Axiom Strategies is one of the largest Republican

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firms in the

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. Founded in 2005 by

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, who has been described as "

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", it has been described as a "mega firm" by industry professionals. Originally based in

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, it has thirteen offices across the country and approximately 150 full-time employees. As of 2021, Axiom Strategies owns ten vendor companies. Through the company or its vendor network Axiom Strategies offers services including polling, fundraising, advertising, and public affairs to candidates. From 2018 to 2020, Axiom Strategies' Clout Public Affairs division lobbied on behalf of the

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History

In 2016, Axiom Strategies was enlisted by

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in her unsuccessful Senate candidacy in

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versus incumbent John McCain. In August 2019, Axiom hired former acting US Attorney General

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as managing director of its Clout Public Affairs division. In 2017 Axiom merged with Revolvis, a west coast consulting firm. In 2018, the company entered into a partnership with The Prosper Group, a

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agency. In 2019 Axiom acquired the Kozlow Group and the Momentum Strategy Group, both of which are based in

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. The firm opened an office in

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in 2019 preparation for multiple competitive

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elections in the area in 2020. Axiom Strategies has been credited with assisting client

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's victory in the

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. In the 2022 Missouri Senate election, the firm has provided services on behalf of Republican candidate

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Cameroon lobbying

In September 2018, Axiom Strategies' Clout Public Affairs division signed on to lobby for the

for $55,000/month. Former

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managing director

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and David Polyansky, the former Chief of Staff to Ted Cruz, were hired through the Clout Public Affairs division to advocate for Cameroonian interests in Washington. Axiom consultants were contracted to promote a “positive and favorable image” of Cameroon’s government through digital ads and to place "targeted op eds in conservative-oriented outlets in order to foster a robust and growing partnership narrative into the future...” according to

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filings. In 2020, Axiom Strategies terminated its contract with the Cameroonian government.{{Cite web, date=July 31, 2020, title=Supplemental Statement - Pursuant To The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, As Amended, url=https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6700-Supplemental-Statement-20200623-6.pdf, website=

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References

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