Yesterday's playbook won't win today's fights. Drafter Public Affairs operates where politics, policy, and narrative collide. Our strategies help campaigns and leaders win the tough public fights that shape what comes next.
WHO WE ARE
We design and implement strategies that build durable public support, align the right allies, and break through when stakes are high. Our work is grounded in real campaign and advocacy experience — and a clear understanding of what it takes to win tough public fights.
WHAT WE DO
How we can help you:
Strategic Communications
Media audits
Message development
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Media strategies & editorial calendars (including day-to-day implementation)
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Expert positioning
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Media and messaging trainings
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Storyteller engagement
Content Development
Reports, fact sheets, blog posts, web content
​Message guides, op-eds, letters to the editor, press releases
Coalition Services
Issue and policy landscape assessments
Power mapping
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Policymaking engagement trainings
Coalition management and support
Dan is a communications strategist with two decades of experience spanning Capitol Hill, campaigns, top-tier public affairs firms, and major nonprofits.
Dan has led media and messaging efforts for organizations engaged in some of the most consequential policy fights of the past two decades, including healthcare reform, marriage equality, LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination, and justice reform.
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Prior to founding Drafter Public Affairs, Dan served as a Vice President at M+R, where he led client teams advancing legislation on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures; strengthening media narratives around cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court; supporting advocates working to protect local policies — including paid sick leave, minimum wage, and public health measures — from state preemption; and training organizations to build durable relationships with policymakers.
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Earlier in his career, Dan was Chief Public Affairs Officer at Freedom for All Americans, the national campaign to win LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections. He has also served as Communications Director on Capitol Hill and held roles at the Human Rights Campaign and the National Quality Forum.