David Flaherty

David Flaherty is the CEO and founder of Magellan Strategies. His 26years of work experience includes interviewing, studying and measuring the opinions and values of registered voters in Colorado and across the country. David is a public opinion pollster, voter data miner, campaign consultant and strategist. He has been in the business of campaigns, politics, survey research, predictive data modeling and political data analysis since 1992. Prior to forming Magellan Strategies in Colorado at the end 2006, David worked in Washington DC for 14 years at the Republican National Committee, Americans for Prosperity, the US House of Representatives, and a government affairs firm. David and the Magellan Strategies team have successfully managed candidate and referendum campaigns in Colorado for the past 13 years. His track record is impressive, winning referendum elections in Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Edwards, Eagle, Aspen, Breckenridge, Gunnison, Douglas and Eagle County. He has also worked on successful projects in Lakewood and several special districts in Colorado. David is also a national Republican pollster working with Republican candidates and conservative organizations across the country. His career path has taught him how to master the art of political data analysis, survey research, focus group research, and general campaign management. David is a 1991graduate of the University of Delaware and resides in Broomfield, Colorado with his wife, Jennifer, and their two sons, Jack and Bobby.