Julie S Copeland
Copeland began doing opposition research for clients in 1998, working for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee on eleven legislative races in Iowa. Since that time, she has traveled across the country doing opposition research for legislative caucuses, statewide office seekers, US Senate and US House of Representatives campaigns and political issue organizations in more than a dozen states.
Past services provided range from quick turnaround memos for polling purposes to in-depth analysis of issues and data for a statewide primary campaign. Copeland is experienced in gathering local courthouse public records, voting records of elected officials, publicly available background check information, campaign finance data and other public record information available.
As a researcher with a strong background in politics and policy, Copeland is uniquely qualified to examine and analyze public information and translate that data into politically useful and accessible documents for a campaign. Research reports are written in easy to understand language and with a political interpretation that will assist the campaign in using the information right away.
Copeland has played major roles in eleven statewide campaigns in Virginia, including directing the 1996-coordinated campaign for Clinton/Gore and US Senate candidate Mark Warner. Warner went on to be elected the Governor of Virginia in 2001. I was Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer for four years, and worked on his 1989 and 1993 election campaigns. I managed the Lieutenant Governor’s legislative agenda for all eight years in office.
In 1995, Copeland lead the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus elections. From 1997 through 2002, she served as the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Director. As a one-person operation, she was responsible for policy development, candidate recruitment, and fundraising and election efforts as well as overseeing and personally conducted the opposition research in eleven special elections and one Senate-wide election cycle.
Copeland began doing opposition research for clients in 1998, working for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee on eleven legislative races in Iowa. Since that time, she has traveled across the country doing opposition research for legislative caucuses, statewide office seekers, US Senate and US House of Representatives campaigns and political issue organizations in more than a dozen states.
Past services provided range from quick turnaround memos for polling purposes to in-depth analysis of issues and data for a statewide primary campaign. Copeland is experienced in gathering local courthouse public records, voting records of elected officials, publicly available background check information, campaign finance data and other public record information available.
As a researcher with a strong background in politics and policy, Copeland is uniquely qualified to examine and analyze public information and translate that data into politically useful and accessible documents for a campaign. Research reports are written in easy to understand language and with a political interpretation that will assist the campaign in using the information right away.
Copeland has played major roles in eleven statewide campaigns in Virginia, including directing the 1996-coordinated campaign for Clinton/Gore and US Senate candidate Mark Warner. Warner went on to be elected the Governor of Virginia in 2001. I was Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer for four years, and worked on his 1989 and 1993 election campaigns. I managed the Lieutenant Governor’s legislative agenda for all eight years in office.
In 1995, Copeland lead the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus elections. From 1997 through 2002, she served as the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Director. As a one-person operation, she was responsible for policy development, candidate recruitment, and fundraising and election efforts as well as overseeing and personally conducted the opposition research in eleven special elections and one Senate-wide election cycle.