The Paladin Political Group is a full service political consulting firm with experience in paid media, direct mail, online advertising, voter contact, grassroots engagement and general consulting services.
After years of working on campaigns ranging from local school board to the Presidential level, The Paladin Political Group strives to cut costs for candidates. Paladin prides itself on competitive pricing for quality work. With our background managing budgets for large projects, we have developed relationships with media placement vendors, print shops, and mail houses. These relationships and the commitment to voter engagement and grassroots activism gives Paladin our market edge—fair pricing, data-driven sound strategic advice, and a respect for grassroots voter to voter activation.
Dave Seman
Dave Seman has over a decade of political and campaign experience working throughout the US and the world. Dave started managing statewide campaigns at the age of 23, winning a hard fought Michigan Democratic Primary for Attorney General.
Since then Dave has worked in City government, managed voter registration drives, managed multiple state operations for President Obama’s campaign and Organizing for America, managed state coordinated efforts, and built a track record for success at many levels of campaigns and campaign consulting.
Dave has campaigned on 3 continents, and brings a unique set of experience with him in his efforts. Dave created Paladin as a place for political junkies to come together with creative solutions to make campaigns and government more efficient. Dave is a firm believer in progressive causes and prides himself on the clients he has pitched sharing those values.
Currently, Dave is a partner with Digital Turf, a leader in online media development and strategy for Fortune 100 companies and Democratic political campaigns. Dave is also Managing Principal at Paladin, focusing on grassroots lobbying, earned media, direct mail, and strategic partner.
Joe Anderson
Joe Anderson is a graduate of Western Michigan University's competitive theatre program. He is an awardwinning director, writer and comedian who spent two years touring with the famed Second City improv comedy theater. Anderson recently wrote and starred in the play "Shoot Faster, Dear Brother, I'm Dying!" Lawrence Bommer, reviewer for the Chicago Reader and ChicagoTheatreBlog.com called the play, remarkable feat worthy of Mark Twain" and "Two hours of pitch perfect parody."
In 2013, he cowrote and costarred in the paranormal comedy "America's Most Haunted" which received distribution through Echo Bridge Entertainment. The movie has been described as "Scarier than Ghostubusters and funnier than Poltergeist." When home in Grand Rapids, he works with a wide variety of film/commercial groups on commercials and TV/film projects. He is also a board member of the allvolunteer, nonprofit Dog Story Theater where he helped produce nearly 100 improv and sketch comedy shows. He currently tours the country with his sketch comedy group “The Don't We Boys!”.
Dave Seman | dave@paladinpolitical.com | (616) 304-1240