Cheryl Hori is the founder of Pacific Campaign House, a full-service digital agency for non-profits, ballot initiatives, and candidate campaigns. From LGBTQ equality, to environmental protection, to health care and economic equality, Cheryl has engaged and raised both resources and awareness for campaigns and organizations.

Over the last two cycles, Cheryl has pioneered digital data-driven initiatives to increase AAPI, LatinX, and African American cultural competency for Democrats. Cheryl has trained hundreds of political activists, community leaders, and candidates in 15 states across the country. And in 2020, Cheryl was named one of the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics & Public Affairs top 40 under 40 Political Strategists.

Cheryl is also a regular speaker at political and non-profit conferences as well as a frequent contributing writer to Campaigns and Elections, the preeminent “how-to” journal of politics, focused on the tools, tactics, and techniques of the political consulting profession.

In 2016, Cheryl was the Deputy Digital Director for Priorities USA Action, the pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC. At Priorities USA, with a budget of $42 million spread across 4,800 pieces of digital creative, Cheryl managed creative teams in the largest political digital program in electoral history.

Partner at KMM Strategies

Maggie Muir brings a wealth of experience as a general consultant and chief strategist to Kully Maeder Muir – and a winning record that is second to none.

In addition to her expertise in managing diverse coalitions as a general consultant Muir is known for creating compelling, image driven direct mail, digital design and videos that effectively communicate within the changing landscape of political communications. She is also adept at creating and executing numbers driven field efforts, an important part of any campaign strategy, but a component that often falls to the wayside. She has extensive experience developing bilingual communications in a variety of mediums for Latino and Chinese communities.

Muir’s clients have included San Francisco Mayor London Breed; State Senator Scott Wiener; current Assessor Joaquin Torres; San Francisco Sheriff’s Vicki Hennessy and Paul Miyamoto; former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón; independent expenditure campaigns in support of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, and Santa Clara Supervisor Cindy Chavez. She handled direct mail for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s 2018 successful independent expenditures for CD 25 and CD 45.

Muir has also run numerous successful ballot initiatives, with an emphasis on passing bond measures and parcel taxes requiring a 2/3rds vote. Successes include securing over a billion dollars for affordable housing, parks and playgrounds, schools and teachers, and city infrastructure including public transit, roads and seawalls.

Muir has worked for presidential and senate campaigns in New Hampshire and Colorado, and as a staff member in the Washington D.C. office of former Congressman Luis Gutierrez.

She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and lives in Oakland, California with her husband and two sons.

Founder- Chandra Sharma Strategies

Chandra Sharma is a seasoned political strategist with an extensive background in voter targeting, demographics and the use of technology in the Political realm. He has served as a key player in numerous candidate and public affairs campaigns throughout the country, and is frequently called upon to provide his expertise in analyzing the effects of public opinion, ethnicity and voting behavior on a multitude of electoral issues.

His breadth of work also extends into the realms of online communications, digital media and web/data infrastructure. He has managed online campaigns for numerous candidates, issue advocacy groups and grassroots organizations, and has spearheaded several efforts to develop, adapt and implement new forms of technology for use in campaign ground operations, advocacy and data analysis/modeling.

Chandra was an active participant in the 2011 California Redistricting process, and is considered a leading voice on the subject, having worked on everything from municipal redistricting projects to full statewide map submissions and large-scale demographic analysis.

Chandra regularly serves as a featured speaker on issues pertaining to voter targeting, redistricting, online media, press relations, fundraising and grassroots activism, and recently worked with Joel Fox to create Fox&Hounds Daily, one of California’s premiere sources of political commentary.

Despite operating primarily as a consultant, Chandra prides himself on his vast experience as a campaign operative, having gained on-the-ground experience at every level – from organizing and leading teams of volunteers up to managing a state legislative race. He has also served in a volunteer capacity on the boards of several Republican political organizations.

Chandra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from The University of California, Santa Cruz. Originally a native of New Jersey, he now lives in Sacramento.

Sacramento Bureau Chief- Los Angeles Times

John Myers has led the Los Angeles Times’ coverage of state government as Sacramento bureau chief since 2015. He also writes a weekly newsletter on California politics and provides regular news analysis. Prior to joining The Times, he spent more than two decades in radio and television news, much of that as an award-winning reporter covering Sacramento. He has served as the moderator of gubernatorial debates and has spent much of his career exploring ways to expand statehouse coverage through online blogs and a California politics podcast. A resident of the capital city, he holds degrees from Duke University and UC Berkeley.