# 818 Political

> 818 Political is an Avon, Connecticut political consultancy founded by Eliza Massaro in 2021 to help Democratic candidates - especially women - run sharper campaigns. Its offer combines strategy, branding, direct mail, digital media, fundraising guidance, voter targeting, research, texting, social media and candidate mentoring, with most work handled in-house and printing and polling brought in as needed.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Avon, Connecticut, United States
- **Founders:** Eliza Pell David Massaro (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Campaign strategy and planning, Direct mail, Messaging and voter targeting, Digital and paid media, Fundraising and candidate support
- **Notable:** Built a public portfolio displaying 35 client marks across Connecticut State House, State Senate, municipal and nonprofit work., Founder Eliza Massaro joined the board of The Campaign School at Yale after graduating from its program., Expanded into a multidisciplinary team covering strategy, client service, fundraising, research, texting, design, digital media and video.

## Products & services

- **Campaign strategy and planning** — Candidate interviews, district immersion, brand development, issue prioritization and a data-informed campaign roadmap.
- **Direct mail** — Targeted, designed mail programs that connect a candidate’s voice and priorities to specific voter audiences.
- **Messaging and voter targeting** — Message development and refinement using multiple voter-file sources and polling when needed.
- **Digital and paid media** — Digital strategy, social media, texting, video and multi-channel paid outreach, including interactive devices such as QR codes.
- **Fundraising and candidate support** — Fundraising guidance, debate preparation, campaign management support, research and mentoring from launch through Election Day.
- **Campaign training** — Practical instruction for candidates and volunteers, including canvassing, phone banking, field tools and campaign fundamentals.

## Achievements

- Built a public portfolio displaying 35 client marks across Connecticut State House, State Senate, municipal and nonprofit work.
- Founder Eliza Massaro joined the board of The Campaign School at Yale after graduating from its program.
- Expanded into a multidisciplinary team covering strategy, client service, fundraising, research, texting, design, digital media and video.
- Team member Ben Allen’s company biography credits his commercial video work with more than 50 million views.
- Delivered public campaign training on both overall campaign preparation and practical canvassing technique.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Trinity College’s alumni publication reported that Eliza Massaro had joined the Board of Directors of The Campaign School at Yale.
- **2025-08** — 818 Political led a Bethel Democrats training on door-knocking, phone banking, field safety, campaign legalities and the MiniVAN canvassing app.
- **2023-07** — Massaro taught a free Campaign School at Yale session on the elements of a winning campaign and costly campaign-management myths.

## Links

- Website: https://www.818political.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/818-political
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/818political
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/818political

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/818-political
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-09-20