Lead Strategists on Shocking Near Upset

We directed every aspect of Jevin Hodge's 2022 campaign against David Schweikert - nearly pulling off a historic upset but falling painfully short.

Jevin trusted Sutton & Smart from the beginning to build and direct his entire campaign. Alongside an incredible candidate and team, we built a powerful operation that made DCCC's Red to Blue list (a key Democratic indicator for success), raised over $2.2m, and came within 1% of winning - one of the closest races in the entire country.

Take it from Jevin:

Sutton & Smart ran every aspect of my campaign perfectly.  Stop looking - you won’t find anyone better.  Their fundraising expertise made the difference on my race.

We were deeply integrated at every step of the campaign:

• Directed the hiring of all campaign staff.
• Led the campaign day-to-day until the hiring of a Campaign Manager in Q2 2022
• Deployed and embedded full time for the month of October

The results speak for themselves:

• Raised over $2.2m, a historic amount for a 29-year-old POC candidate
• Earned numerous press mentions for our campaign's "tenacity," "hard-charging style" and "innovation."
• Narrowly lost, the 4th-closest House race in the country in 2022