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Mark Longabaugh has over thirty-five years of experience in politics and media – ranging from presidential politics, to management of numerous statewide and congressional campaigns. In 2016, he was a senior advisor to Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and in 2020 produced media for Nuestro PAC on behalf of the winning Biden-Harris campaign.
Prior to co-founding 1788 Media, he was a partner at two respected political media firms — Devine Mulvey Longabaugh and Wild Bunch Media. He has written and produced advertising campaigns that have helped win over two dozen statewide and congressional races, in addition to winning numerous Pollie Awards for excellence in political advertising.
In addition to the Sanders campaign, Mark has had high-profile roles in several other presidential campaigns, managing the New Hampshire primary for former Rep. Dick Gephardt in 1988 and former Sen. Bill Bradley in 2000. He also ran the victorious Clinton-Gore campaign in Ohio in 1992.
Mark has served in leadership roles at two national environmental groups. He was Senior Vice President for Political Affairs at the League of Conservation Voters, and then subsequently spearheaded Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund’s historic and successful independent campaign to unseat Rep. Richard Pombo, then chairman of the House Resources Committee.
In addition to his work in politics, Mark has worked at two well regarded corporate advertising agencies, the Sawyer-Miller Group and Shepardson, Stern + Kaminsky (SS+K).
Mark currently teaches a course in political advertising at the School of Campaign Management at George Washington University, and gave a yearly lecture on political communication at New York University for over a decade.
Mark is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He lives with his wife in Tilghman Island, Maryland.
Joe Caiazzo has over 15 years of experience in politics. He held senior positions on the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns of Senator Bernie Sanders and served as the Rhode Island State Director in the 2016 general election for the Clinton campaign. Joe successfully managed Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s re-election in 2018 and has worked for dozens of candidates and issue campaigns including Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Joe Kennedy III, and Congressman Bill Keating. Joe currently serves as a trainer with the National Democratic Training Committee, with a focus on communications and messaging.
Joe is a published author offering analysis on local and federal elections and has offered commentary in various media publications such The New York Times, Politico, Fox News, The Times of London, The Washington Post and CNN. In addition to his work with 1788, Joe is a Partner with the JCN Group, a public affairs firm.
Joe is an Eagle Scout and holds a BA in history and theology from Barry University in Miami, Florida and an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He lives in a suburb of Boston with his two daughters, wife Nicole and pug Ethel.