Peter D. Hart Research Associates

Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., founded in 1971, describes itself as a "strategic research, not just polling or market research" firm. 

Political Division
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group, the political division of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, is "one of the most respected and successful political polling firms in the country for Democratic candidates. The firm has assisted in more than 400 political campaigns and counts among its current clients 10 members of the U.S. Senate, 16 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and five sitting governors. Garin-Hart-Yang also has been the lead pollster on the influential Women's Monitor national polling projects for EMILY's List over the past four election cycles," its website states. 

Staff
Biographical links for the following staff can be found here.


 * Peter D. Hart, Chairman (bio; pic)
 * Geoffrey D. Garin, President (bio)
 * Frederick S. Yang, Partner (bio)
 * Guy Molyneux, Partner (bio)
 * Allan Rivlin, Partner (bio)
 * Molly O'Rourke, Senior Vice President
 * Leslie Rathjens, Senior Vice President
 * Abigail Davenport, Senior Vice President
 * Mark Bunge, Vice President
 * Maeve Hebert, Vice President
 * Rebecca Naser, Senior Analyst
 * Jay Campbell, Senior Analyst
 * Jeffrey Horwitt, Analyst
 * Sarah Streicker, Analyst
 * Jonathan Ariano, Analyst
 * Virginia Harvey, Chief Financial Officer
 * David Drembus, Director of Operations
 * Mary Clark, Focus Group Coordinator
 * Steve Mitchell, Sampling
 * Lee Beazley, Director of Information Technology

Clients
The following is a partial list of Hart Research clients.

U.S. Senators

 * Robert Byrd (WV)
 * Bob Casey Jr. (PA)
 * Kent Conrad (ND)
 * Byron Dorgan (ND)
 * Richard Durbin (IL)
 * Russ Feingold (WI)
 * Dianne Feinstein (CA)
 * Patrick Leahy (VT)
 * Bernie Sanders (VT)
 * Chuck Schumer (NY)

U.S. Representatives

 * Lois Capps (CA-23)
 * Jim Cooper (TN-5)
 * Bud Cramer (AL-5)
 * John Dingell (MI-16)
 * Brad Ellsworth (IN-8)
 * Baron Hill (IN-9)
 * Mazie Hirono (HI-2)
 * Rush Holt (NJ-12)
 * Mike Honda (CA-15)
 * Doris Matsui (CA-5)
 * David Obey (WI-7)
 * Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-8)
 * Earl Pomeroy (ND)
 * David Price (NC-4)
 * John Spratt (SC-5)
 * Chris Van Hollen (MD-8)

Governors

 * Rod Blagojevich (IL)
 * Phil Bredesen (TN)
 * Mike Easley (NC)
 * Brad Henry (OK)
 * Martin O'Malley (MD)

Political Organizations

 * Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
 * Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
 * Democratic National Committee
 * EMILY's List
 * Indiana Democratic Party

Contact Information
1724 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202 234-5570
 * Los Angeles Office: 323 656-1935
 * Philadelphia Office: 484 380-3398

FAX: 202 232-8134 Website: http://www.hartresearch.com/ Email: info AT hartresearch.com

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