Washington University
  • California Teachers Association
  • New Jersey Education Association
  • Washington Education Association
  • National Education Association
  • America Learns
  • Communities for Quality Education
  • Learning First Alliance
  • Ohio Education Association
  • Virginia Education Association
  • Reading Is Fundamental

Environment .

  • Ancient Forest Coalition
  • Apollo Alliance
  • Arctic Refuge Coalition
  • Alliance for Climate Protection
  • Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Campaign
  • Center For Marine Conservation
  • Ceres Coalition
  • Chesapeake Bay Trust
  • Clean Air-Cool Planet
  • Clear The Air
  • Climate Group
  • Colorado River Coalition
  • Conservation Defense Committee
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Everglades Defense Council
  • Heritage Forest Campaign
  • Irvine Nature Center
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • Marine Fish Conservation Network
  • Mayday Fund
  • National Environmental Trust
  • National Park Foundation
  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Nature Conservancy
  • Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
  • Save Our Wild Salmon
  • SeaWeb
  • Securing America’s Future Energy
  • Sierra Club
  • Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
  • Trust for Public Land
  • Wilderness Society
  • Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Chasing Ice
  • Climate Action Campaign
  • Environmental Working Group
  • Friends of the Earth
  • Nevada Conservation
  • Water Foundation

Jewish Organizations .

  • American Israel Public Affairs Committee
  • American Jewish World Service
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies
  • Democratic Majority for Israel
  • Greater Los Angeles Jewish Federation
  • Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse
  • HIAS
  • Hillel
  • Israel Action Network
  • Israel on Campus Coalition
  • Israel Policy Forum
  • Israel Project
  • National Jewish Democratic Council
  • New Israel Fund
  • United Jewish Appeal of Greater Washington
  • United Jewish Endowment Fund

Civil, Human, Voting, Women's, and Children's Rights .

  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • Children’s Defense Fund
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness in America
  • Bread for the World
  • Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Montana Planned Parenthood
  • Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
  • National Abortion Federation
  • EMILY’s List
  • Joint Emergency Campaign for Choice
  • Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
  • National Women’s Law Center
  • Constitutional Accountability Center
  • Women’s Donor Network
  • DC Vote
  • Montana Abolition Coalition
  • National Organization of Women
  • States United Democracy Center
  • National WIC Association

Gun Control .

  • United Against Gun Violence
  • Americans for Gun Safety
  • Doctors Against Handgun Injury
  • Mayors Against Illegal Guns
  • Everytown for Gun Safety

Government and Tribal .

  • Cape Cod Economic Development Council
  • City of Milwaukee
  • City of St. Louis
  • City of San Diego
  • Forest County Potawatomi Tribe
  • Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
  • Kentucky Tourism Authority
  • Louisiana Department of Travel and Tourism
  • Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)
  • Oakland County, MI
  • Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of State
  • U.S. Information Agency
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • World Bank
  • Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
  • St. Louis Zoo
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
  • San Manuel Mission Band of Indians
  • Forest County Potawatomi
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
  • Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
  • Gun Lake Tribe

Initiatives Passed .

  • Michigan Reproductive Rights Initiative
  • Florida smoke-free initiative
  • Austin, Texas smoke-free initiative
  • Kansas City, Kansas smoke-free initiative
  • Legalized stem cell research in Michigan
  • Arizona Campaign for Fairness and Accountability in Insurance Reform
  • Arizona Open Space Bond
  • Better Education Safety and Transportation
  • California Props 30 and 55 (income and sales tax increases)
  • California Consumer Health Insurance Coalition
  • California Minimum Wage Increase
  • California Park Bond Initiative
  • California Sales Tax Initiative
  • California School Bond Initiative
  • California Cigarette Tax Increase
  • Kentucky Lottery Initiative
  • Maryland Jobs and Schools (Question 4 on casino expansion)
  • Sonoran Desert Open Space Bond
  • Springfield (MA) Casino Referendum
  • 3-County Tax Increase For The St. Louis Zoo
  • Initiative to increase the height limit for the San Diego Sports Arena
  • Nevada Fuel Tax Increase
  • 3-County Tax Increase for the Detroit Institute for the Arts
  • Michigan Redistricting Initiative
  • Michigan Reproductive Rights Initiative
  • Missouri Gaming Expansion Initiative

Initiatives Defeated .

  • Defeated an anti-vaccination referendum in Maine
  • Defeated online sports betting initiative in California
  • Defeated all 5 of Governor Schwarzenegger’s anti-union initiatives in California
  • California No On Vouchers
  • California No On 226 (Labor Union Dues)
  • Colorado No On Vouchers
  • Hands Off Washington
  • Mass. Campaign Against Restoration of the Death Penalty
  • Mass. Anti-Nuclear Committee
  • Defeated an initiative for a New York State Constitutional Convention
  • Overturned Michigan Public Act 4 on emergency managers
  • Defeated a package of anti-union measures in Oregon
  • Defeated an anti-trial lawyer measures in Michigan

International Clients .

  • Lulzim Basha (Democratic Party of Albania)
  • Yesh Atid & Yair Lapid (Israel)
  • Black Sea Atlantic Democracy Alliance (Romania)
  • Blanco Party of Uruguay
  • Colorado Party of Uruguay
  • Radio Marti
  • Rukh (National Movement of the Ukraine)
  • Spanish International Network
  • Spanish Socialist Party
  • The World Bank
  • African National Congress (ANC) South Africa
  • British Embassy

Corporations .

  • Aetna, Inc.
  • Alliance for Digital Progress
  • American Hawaii Cruises
  • AMPAL, Inc.
  • Amtrak
  • AT&T
  • Bankers Trust Company
  • Barkin, Herman, Solochek, & Paulsen Inc.
  • Bell Atlantic
  • Bernstein Law Firm
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Campaigns & Elections Magazine
  • Coca Cola
  • Delta Queen Steamboat Company
  • Detroit Medical Center
  • DoorDash
  • Dr. Pepper/7-UP
  • DTE Energuy
  • EcoEnergy
  • Electri-cities
  • Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.
  • Fannie Mae
  • Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
  • Fortune Magazine
  • Fujifilm Corporation, Ltd.
  • Genentech
  • George Magazine
  • George Washington University
  • GTE
  • Insight Communications
  • Intuit
  • Lyft
  • The Kamber Group
  • Massmutual, Inc.
  • Madison Square Garden
  • Masters Marketing Group
  • MCI Center (Washington, DC)
  • MGM Resorts International
  • Nestlé
  • New Illinois Cooperative Energy
  • Olympia & York
  • Oracle
  • Pandora
  • PepsiCo
  • PhRMA
  • Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)
  • Recology
  • Regional SBC Operating Companies
  • Royal Caribbean Group
  • Sallie Mae
  • Spectrum Science
  • Spirit Mountain Casino
  • T-Mobile
  • United Airlines
  • United Water
  • Univision
  • U.S. News & World Report
  • Verizon
  • Viejas Casino
  • Waldorf Astoria Hotel
  • Washington Wizards
  • Worldcell
  • Oakland Athletics
  • Schnitzer Steel
  • Centene
  • GTECH
  • Ameren
  • Amgen

Industry Groups .

  • American Bankers Association
  • American Beverage Association
  • American Gaming Association
  • Auto Alliance
  • National Retail Federation
  • PhRMA
  • MassBio
  • America’s Natural Gas Alliance
  • National Confectioners Association
  • Renewable Fuels Association