Political

Since 1978, Monica Davis and her team have supervised the media planning and placement of over 200 political campaigns -- including Presidential, Senate, and Congressional campaigns; statewide races at all levels of government; city and county races; and varied issue campaigns.

In 2007, Meenah Hulsen joined the firm as Director of Political Media, bringing with her a background in nationwide political and issue media planning and buying and now heads up the division.

Click on the timeline below to see our past political placements.

1990-1994
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    • 1994
  • U.S. Senate - Mike Andrews
  • Governor of Texas (Radio only) - Ann Richards
  • Attorney General - Dan Morales
  • Land Commissioner - Garry Mauro
  • State Senate, District 21 - Judith Zaffirini
  • State Senate, District 25 - Bill Sims
  • State Representative, District 58 - Bernard Erickson
  • Texas Supreme Court, Place 1 - Raul Gonzales
  • Travis County Judge - Bill Childers
  • Travis County Court at Law #2 - Ric Madrigal
  • County Commissioner, Precinct 2 - Karen Sonleitner
  • County Judge - Andy Ramos
  • Mayor of Austin - Bruce Todd
  • Mayor of Laredo - Saul Ramirez
  • 289th District Judge - Carmen Kelsey
  • Grassroots of San Antonio


    • 1993
  • U.S. Senate - Bob Krueger
  • State Representative, District 33 - Vilma Luna
  • Austin City Council, Place 3 - Jackie Goodman
  • Move the Airport - A Clear Approach Committee
  • Save Our Schools


    • 1992
  • Unity '92 - Texas Democratic Party
  • U.S. Congress, District 10 - J.J. "Jake" Pickle
  • U.S. Congress, District 28 - Frank Tejeda
  • U.S. Congress, District 29 - Roman Martinez
  • Texas Supreme Court - Jack Hightower
  • State Senate, District 19 - Frank Madla
  • State Senate, District 22 - Bob Glasgow
  • State Senate, District 25 - Bill Sims
  • State Representative, District 21 - Mark Stiles
  • Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 - Pete Benavides


    • 1991
  • Citizens for Responsible Planning
  • Mayor of San Antonio - Nelson Wolff
  • Austin City Council Place 2 - Dave Helfert
  • Impact 90 - Arizona Governor's Race
  • Texas Citizen Action - Cox & Associates


    • 1990
  • U.S. Congress,10th District - J.J. "Jake" Pickle
  • Governor (Radio only) - Ann Richards
  • Texas Supreme Court - Bob Gammage
  • Attorney General - Dan Morales
  • Justice, 13th Court of Appeals - Larry Warner
  • State Senate, District 11 - Lloyd Criss
  • State Senate, District 19 - Frank Tejeda
  • State Senate, District 21 - Judith Zaffirini
  • State Representative - Gib Lewis
  • State Representative, District 21 - Mark Stiles
  • State Representative, District 49 - Bob Richardson
  • State Representative, District 58 - Bruce Gibson
  • 4th Court of Appeals - Orlando Garcia
  • State Court of Criminal Appeals, Place2 - Sam Houston Clinton
  • 250th District Court - Will Wilson, Jr.
  • Justice for 14th District - Paul Murphy
  • Bexar County District Attorney - Fred Rodriguez
  • Mayor of Port Arthur - Malcolm Clark
  • Austin City Council - George Humphrey
  • County Court at Law #6 - Nigel Gusdorf
  • 3rd Court of Appeals - Jimmy Carroll
  • Bond Support Committee - Austin ISD
  • Dump the Dump - Landfill Campaign
  • Gubernatorial Race - Texas Democratic Party
1985-1989
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    • 1989
  • State Representative, District 54 - Jane Crouch
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Citizens for Good Government
  • Citizens for Austin's Convention Center
  • Improve Dallas Bond Election


    • 1988
  • U.S. President (Spanish Radio in Texas) - Michael Dukakis
  • Railroad Commissioner - Jerry Langdon
  • Texas Supreme Court - Jack Hightower
  • Texas Supreme Court - Eugene Cook
  • State Senate, District 22 - Bob Glasgow
  • State Representative, District 38 - Larry Warner
  • State Rep, District 14(Dem.Primary) - Parker McCollough
  • City Council, San Antonio - Ed Harrinton
  • Mayor of Austin - Jeff Friedman
  • City Council, Place 2 - Smoot Carl-Mitchell
  • City Council, Place 5 - Sam Guzman
  • 98th District Court - Ray Grill
  • Justice, 13th Court of Appeals - Paul Nye
  • Trash Burner - Austin Coalition for Jobs
  • Tex Pac Clean Slate
  • Judicial Campaign Slate
  • Texas Medical Political Action Committee

    • 1987
  • Bond Issue, San Antonio - Bond Issue '87


    • 1986
  • U.S. Congress, 2nd District - Charles Wilson
  • U.S. Congress, 6th District - Joe Barton
  • Railroad Commissioner - John Sharp
  • Texas Supreme Court - Raul Gonzalez
  • State Senate, District 19 - Frank Tejeda
  • State Senate, District 21 - Judith Zaffirini
  • State Representative, District 15 - Mike McKinney
  • State Representative, District 49 - Bob Richardson
  • Travis County Court at Law, Place 2 - Steve Russell
  • Travis County Clerk - Dana Debeauvoir
  • Bond Issue, Bexar County - Vote Yes for Justice
  • Bond Issue, San Antonio - S.A. Expenditures Corp.


    • 1985
  • U.S. Congress, 1st District - Jim Chapman
  • City Council, Place 4 - Gilbert Martinez
  • City Council, Place 2 - John Cutright
  • Bond Issue, San Antonio - Vote Yes for S.A.
  • People to Save Mueller Airport
Pre-1985
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    • 1984
  • U.S. Senate - Bob Krueger
  • U.S. Congress, 19th District - Larry Combest
  • U.S. Congress, 26th District - Tim Vandergriff
  • Court of Criminal Appeals - Roy Greenwood
  • Texas Supreme Court - Shelby Sharpe
  • State Representative, Bryan, Texas - Richard Smith
  • State Senate, District 1 - Ed Howard
  • State Senate, District 14l - Ed Small
  • State Representative, District 49 - Bob Richardson
  • 37th District Court - Frank Davila
  • County Judge - Tom Vickers
  • Bexar County Commissioner - Andy Casias
  • Travis County Commissioner, Place 3 - Pam Reed
  • 37th District Judge - John Cornyn
  • Austin Community College, Place 1 - Bill Hall


    • 1983
  • Mayor of Austin - Lowell Lebermann
  • City Council, Place 2 - Willie Kocurek
  • City Council, Place 4 - Leda Roselle
  • City Council, Place 6 - Terry Davis
  • Citizens for Better Health Care


    • 1982
  • U.S. Congress, 27th District - Jorge Rangel
  • U.S. Congress, 8th District (Missouri) - Jerry Ford
  • U.S. Congress, 23rd District - Abraham "Chick" Kazen
  • Governor of Texas - Bob Armstrong
  • State Treasurer - Ann Richards
  • Land Commissioner - Pete Snelson
  • Agriculture Commissioner - Jim Hightower
  • State Senate, District 19 - Tommy Adkisson
  • Texas Supreme Court - Charles Barrow
  • Texas Supreme Court - William Kilgarlin
  • 288th District Judge - Joe Krier
  • Labor Relations - FCW Local 340
  • Proposition 2 - Committee for Quality Austin


    • 1981
  • Mayor of Austin - Jack McCreary
  • Mayor of San Antonio - Henry Cisneros
  • Money Market Fund - Investment Market Institute
  • Texans for Proposition 1


    • 1980
  • U.S. President (Spanish Radio, Texas only) - Edward Kennedy
  • Missouri State Treasurer - Mel Carnahan
  • Supreme Court Justice - John C. Phillips
  • Mayor of Houston - Kathy Whitmire
  • Third Civil Court of Appeals - Austin Furse
  • State Representative, District 24 - Bob Henricks


    • 1978
  • U.S. Senate - Joe Christie
  • Committee for Free Television
2010
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    • 2010
  • Governor, Illinois, Pat Quinn
  • Lt. Governor, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Roberts
  • Treasurer, Massachusetts, Steve Grossman
  • Supreme Court, Alabama, Rhonda Chambers
  • TX State Representative, District 96, Chris Turner
  • TX State Representative, District 50, Mark Strama
  • TX State Representative, District 42, Richard Raymond
  • OK State Representative, District 64, Mike Corrales
  • Judge, 331st District TX, David Crain
  • Judge, 111st District TX, Monica Z. Notzon
  • Mayor, Laredo, TX, Gene Belmares
  • Webb County Clerk, Esther Degollado


    • 2010 Issues
  • Six issue campaigns in California, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas.
2005-2009
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    • 2008
  • Hillary Clinton for President
  • American Leadership Project
  • State Senator, District 21 Judith Zaffirini
  • Webb County District Attorney, Isidro 'Chilo' Alaniz


    • 2006
  • U.S. Congress, District 23 - Lukin Gilliland
  • State Representative, District 50 - Mark Strama
  • State Representative, District 42 - Richard Raymond
  • 299th District Court - Buddy Meyer
  • 58th District Court - Bob Wortham
  • Jefferson County Judge - Carl Griffith
  • Webb County Judge - Louis Bruni
  • Mayor of Laredo - John Galo
  • Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Karen Sonleitner
  • Austin City Council, Place 2 - Darrell Pierce
  • Texas Democratic Party


    • 2005
  • Mayor of San Antonio - Phil Hardberger
  • Austin City Council, Place 3 - Jennifer Kim
2000-2004
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    • 2004
  • State Representative, District 50 - Mark Strama
  • 406th District Court Judge - Oscar Hale, Jr.
  • 3rd Court of Appeals - Justice Jan Patterson
  • Texas Senate, District 21 - Senator Judith Zaffirini
  • Webb County Commissioner, Precinct 1 - Frank Sciaraffa
  • Webb County Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Roque Vela
  • Jefferson County Commissioner, Precinct 1 - Jimmie Cokinos
  • San Antonio Charter Reform - 4 For All


    • 2002
  • State Comptroller - Marty Akins
  • Texas Railroad Commission - Sherry Boyles
  • State Representative, District 31 - Ryan Guillen
  • State Representative, District 50 - Bob Richardson
  • 6th Court of Appeals - Jack Carter
  • Chief Justice of the 4th Court of Appeals - Paul Green
  • Webb County Judge - Louis H. Bruni


    • 2001
  • Mayor of San Antonio - Ed Garza
  • Texans for Proposition 19


    • 2000
  • Senate District 21 - Judith Zaffirini
  • Senate District 3 - David Fisher
  • State Board of Education, District 7 - Fannice Hawkins
  • 9th Court of Appeals - Gerald Bourque
  • Jefferson County Commissioner - Jimmie Cokinos
  • Austin City Council - Danny Thomas
  • Texas Democratic Party
  • Texas Ag Fund/Texas Farm Bureau
1995-1999
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    • 1999
  • Austin City Council - Jackie Goodman


    • 1998
  • Governor of Texas - Garry Mauro
  • Mayor of Laredo - Betty Flores
  • 172nd District Judge - Donald J. Floyd
  • 275th District Judge - Tony Gomez
  • 319th District Judge - Martha Huerta
  • 370th District Judge - Joel "Robie" Flores


    • 1997
  • Mayor of Corpus Christi - Loyd Neal
  • City Council, Place 6 - Eric Mitchell
  • San Antonio - School Bond Issue
  • Austin - 911 Bond Issue
  • Beaumont - Texas Coalition for Competitive Electric


    • 1996
  • Victory '96 - Texas Democratic Party
  • U.S. Representative, District 1 Jim - Selman
  • U.S. Representative, District 30 - Eddie Bernice Johnson
  • Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1 - Bob Perkins
  • Court of Appeals, Place 6 - Donald Ross
  • 28th Judicial District - Nanette Hassett
  • State Senate, District 3 - Jerry K. Johnson
  • State Senate, District 21 - Judith Zaffirini
  • State Senate, District 24 - Rick Rhodes
  • State Representative, District 18 - Allen Hightower
  • State Representative, District 21 - Mark Stiles
  • State Representative, District 34 - Hugo Berlanga
  • State Representative - Abel Ruiz
  • State Representative - District 54 Richard Miller
  • U.S Representative, District 15 - Ruben Hinojosa
  • City Council, Place 3 - Jackie Goodman
  • City Council, Place 4 - Rick Wheeler
  • County Commissioner, Precinct 1 - Janette Hallmark
  • Travis County Sheriff - Alvin Shaw
  • State Board of Education, District 10 - Will Davis
  • Austin - Austinites for our Schools


    • 1995
  • State Senate, District 3 - Jim Turner
  • Proposition 4