# Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3 Research)

> FM3 Research is a privately held public opinion research and strategy firm serving government agencies, Democratic campaigns, nonprofits and businesses across the United States. Founded in 1981, it combines commissioned surveys, qualitative research and advice on policy, funding and communication decisions.

- **Founded:** 1981
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, United States
- **Founders:** John Fairbank (Founding partner), Richard Maullin (Founding partner and former president)
- **Team size:** 11-50 employees (LinkedIn range); exact current count unverified.
- **Products:** Survey research, Qualitative research, Advertising and media testing, Strategic consulting
- **Notable:** John Fairbank’s biography credits his polling with informing the Los Angeles Community College District’s successful $5.3 billion bond measure in 2022., David Metz reports work on successful conservation, drug-policy and local-finance measures across multiple states.

## Products & services

- **Survey research** — Commissioned telephone, online, mail, intercept and mixed-mode studies of voters and other populations.
- **Qualitative research** — Focus groups, individual interviews and online discussion boards.
- **Advertising and media testing** — Research on reactions to advertising and messages.
- **Strategic consulting** — Interpretation and recommendations for policy, outreach and campaigns.

## Achievements

- John Fairbank’s biography credits his polling with informing the Los Angeles Community College District’s successful $5.3 billion bond measure in 2022.
- David Metz reports work on successful conservation, drug-policy and local-finance measures across multiple states.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Oakland Unified ratified an agreement for a four-language survey of 1,000 parents, with a compensation ceiling of $81,000.
- **2026-06** — Rohnert Park reports FM3 fielded a funding-measure survey June 16-28.
- **2026-02** — FM3 proposed a bilingual budget-priority survey of 400 likely voters for Visalia.

## Links

- Website: https://fm3research.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairbank-maslin-maullin-metz-%26-associates

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