Hello.

My name is Fred Gooltz. I am a New York City based political strategist working in the intersection between politics and the internet.

I am Director of Strategic Communications with Advomatic, LLC. I help our clients on the internet. More on that is here. Founded by Howard Dean for President alumni, our clients include labor unions, progressive organizations and Democratic candidates ranging from city council to U.S. President.
I used to be an actor in Film & Television
Some past projects include: ACLU, John Edwards for President, UNITE-HERE!, SEIU, Drum Major Institute, Progressive States Network, Air America Radio, The Courage Campaign, Living Liberally, Credo Action, New Yorkers for Parks, National Resources Defense Council, Music for Democracy, United Federation of Teachers, 1000 Voices, and many more.

Years before Advomatic, some of my early politech political organizing innovations were reviewed here: www.personaldemocracy.com andwww.network-centricadvocacy.net
In 2004, I worked with 21st Century Dems' Young Voter Project "VoteMob" in Ohio. We successfully targeted Cuyahoga County voters under 25 using a decentralized team-based organizing model powered by the internet. Called by many "the Silver Lining of Kerry/Edwards." young voter turnout increased an average of 90% across VoteMob's targeted precincts.

I serve on the steering committee of Drinking Liberally and its umbrella organization Living Liberally. With Living Liberally, I developed a Swing State Project referral service called "Do More Than Vote" which matched New Yorkers with the volunteer opportunities in NH, PA and OH that best suited them.

My online politicking started in a Yonkers, New York race where I closed-out and helped win the City Council President race for a progressive reformer Democrat. Responsibilities included strategy, communications, speech writing, eventually I was also GOTV Director. Testing theories, I used Facebook, MySpace and MiGente to do it.  

As the way people use the internet has changed, so have the best practices for reaching them.

Here's a resume

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