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    • Denver, Colorado political consulting, crisis and advocacy communication for corporations and leading public affairs organizations.

      Strategic communication and management services for corporations, public affairs organizations and political campaigns

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    • Centennial Strategies - Services

      Strategic corporate and crisis communication planning and management services for
      political candidates and causes, corporations and public affairs organizations.

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      Political communication & management services

      Insight, strategy + tactics

      Independent/unaffiliated voters are the fastest growing voter bloc in the nation (and larger than either Republicans or Democrats in many states). Yet independents don't have an equal voice in the political process and too few independent candidates are running successful campaigns for office. We aim to fix that by offering election reform organizations and independent candidates the tools, resources and consulting services that can level the playing field.

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      Corporate and Crisis Communication

      Strategic communication, crisis and reputation management

      At the intersection of strategic and tactical, Centennial Strategies develops effective corporate communication strategies and campaigns that cut through the clutter to solve problems, avoid and respond appropriately to crises, and build measurable reputational goodwill with broad stakeholder audiences.

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      Public affairs and advocacy campaigns

      Solve public affairs challenges with integrated messaging

      We develop, implement and manage award-winning, integrated communication campaigns that move the needle on public opinion and help solve difficult public policy challenges in Colorado and across the country.

    • About Centennial Strategies

      Jim Jonas, political consulting for independent candidates, political consultant colorado, political consulting Denver, Political consultant Denver, independent political consultant

      Jim Jonas

      Jim helps high-profile corporations, nonpartisan reform organizations, public affairs and political clients solve messaging, advocacy and crisis communication challenges.

       

      Career highlights include:
       

      • executive director, National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers;

      • director of crisis and corporate communications for Vail Resorts;

      • advisor to Unite Colorado;

      • board member, Unite America Institute;

      • Dole Fellow, spring 2018, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas;
      • chief consultant and campaign manager, Greg Orman (I) US Senate 2014;

      • director of communications, University of Colorado, 2012-14

      • founder/consultant JKJ Partners 2011-2016, clients included DaVita, Welltok, Foundations for Colorado's Future, Building a Better Colorado;

      • co-founder and CEO of Unity '08; Chief Communication Officer, Americans Elect;

      • co-founder Youth-e-vote.com and Freedom's Answer;

      • co-founder and partner, Peak Creative Media 1999-2011, clients included Qwest, T-Mobile, Great West, Pinnacol, Gill Foundation, First Data, Western Energy Alliance, many others;

      • communications director, Lamar Alexander for President 1993-1996;

      • chief media consultant, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1996;

      • political media consultant, Ailes Communications and Bush/Quayle re-elect 1990-1993;

      • campaign manager, Ballenger for Congress (NC-10) 1990

      • field director, Coble for Congress (NC-6) 1988

      He's a graduate of Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) and The Graduate School of Political Management now at George Washington University. Jim has won numerous recognitions including several Pollies, a Reed, an International IABC Gold Quill and was named a "Rising Star" by Campaigns & Elections magazine.

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      Clients and Projects

      - Unite America - board member and consultant

      - National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers -

      - Unity '08 - co-Founder

      - Americans Elect - Chief Communications Officer

      - Greg Orman (I) for US Senate - chief consultant/manager

      - Building a Better Colorado - communication consultant

      - Let Colorado Vote - consultant

      - Colorado Independent Voters - co-founder

      - The Independent Project PAC -Treasurer

      • DaVita - public affairs project management

      • WellTok - marketing and creative communication services

      • University of Colorado Foundation - communication services

      - Grow Kansas Action Fund

       

      Other clients include:
      T-Mobile, Great-West, Qwest (now CenturyLink), First Data, Western Union, Dex Media, Pinnacol, One Colorado, Gill Foundation, Denver Botanic Gardens, Coloradans for Fairness, Coloradans for Sensible Solutions, Foundations for Colorado's Future

       

    • Centennial Strategies - Social

    • Centennial Strategies - In The News

       
      • In Colorado's Governor's Race, Unaffiliated Voters are a Wild Card - KUNC Public Radio, October 2018
         
      • As Colorado's Unaffiliated Voters Grow, So Do Efforts To Engage Them - KUNC Public Radio, September 2018
         
      • Third Parties and Independent Candidates in Kansas - Interview with Kansas Public Radio,  June 2018
         
      • Robert J. Dole Institute Explores "Rise of the Independents" with Dole Fellow Jim Jonas - IVN, June 2018
         
      • Tornado Watch - Interview with Jackie Salit and Jim Jonas - Independent Voter Network, May 3, 2018
         
      • Rise of the Independents: Spring Discussion Group at the Dole Institute with guest, Matthew Dowd - February 21, 2018
         
      • Reforming an Unresponsive Political System - Interview on The Politics Guys podcast - February 28, 2018
         
      • The Political Parties Might Be The Problem - Smerconish.com - February 1, 2018 
         
      • New nonpartisan coalition aims to fix what hyper-partisan politics has broken - California Forward - January 25, 2018
         
      • Broad coalition of national reform organizations unite to challenge two-party system - Feature article, IVN - January 22, 2018
         
      • Independents can’t win: The biggest lie in the two-party playbook - Column in IVN - October 19, 2017 
         
      • Trust Busting the Two-Party System - Daily Beast - August, 21, 2017
         
      • What We Know About Colorado's Unaffiliated Voters - Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, May 9, 2016
         
      • Regardless of Party Affiliation, Missouri Voters Hungry for Independent US Senate Candidate - IVN, January 13, 2016
         
      • Road to DC Rockier for Independent Candidate - Column by Dave Helling in the KC Star, December 23, 2015
         
      • Charlotte native finds hope in political center - Column by Jim Morrill in the Charlotte Observer, October 20, 2015
         
      • Charlotte Native Plays Large Role In Effort To Elect Centrist U.S. Senators - WFAE radio interview, October 23, 2015
         
      • Opinion: Recruiting Moderates for the US Senate - Syndicated column by Pat Gannon, October 13, 2015
         
      • In a culture deeply dependent on surveys, accurate polling gets more elusive - article by Dave Helling in the Kansas City Star, August 1, 2015

         

      • Find the Good and Praise it: Highlighting NonPartisan Organizations That Are Putting Voters Ahead of Parties by Jim Jonas - Published on IVN, June 4, 2015
         

      • Do You Have to Belong to a Political Party to Vote? Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Decide by Jim Jonas - Published in IVN, March 13, 2015
         

      • Can Independents Win Statewide Elections? by Jim Jonas - Published in Independent Voter News, January 5, 2015
         

      • Dole Institute Post Election Panel - CSPAN - December 2014
         

      • Orman had highest PAAR (Percent Above Anticipated Result) score of any federal candidate in 2014 - Lincoln Park Strategies - January 2015
         

      • Political Experts Recap Contentious Kansas Elections - KCUR, December 2014
         

      • One Election Ends, Another Starts - Kansas City Star, December 2014
         

      • Roberts, Orman Double Down, It's War in Kansas - Daily Beast, October 2014
         

      • Two Party System is Stacked Against Outsiders - Kansas City Star, January 2015
         

      • What I’ve Learned: A political guru on the problem with campaign consultants, why people are getting fed up with both parties, and why big changes are on the way - Washingtonian Magazine
         

      • Rights information campaign launched by Colorado GLBT Advocates - Denver Post, July 2009
         

      • 2008 vote to have a third ticket - Denver Post, May 30, 2008

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