Axiom Strategies

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Axiom Strategies
Company type Private
Industry Political consulting
Founded2005
Founder Jeff Roe
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Website axiomstrategies.com/

Axiom Strategies is one of the largest Republican political consulting firms in the United States. Founded in 2005 by Jeff Roe, who has been described as "Ted Cruz's Karl Rove", [1] it has been described as a "mega firm" by industry professionals. [2] Originally based in Kansas City, Missouri, it has thirteen offices across the country and approximately 150 full-time employees. [3]

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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. [4] From 2018 to 2020, Axiom Strategies' Clout Public Affairs division lobbied on behalf of the Government of Cameroon. [5] [6]

History

In 2016, Axiom Strategies was enlisted by Kelli Ward in her unsuccessful Senate candidacy in Arizona versus incumbent John McCain. [7] In August 2019, Axiom hired former acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker [8] as managing director of its Clout Public Affairs division. [9] In 2017 Axiom merged with Revolvis, a west coast consulting firm. [10]

In 2018, the company entered into a partnership with The Prosper Group, a digital marketing agency. [11] In 2019 Axiom acquired the Kozlow Group [12] [13] and the Momentum Strategy Group, both of which are based in Florida. [14] The firm opened an office in Orange County, California in 2019 preparation for multiple competitive House elections in the area in 2020. [15]

Axiom Strategies has been credited with assisting client Glenn Youngkin's victory in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. [16] In the 2022 Missouri Senate election, the firm has provided services on behalf of Republican candidate Eric Schmitt. [17]

In 2024 Axiom Strategies advised the Royals and Chiefs efforts to pass a County tax Ballot Initiative which failed by a wide margin. [18] [19]

Cameroon lobbying

In September 2018, Axiom Strategies' Clout Public Affairs division signed on to lobby for the Government of Cameroon for $55,000/month. [20] Former HuffPost managing director Jimmy Soni [21] 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. [22]

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 Department of Justice filings. [21]

In 2020, Axiom Strategies terminated its contract with the Cameroonian government. [5] [6]

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