Who We Are and What We Do . . .

Precision Politics combines Award Winning design, high-impact imagery, tightly crafted copy and expert voter targeting to create the most effective, efficient and economical direct mail available to down ballot candidates and campaigns. Let us put our 22 years of political expertise and winning campaign strategies to work for you.

MARC O'HARA, has produced award-winning campaign direct mail and conducted winning campaigns for 22 years in 23 states across America. Mr. O’Hara is widely acknowledged by the press and his peers for his cutting edge advertising, and as a pioneer in the use of on-line technology in political campaigns.

A fifth generation Californian, Mr. O’Hara has been hired to advise a broad spectrum of high profile California politicians from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Jr. to Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger.

A former news reporter, speech writer and telecommunications executive, Mr. O’Hara’s political commentary and analysis have been carried on CNN “Inside Politics”, BBC Radio, NPR, and in dozens of news publications including, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and The San Francisco Chronicle. The national political journal Hotline dubbed Mr. O’Hara “Dr Spin.”

In 1989, he founded Precision Politics, the campaign and public affairs firm that has since conducted hundreds of successful political campaigns, including dramatic election upsets from city council to United States Senate.
Seven times Mr. O’Hara has earned the campaign industry’s equivalent of an Oscar -- “the Pollie” -- for outstanding political communications.

Mr. O’Hara lives in Marina del Rey with his wife, Darcel, and two cats.

DARCEL O'HARA, Production Manager. For 25 years Darcel ascended the corporate ladder at Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company. Starting as a secretary, she retired a quarter century later as Senior Vice President of Administration, overseeing a $30 million annual budget, dozens of employees and more than 100 vendor contracts.

At Precision Politics Darcel directs the complex operation of taking a client, a concept and a budget from sale to mail box. She manages vendors relations, print production, mail services, transportation and USPS compliance.

JOY POWER, Senior Accounts Manager. Joy Power has conducted sales, financial and transaction-based customer service programs for more than 15 years. She is expert at creating and managing streamlined sales support networks and customer service analysis.

At Precision Politics, Joy manages all our account managers, deals directly with customer support and sales, and tracks our customer service success to improve efficiencies for both our first-time and longtime clients.

WILLIAM LEE, Chief Designer. William Lee holds a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from San Jose State University, and is an expert in every aspect of political graphic design. He is also is a union printer with more than 20 years of experience in printing political direct mail. William has designed hundreds of winning campaign pieces for more than a dozen years throughout California.

William is primarily responsible for realizing the design concepts behind Precision Politics award winning campaign direct mail. Working with Marc O'Hara since 1996, the two have forged a unique commitment to proven direct mail concepts and targeted voter design themes.

ELIZABETH TESSIER, Treasurer. Elizabeth Tessier began working at Precision Politics after class while still in high school. Trained in every aspect of campaigning, from precinct walking to media production, she is the financial manager for all Precision Politics business ventures.

A certified tax preparer, a financial software expert, a well educated AP/AR manager and a highly skilled campaign treasurer, Elizabeth is where the buck stops at Precision Politics.