David Woodruff

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About David Woodruff

David Woodruff is a media and campaign strategist with a proven reputation for creating compelling campaigns - in print, on television and online. But ask folks about David Woodruff and you’re likely to hear a salty story from his hometown, a comment about getting results on tight budgets, and how he’d really rather be at a Springsteen concert. They’ll also tell you Woodruff has an unmatched ability to integrate today’s new media with a traditional campaign strategy while still holding onto his values. Called “one of the most sought after figures” and a “marketing baron” in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Woodruff has been at the forefront of American political campaigns: winning back the first seats for Missouri Dems in generations, fighting knee-deep in the Iowa Caucus, navigating California’s recall fiasco, using the internet for congressional fundraising like none before in Ohio, working with The Daily Show, electing St. Louis’ first openly gay alderman, and as an on-air topic of a Rush Limbaugh assault. Gaining national attention leading Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett’s campaign for congress – Woodruff nearly caused a spectacular upset in the ruby-red 2nd District of Ohio. Identified by Roll Call as “a feat of historic proportion,” the race is a case study of the blogosphere’s new influence in politics - and Woodruff was at the helm. Woodruff’s experience spans the nation: Presidential campaigns (including two cycles through the Iowa Caucus trenches); Gubernatorial, statewide and congressional races; as well as State House and Senate, statewide initiatives, Aldermanic fights, and his Aunt’s campaign for County Clerk. Woodruff founded Blue Pear in 2006. When not working, David dabbles with vintage bicycles, his Airstream trailer, and he and his wife's mid-century home. He and his wife Lea have two dogs, and five chickens, named after Lea's aunts.