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Hal Rogers for Congress 2020

Dirty Bird Greg Stumbo

The Clear Choice – Michael G. Adams

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Jennie Haymond for County Attorney

Thayer for Senate Direct Mail

No Work, No Pay

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Field Ready. Farm Tested.

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Michael Meredith for State Representative Intro

Rebuild – Michael Meredith for State Representative

Ryan Quarles for Agriculture Commissioner – Direct Mail

The original Grit, Vince overseas all of Grit Creative’s goings-on, including working directly with clients, guiding overall creative direction and managing vendor relations Vince has beefed up his professional consulting skills for over 15 years, specializing in representing political candidates and public affairs organizations at the local, state and federal levels

Born and raised in Virginia, Vince was pulled to The Bluegrass State to attend the University of Kentucky He majored in Agriculture Economics and Political Science Something about Kentucky must’ve clicked, because Vince enjoyed several jobs in leadership within the Republican Party of Kentucky, State-wide campaigns and Government before launching his own consulting firm in Frankfort: First Vote Strategies

First Vote assisted candidates and public affairs organizations in Kentucky, Alabama and New Mexico The list included the Republican Party of Kentucky, Congressman Hal Rogers, Congressman Brett Guthrie, KY Governor Ernie Fletcher and the KY Senate Republican Caucus The firm specialized in voter contact, direct mail, grassroots/tops campaign implementation and general consulting for candidates and public affairs organizations in Kentucky

Vince’s political experience, brand development methods and ability to translate client objectives into meaningful campaigns are keys to Grit Creative’s accomplishments Our people range from groups focused on state-wide public initiatives and senators to numerous judicial and local candidates Vince’s success stems from a highly entrepreneurial mindset, backed by a tried-and-true process for making his clients come out on top

Vince enjoys being gritty and spending time with his wife and two daughters

Among Sarah’s many accomplishments include meeting Poland’s President and Kim Kardashian in the flesh She has also been evacuated off of two subways in two different continents – she swears she had no direct involvement in the evacuations We choose to believe her

Sarah is a proud Murray State Grad, having interned under Elaine Cho at the US Labor Department Sarah successfully managed Alice Forgy Kerr’s 2006 re-election campaign – a position that catapulted her into the KY Senate President’s office as Caucus Communication Director A mere year before this success, Sarah personally attended the very last episode of Crossfire, CNN’s current debates show

Sarah worked as an Account Executive for WDRB/WMYO TV in Louisville, then for Time Warner in New York City, the world’s #1 TV market Sarah and her husband, Jay, gave birth to their first daughter, Nora, in the Big Apple Shortly after, she gleefully returned home to the great Commonwealth of KY to work for WLKY TV in Louisville

Sarah is our creative media buyer and specializes in television, radio, newspaper and digital media planning But more importantly, she wears the office UofL sports banner – although she herself admits her love/hate relationship with Louisville sports has its ups and downs Over the past few years Sarah has served hundreds of thousands of ad impressions that have persuaded voters and informed viewers She’s delivered even more broadcast television communications For non-profits and businesses alike, Sarah’s precision messaging has developed into leads, sales and changed minds

Sarah made a vow with herself at a young age that she would never ever eat peas She upholds her vow to this very day

Alexander Keys

Consultant / Designer / Digital Alex was born in the small, “tourist destination” of Cadiz, Kentucky His fascination with politics began early, listening to the Rush Limbaugh Show and debating topics of the day with his grandfather Before the end of his first decade, Alex knew that politics was to be his home

Alex loves Ale 8 and being merry He channels his enthusiasm for such things into his work, having contributed to the teams of several political campaigns through direct mail planning and design, fundraising, event planning and robo calling In fact, Alex’s firm earned recognition for providing small businesses and community organizations with the essential tools and strategies to compete online

Alex’s work at Grit Creative includes, but is not limited to, complex website development, direct mail planning and general political strategy But his special skills include calculus and the ability to hold his own breath for several minutes (although he admits he has not practiced in six months) Back to subject, Alex has programmed websites and applications under pressure to turn sites live in the shortest of deadlines

While he resides in Kentucky, Alex continually dresses like a true southern gentleman – increasing the “class factor” inside the office And although his wardrobe is composed of southern pride, Alex can honestly say that part of him is made in China