Questions about Strategic Political Management

Strategic Political Management (SPM) is a full-spectrum public affairs firm based in Dallas, Texas. It provides three core services: political consulting for candidates, PACs, and ballot measures; government relations and lobbying at the state and federal level; and public relations and strategic communications.

SPM is located at 2355 Thomas Avenue, Suite 1711, Dallas, TX 75201. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and can be reached at (616) 283-4554.

SPM is led by President Charlie Kolean, a political strategist, lobbyist, and commentator and a 2025 Maverick PAC Future 40 honoree, and Vice President Dominic (Dom) Arzon, who was named to ARRO's 30 Under 30 list of rising Republican operatives.

No. SPM is headquartered in Dallas and works extensively in Texas, but the firm has relationships with stakeholders in Washington, D.C. and numerous state capitals and has supported campaigns and causes across the United States.

SPM advises candidates, political action committees and Super PACs, ballot measure committees, advocacy organizations, and corporations that need campaign strategy, grassroots and grasstops programs, government relations, or public relations support.

In 2024, SPM President Charlie Kolean managed two major Super PACs that, together with other clients, influenced more than 150 elections, secured victories in eight statewide races, and executed the largest independent expenditure in U.S. history focused on local races.

Yes. SPM's leadership comes from Republican party leadership, College Republicans, and conservative advocacy, and the firm advances conservative priorities through campaigns, policy advocacy, and influence campaigns.

Send a message through the form at strategic-political.com/contact-us, or call (616) 283-4554 during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Central), to start a conversation about your campaign, cause, or organization.

A political consultant builds and runs the strategy that wins an election or ballot measure: research, message, targeting, budget, voter contact, and execution. At Strategic Political Management, that work starts with a data-driven plan and a disciplined approach to execution.

Yes. In 2024, SPM President Charlie Kolean managed two major Super PACs that influenced more than 150 elections, including the largest independent expenditure in U.S. history focused on local races.

Government relations is the practice of building relationships with elected officials and policymakers and advocating for an organization's priorities in legislation and regulation. It includes lobbying, coalition building, and grasstops engagement.

Yes. SPM has relationships with key stakeholders in Washington, D.C. as well as in numerous state capitals, and it advances client issues at both the state and federal levels.

Political public relations covers message strategy, media relations, interview preparation, crisis response, and earned and digital communications that shape how voters, policymakers, and the press see a candidate or cause.

Yes. SPM builds proactive communications plans so clients are not perpetually on the defensive, and it supports rapid response when events demand it.